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Managed Home Screen Woes
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HI,
iv been trying to allow calls on google Pixel phones with manage home screen but only way I can see of them to answer call when the phone is not locked is to set
"System notifications and information : Show system information in device's status bar"
this will allow user to answer the call but they will have access to the notifications tray were there is a notification from the android system saying "manage home screen is displaying over other apps" and the user can go in to the setting as turn it off , this means the session will not time out and will not ask for a pin to get back in, this mean if the user put the phone down any one can use it with out a pin or login in ... anyone had this before an know of any solutions
iv been trying to allow calls on google Pixel phones with manage home screen but only way I can see of them to answer call when the phone is not locked is to set
"System notifications and information : Show system information in device's status bar"
this will allow user to answer the call but they will have access to the notifications tray were there is a notification from the android system saying "manage home screen is displaying over other apps" and the user can go in to the setting as turn it off , this means the session will not time out and will not ask for a pin to get back in, this mean if the user put the phone down any one can use it with out a pin or login in ... anyone had this before an know of any solutions
