Applivery's Advanced Launcher now runs on AOSP devices 🚀

Managing dedicated AOSP devices has always come with a trade-off. Because AOSP hardware doesn't ship with Google Mobile Services or Managed Google Play, teams running rugged scanners, industrial terminals, or custom-OS devices were limited to the most basic kiosk setups — one app, locked down, and not much room to shape the experience. If you wanted a branded, multi-app launcher with granular control, you had to reach for standard Android Enterprise hardware.

Not anymore.

Applivery's Advanced Launcher is now fully supported on AOSP devices — and it behaves exactly like it does on Fully Managed (AMAPI) devices. No stripped-down version, no missing options. The same managed launcher experience you already use on standard Android now extends to the AOSP fleet you thought you'd have to compromise on.

⚙️ Key Capabilities

• Both operating modes available: run the device as a managed Launcher (a corporate launcher with policy-driven controls, without full lockdown) or as a full Kiosk that locks the device to a defined set of apps.
• Full personalization: corporate wallpaper, icon size, app layout, folders, and a configurable startup app — all with support for dynamic variables like device serial or assigned user.
• Granular settings access control: restrict the Settings app entirely, define a specific landing view, or password-protect it so only technicians and store managers can make changes.
• Advanced display and power controls: screen brightness, timeout, maximum time to lock, stay-on-plugged modes, and customizable header/footer.
• Network Escape Hatch: keep devices recoverable if they can't reach the network at boot — critical for unattended, field-deployed hardware.

Everything is configured from the same Kiosk section of your Policy — no separate workflow for AOSP.

📌 Use Cases

• Rugged and industrial fleets: scanners, handhelds, and warehouse terminals that run on AOSP hardware but need a branded, controlled multi-app experience.
• Retail on custom hardware: point-of-sale and clienteling devices with a corporate look and technician-only Settings access.
• Field and logistics devices: unattended terminals that stay recoverable thanks to the Network Escape Hatch.
• Digital signage and always-on kiosks: screen-always-on displays with locked navigation and a clean, defined app set.

What about the other modes?

Single App kiosk remains fully supported on AOSP, as before. The Basic Launcher is still not available on AOSP, since it relies on Android's native Device Policy Controller infrastructure that AOSP devices don't include — but with the Advanced Launcher now on board, you get a far more capable multi-app experience anyway.

📖 Read the full guide here.