Android Setup: Screen Pinning (Keeping Chronicle Mobile app always open)

Enabling Screen Pinning

To enable Android Screen Pinning, follow the steps given below:

Step 1: On the Settings app, navigate to Security or Security & location -> Advanced -> Screen Pinning

Step 2: Turn on Screen Pinning and if required, specify a PIN, pattern or password to be provided while unpinning app on Android devices.

Pinning the selected app

If you're devices are running OS versions above Android 8.2, follow the steps given below to pin app to screen:

Step 1: Navigate to the screen to be pinned and swipe up to the middle of the screen to open the App Overview.

Step 2: Select the app that you want to pin to screen, click on the app icon at the top of the screen and click on Pin

If you're devices are running OS versions Android 8.1 and below, follow these steps to pin app to screen

Step 1: Navigate to the screen to be pinned and tap the Overview button.

Step 2: Swipe up to display the Pin option. It'll be available at the bottom right of the selected screen.

Step 3: Click on Pin.

Unpinning the selected app

Steps to unpin the device depends on how the system navigation is set up on the device. To verify the system navigation settings, on the Settings app navigate to System -> Gestures ->System navigation.

For unpinning apps on Android devices, follow any of the given steps based on the available settings:

1. Gesture navigation: Swipe up and hold
2. 2-button navigation: Touch and hold Back and Home buttons
3. 3-button navigation: Touch and hold Back and Overview buttons

If you had configured a PIN, pattern or password, you'll have to enter it to successfully unpin the screen.