KioskZen is a free, open source Android kiosk app for Home Assistant dashboards. A fully free alternative to Fully Kiosk Browser and WallPanel, with no paywalls or feature locks.
Website: https://exraaaa.github.io/KioskZen/
This app was built to solve one specific problem: camera/video streams that work in Firefox but fail in many WebView-only kiosk apps.
- Runs Home Assistant dashboards in fullscreen kiosk mode
- Lets you switch browser engine:
- GeckoView (Firefox engine)
- Android WebView
- Chromium-style in-app profile
- Keeps the screen awake (optional)
- Retries loading if the page fails or network drops
- Can auto-start after boot
- Has a hidden admin entry (tap top-right corner 5 times)
- Supports optional admin password before opening settings
- Home Assistant base URL
- Dashboard path
- Auto-append
?kiosk(Make sure you have "kiosk-mode" installed via HACS) - Reload interval
- Fullscreen on/off
- Keep screen on on/off
- Auto-start on boot on/off
- Browser engine
Default dashboard URL:
http://homeassistant.local:8123/dashboard-tablet/panel?kiosk
- Android Studio
- JDK 17
- Android SDK 36
- Open the project in Android Studio.
- Let Gradle sync.
- Build and run the
appmodule on your device.
.\gradlew.bat assembleDebug
Copy-Item .\app\build\outputs\apk\debug\app-debug.apk .\app\build\outputs\apk\debug\KioskZen-v1.1.0.apk -Force
$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe install -r .\app\build\outputs\apk\debug\KioskZen-v1.1.0.apk- If you use Chromium mode, it stays inside the app (so kiosk fullscreen and admin gesture still work).
- For camera/mic streams, confirm Android runtime permissions when prompted.
- Backup extraction is disabled (
allowBackup=false) to avoid preference leakage through Android backups. - For best privacy, use an
https://Home Assistant URL.http://still works for local setups but is unencrypted.
Small disclosure: parts of this codebase were built with AI-assisted tooling, then reviewed and adjusted manually.