WLWebview Kiosk

Setting Actions

Backups, launcher, device settings, help

Setting actions are accessible on the default app settings list page by clicking the () icon.

1. Backups & Restore

When selecting Export, a dialog will appear displaying a JSON string encoded with Base64. This string contains all currently saved user settings.

To import this value, you can simply paste the string in the Import dialog, which will restore the exported settings.

2. Device Settings

Clicking the Settings entry here will open your device's settings application.

Additionally, there is a Launcher entry that takes you directly to the "Default Home App" device settings page, which will allow you to select your desired launcher, e.g.

  • Webview Kiosk
  • One UI Home
  • Nova Launcher
  • Pixel Launcher

3. Help

This will open the Webview Kiosk Home Page:

in your default browser application.

4. More

This will open the More Actions page.

4.1. Open app info

Opens the application details setting in your device.

For more details, see Android's official documentation for Settings.html#ACTION_APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS

4.2. Manage Actions

ActionDescription
Local FilesOpens Web Content -> Manage Local Files.
Site PermissionsOpens Web Browsing -> Manage Site Permissions.

4.3. Clear Actions

ActionDescription
Clear CookiesRemoves all cookies stored by the WebView, including session cookies.
Clear CacheClears the WebView's cached files on disk.
Clear Form DataClears saved form inputs and autofill data in the WebView.
Clear HistoryClears the WebView's browsing history and session history.
Clear SSL PreferencesClears stored SSL certificate decisions and preferences.
Clear Web StorageDeletes all HTML5 Web Storage (localStorage, Web SQL, IndexedDB) used by the WebView.

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