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Ensuring Uninterrupted Kiosk Mode Operation with Network Escape Hatch

Prevent internet connection loss from disrupting Kiosk Mode Devices in Applivery using the Network Escape Hatch feature.

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TL;DR

The Network Escape Hatch feature ensures uninterrupted kiosk mode operation by allowing temporary network connections to refresh device policies when a stable internet connection is unavailable.

Maintaining a consistent internet connection is essential for the seamless operation of kiosk-mode Devices. However, there are situations where these Devices experience a loss of internet connectivity.

This is the main reason why we highly recommend enabling the “Network Escape Hatch” property to address this concern when configuring device Policies.

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Enabling the Network Escape Hatch ensures uninterrupted kiosk mode operation, even with intermittent internet connectivity.

This feature can be enabled to ensure the uninterrupted operation of Devices in kiosk mode. When booting up, if a network connection cannot be established, the escape hatch prompts the user to temporarily connect to a network to refresh the Device policy. Once the Policy has been applied, the temporary network information is forgotten, and the Device continues to boot up. This prevents situations where the Device is unable to connect to a network due to the absence of a suitable network in the last policy. It also safeguards against scenarios where the Device boots into an App in lock task mode or the user is unable to access the Device settings.

To learn more about configuring kiosk mode features, we recommend checking out our Android kiosk mode article.

Key Takeaways

  • Enable Network Escape Hatch for uninterrupted kiosk mode.
  • Network Escape Hatch allows temporary network connections.
  • Device policy is refreshed even without a stable internet connection.
  • This prevents devices from being locked out of kiosk mode.

The Network Escape Hatch ensures uninterrupted kiosk mode operation, even with intermittent internet connectivity by prompting the user to connect to a network to refresh the device policy if a network connection cannot be established.

Enabling the Network Escape Hatch prevents kiosk devices from being unable to connect to a network or boot into an app in lock task mode when a suitable network is not available.

If a network connection cannot be established during boot, the Network Escape Hatch prompts the user to temporarily connect to a network to refresh the device policy. The temporary network information is then forgotten.

After the device policy is applied using the temporary network connection, the temporary network information is forgotten, and the device continues to boot up.

The Network Escape Hatch solves the problem of kiosk devices being unable to boot due to the absence of a suitable network in the last policy or the device booting into an app in lock task mode.

No, the network connection used by the Network Escape Hatch is temporary and forgotten after the device policy is refreshed.

You can learn more about configuring kiosk mode features in the Android kiosk mode article.

Last updated: March 24, 2026