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kiFOSSk 1.1.4

Lightweight FOSS kiosk browser for dashboards. Auto-recovery, zero Google.

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About kiFOSSk

kiFOSSk is a lightweight, open-source kiosk browser designed to turn your Android device into a dedicated display for remote dashboards. Whether you're monitoring ADS-B flights, viewing Home Assistant dashboards, or running digital signage, kiFOSSk provides a reliable, privacy-first solution.

Key Features:
• Home Launcher Mode: Automatically starts on boot without complex Device Owner setup.
• Resilient: Automatic retry with exponential backoff, and a friendly waiting screen when the dashboard host is unreachable — no blank screens, no manual refresh.
• Privacy Focused: Zero Google Play Services, no analytics, no telemetry.
• Customizable: Set dashboard URL, orientation, and screen timeout.
• Battery Optimized: Built-in option to request unrestricted battery usage for always-on displays.
• Secure: Minimal permissions, local storage only, connects only to your configured URL.

Perfect for GrapheneOS users, privacy-conscious homelab enthusiasts, and any spare Android device destined for wall duty.
Setup is simple: Install, enter your dashboard URL, and set as the default home app. No root, no Device Owner, no bloatware — just a clean kiosk experience.

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This project is maintained by ShinyDiscoBallsDev and licensed under the MIT License.
Release info Update on Oct 22, 2026
Release notes 1.1.4 — 2026-10

Added
• Engine version in Settings. The settings screen now shows the app version and the detected WebView engine version in a footer, with an explicit note when the engine is classified as legacy (feedback in #2). No more guessing from bug reports whether a device is running an old engine.
• WebView census. Engine detection (version string, legacy/modern classification, legacy threshold at Chromium 72) now lives in one place (WebViewCensus) consulted at startup instead of ad-hoc checks scattered through the activity.

Changed
• Engine-aware failure routing (Issue #2, completed). Devices classified as legacy (Chromium below 72, typical Android 7–8 hardware with no WebView updates available) no longer receive the custom waiting page at all. Connection and render errors are delegated to the WebView's own built-in error page, which every engine can display, including engines that cannot render the waiting page itself. Modern engines keep the custom waiting page. Render-failure strikes are not counted on legacy engines, so the circuit breaker can never arm there.
• Waiting page is a terminal witness. When the circuit breaker opens on a modern engine, the waiting page now switches to a terminal state stating the page could not be loaded, instead of presenting "Loading..." forever after the app has already given up (feedback in #2).
• Responsive waiting page. The waiting page now carries a viewport meta tag and a flex-centered layout, so its message stays within the visible area on every screen shape. No more pinch-zooming to read it on tall displays (feedback in #2).

Fixed
• Settings build metadata lookup. Version display uses PackageManager instead of generated BuildConfig, avoiding AGP 8.x's disabled automatic BuildConfig generation.
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