Allowing Websites on Android

Scalefusion provides an option to restrict the user by allowing them access to only specific website(s). This can be done by allowing them on the dashboard. The Scalefusion browser will block the URLs that are not allowed.

Let us learn how this can be done.

Before You Begin

✅Have a valid Scalefusion dashboard account.

✅ Android Device Profile exists.

Overview

1. Add websites and their respective URLs to allow websites
2. Apply Android Settings (if required)
3. Publish the URLs onto device/device profiles or enable them from Device Profile Settings -> Select Browser Shortcuts

Allowing a Website

To add the websites and URL shortcuts for allowing, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Device Profiles & Policies ➞ Allowed Websites and click on the button Allow a Website.
2. A window will appear where you need to add the URL details:
   1. Enter the name of Website
   2. Enter Website link/URL: To publish two or more unique URLs on a device, custom fields can also be entered here (For eg. $device.<fieldname>). You can also use https://mailto: or https://tel: to place an email or phone shortcut on Android devices.
      1. https://mailto:xyz@gmail.com::com.package.name: This indicates it as an email and shows it with a special icon or uploaded icon as in the browser shortcut payload on the home screen. When clicked, it opens the email with the given package name.
      2. https://tel:1800900800::com.package.name: This indicates it as a phone number and shows it with a special icon or uploaded icon as in the browser shortcut payload on the home screen. When clicked, open the given package with the given number.
   3. Visible on Homescreen: This is a toggle button to make the website's shortcut visible on the device's home screen.
   4. Click Next
3. On the next page, choose URL settings for Android devices

4. Once you have done the settings, click Next and then click Save

The website will be displayed in the list of Allowed websites.

Follow the same steps as above to add more websites. There is no limit to the number of websites that can be Allowed.

Managing Allowed Websites

The following functions can be performed on allowed websites:

Edit: Clicking on the Edit button will open the URL settings window with all details pre-filled, which you did while setting up this allowed website. You can make changes to the settings and click Save.

Publish: Once a website is allowed, you need to publish it onto your device. To do so, click on the Publish button. This will open a new window. Here, select the Device Profiles and/or devices on which you want the website(s) to be allowed. After selecting, click Submit.

Once you allow a website, it is also available under Device Profile Settings -> Select Browser Shortcuts. So either you can Publish it or enable it from Device profile settings.

For enabling through Device Profile:

1. Go to Device Profiles & Policies -> Device Profiles.
2. Here, go to your Android Device Profile and click on Edit Device Profile.
3. Under Select Browser Shortcuts, Toggle on the website(s),
4. Click Next and Update Profile.

The websites will be allowed.

Unpublish: Removes the allowed website from the selected device profiles and/or devices on which it was published earlier. Clicking on Unpublish will open a window where you can select the device profiles/devices from which you want to unpublish the website.

Delete: This deletes the URL from the list of allowed websites.

Browser Settings

In addition to Allow a Website, you can also do some browser settings from here, which are applicable on Scalefusion browser for Android.

1. Navigate to Device Profiles & Policies ➞ Allowed Websites and click on the button Browser Settings.
2. This opens a new window. The following settings can be done:

3. Once you have done the settings, click Next and then click Save

Clear Cache

This clears the cache of the Scalefusion Android browser. To clear the browser's cache, simply click on the button Clear Cache. On the confirmation box that comes up, click Ok

Frequently Asked Questions

1. When I launch an allowed website on the device, it gives the error message "your administrator has blocked access to this website."

Answer: This could be because of one of the reasons below:

a. Your allowed website is redirecting to another site which is not yet allowed. Make a note of the URL to which it is redirecting, and allow it. Or,

b. The website is allowed but not published on the device profile, which is applied to your device. In Device Profiles & Policies -> Allowed Websites click on the Publish button in front of the website for which you are getting the error message, then select the device profile in the dialog box that opens, and Submit.

   2. I have allowed websites, and we need the user to input text on that site. However, the Scalefusion browser doesn't seem to open the keypad.

Answer: On your Device Profile settings, go to Kiosk/Launcher Settings -> Homescreen settings. There are two settings here:

• Hide the navigation bar from the screen
• Set the device screen in full-screen mode

These two settings should be disabled.