Navigation bar keeps showing after reboot in Kiosk mode. Any fix?Solved

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Nov 26, 2025

Hey everyone!

We’re running Single App Kiosk with the Hexnode Kiosk Browser on Android, and we’re seeing an issue after a reboot.

When the device restarts, the navigation bar shows up at the bottom for a bit, and sometimes users can swipe it up and keep it there. This ruins the full screen kiosk setup.

We tried turning on Lock Task Mode, but the bar still shows after reboot. Also tried Disable System Bars, which hides it, but then the keyboard stops working, so we can’t use that either.

Has anyone else come across this or found a fix?

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Nov 26, 2025
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We faced this too.

In our case, it turned out that what we were seeing was actually the new Android taskbar, not the regular navigation bar.

It’s harder to hide on newer Android versions.

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Nov 27, 2025
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Same issue here on our kiosk devices.

We also noticed that the taskbar shows up only after reboot and then disappears later. We couldn’t fully disable it either, it seems to be controlled by the device manufacturer.

Would love to hear if someone found a workaround.

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Hexnode Expert
Nov 27, 2025
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Hi @sarahmiller .

Thanks for sharing the details.

From our check, the bar showing is the Android taskbar, not the navigation bar.

Certain newer tablets include this taskbar, and unfortunately, Hexnode cannot disable it as of now, as it is controlled by the device manufacturer.

If the tablet supports OEM settings, there may be an option to turn the taskbar off.

So, the next step is:

  • Check if your device has OEM settings to disable the taskbar.
  • If yes, you can push the setting via Hexnode UEM it using an App Configuration Policy.

Best Regards,
Isabel Lora
Hexnode UEM

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Participant
Nov 28, 2025
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Thanks, we’ll check OEM options and update here.

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