How do I set up a locked demo tablet for a shop?

A shop demo tablet faces curious customers and children. It should show one thing and nothing else should be reachable. Create a group for demo devices, give it a policy and a one-app list or kiosk, and attach both.

Choose the switches carefully. Hide the Play Store. Disable the camera if the demo does not use it. Disable screenshots, Bluetooth and outgoing calls and SMS if they are not needed. The always-on hardening blocks factory reset from Settings, safe mode, developer options and uninstalling Skie, so a visitor cannot reset the tablet or sideload anything.

Because the device is managed, you can change what it shows from the dashboard. Swap the app list for a new campaign and every tablet in the group updates at the next sync. A window can switch the demo off outside opening hours, and a night window can leave it dark.

Location helps with theft. Live location and geofences can alert you if a tablet leaves the shop, and a lost mode with a contact message exists if one goes missing. Remote erase is not available yet. A practical tip: attach each tablet to a person in the system, such as the store manager, so you know whose device is whose, and write the steps to reset a stuck demo before it happens. See also customer-facing kiosk tablets.