Control Which Apps Appear in Kiosk (15.3+)
FileWave Kiosk shows apps and other content assigned for self-service installation. A standard app assignment does not make the app appear in Kiosk, even when Allow removal is enabled.
What changed in FileWave 15.3
Before FileWave 15.3, an app with a standard assignment and Allow removal could also appear in Kiosk as a reinstall path after the user removed it. From FileWave 15.3 onward, that fallback listing is gone: only content with a Kiosk assignment appears in self-service.
Behavior in FileWave 15.3 and later
- An app with a Kiosk assignment appears as self-service content.
- An app with only a standard assignment does not appear in Kiosk.
- A standard assignment and a Kiosk assignment serve different purposes. If the standard assignment remains active and still requires the app, a successful Fileset Verify can reinstall the missing app; it does not add the app to Kiosk.
- Removing the Kiosk assignment removes the item from self-service after the model update reaches the device.
If an app is missing from Kiosk
- Confirm that the app has a Kiosk assignment to the intended device or group.
- Confirm that the assignment or Deployment is active.
- For Apple Apps and Books content, confirm that the correct token has available licenses.
- Update the model and allow the device to check in and refresh Kiosk.