Core Capabilities
🔐Device Owner App
Grants system-level control without root. Enables secure provisioning and silent management functions.
🤫Silent System Control
Reboot, toggle screen on/off, and apply software updates in the background without user interaction.
⏱️Watchdog Timer
Monitors Garlic-Player and restarts it automatically after crashes to ensure 24/7 uptime.
📦Ultra-Lightweight
Tiny and resource-efficient — binary size under 60 KB.
💾Offline Updates
Apply software updates and configuration via USB-Stick or SD-Card.
⬇️Auto Download
Automatically downloads the player as soon as a network connection is available.
↩️Custom Back Button
On-screen back button overlay for kiosk scenarios.
🔒Strict Kiosk Mode
Password-protected lockdown to prevent unauthorized access. Read more about strict kiosk mode
🧩Simple UI
Minimal Garlic-Launcher interface for quick setup and management.
Requirements
✅Supported
Android 7.1 or higher with provisioning mode (Device Owner) available.
⛔Not Supported
Android TV and Amazon Fire OS (no provisioning mode; cannot set a Device Owner app).
Why should not you root your Android Device?
To root an Android system is terrible from the point of security as the whole system is rooted. Every app can use this rights and deletes other apps or destroy settings. You require additional software for securing this holes, but this increases the complexity and the risk of bugs.