# Kiosk mode password?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/kiosk-mode-password/157412>\
**Category:** Dashboards\
**Created:** [July 21, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/kiosk-mode-password/157412 "2026-07-21T02:29:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Alex\_R](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alex_r/32/121550_2.png) [@Alex\_R](https://community.homey.app/u/Alex_R)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/kiosk-mode-password/157412/1 "2026-07-21T02:29:15Z")

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We really need a separate password, or even better, a PIN for dashboards in Kiosk Mode. It’s frustrating having to enter my long Homey account password every time I want to exit Kiosk Mode.

Why is the same password used both for logging into the account and for handling internal app functions like this? A separate PIN would be much more practical while still keeping dashboards protected.

Or am I missing something? Is this already possible?

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**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/kiosk-mode-password/157412/2 "2026-07-21T02:33:55Z")

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You don’t even need the password 😉

> [@Kiosk mode security issues](https://community.homey.app/t/kiosk-mode-security-issues/148326/2):
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> I’ve just found a method to exit the kiosk mode entirely (without needing the password). Prerequisites: You should have no Moods You should have a Favorite Moods widget on your dashboard You should have at least 1 light device Steps to reproduce: With the favorite Moods widget, activate Kiosk Mode. You can now no longer exit the dashboard. Click the “Add favorite Mood“ button. Now click “Create Mood“. You should now run through the process to create a Mood with the light. After clicking “Cre…

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**Author:** ![Alex\_R](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alex_r/32/121550_2.png) [@Alex\_R](https://community.homey.app/u/Alex_R)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/kiosk-mode-password/157412/3 "2026-07-21T02:46:27Z")

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Oh wow! You’re right, why even bother with security, I’ll just leave everything unlocked for everyone to play with! 🤣

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**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/kiosk-mode-password/157412/4 "2026-07-21T08:09:30Z")

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If I recall correctly (I might be mistaken ☺), when the kiosk mode was first introduced on Dashboards, you could simply set a PIN. Athom must have changed the prior way of working, as the user’s Homey password is now required indeed. Not sure why.

You might want to reach out to Athom for the reasoning behind this choice and to make a request for a custom PIN/password: [Support | Homey](https://homey.app/support/).

You also may want to add it to: [Ideas & Suggestions - Homey Community Forum](https://community.homey.app/c/ideas-suggestions/9).