Keeping a phone within a single app (Note 2)

Participant · 24 Dec 2014 at 07:57

Hi all

My little girl loves drawing with the stylus on my Note 2. However she often exits the app by 'mistake' and then hilarity ensues with changed settings, deleted shortcuts, etc.

What's the best way for me to keep her within the Samsung s-pen drawing app please?

ryryryan · 24 Dec 2014 at 08:46

Not a solution for you currently... but Lollipop has introduced such a feature where you pin an app, and you cant switch between anything until you hold down the window (multitasking?) button for 3 or 5 seconds.

Maybe it will get lollipop in the future? I don't know the ages of the samsung devices so not sure!

Thomss · 24 Dec 2014 at 11:57

I know that feeling! Got a little 18 months old who loves to bash my Nexus 7 but keeps closing the apps. Lollipop screen pinning is great for that! but doesn't help you just now I'm afraid.

I wonder if some separate launcher would be an idea, although not ideal...

Myshra · 24 Dec 2014 at 12:07

Would kids mode be enough? Been a real long time since I used it but I think you can block some buttons with it.

Orcvader · 24 Dec 2014 at 13:20

Apparently the Note 2 may get Lollipop: http://www.androidcentral.com/galaxy-note-2-3-and-s4-set-get-lollipop-according-samsung-finland