diff --git a/app/src/main/java/mx/joykoo/scanner/AppConfig.kt b/app/src/main/java/mx/joykoo/scanner/AppConfig.kt
index acdda26..894d2ba 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/mx/joykoo/scanner/AppConfig.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/mx/joykoo/scanner/AppConfig.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ object AppConfig {
      *  mode only. Full lockdown needs the app set as device owner — see README. */
     const val KIOSK_BARCODE = "JOYKOO-KIOSK-8PRMVBA5WSL5"
 
+    /** Whether the kiosk on/off setting survives an app restart. Off while kiosk mode is
+     *  still being tested: every launch starts unlocked (clearing any leftover lockdown),
+     *  and KIOSK_BARCODE only toggles it until the app is closed. */
+    const val KIOSK_PERSISTED = false
+
     /** WebView renderer crashes allowed within RENDERER_CRASH_WINDOW_MS before the app
      *  stops auto-reloading and shows the error screen instead. */
     const val RENDERER_CRASH_LIMIT = 3
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/mx/joykoo/scanner/KioskController.kt b/app/src/main/java/mx/joykoo/scanner/KioskController.kt
index 8455068..3fd74da 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/mx/joykoo/scanner/KioskController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/mx/joykoo/scanner/KioskController.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import android.util.Log
 
 /**
  * Kiosk lockdown via Android Lock Task mode, toggled by scanning AppConfig.KIOSK_BARCODE.
- * The on/off setting is persisted and re-applied on every resume.
+ * The on/off setting is re-applied on every resume, and kept across restarts only when
+ * AppConfig.KIOSK_PERSISTED is set; otherwise each launch starts with kiosk off.
  *
  * - Device owner: true lockdown. Home/Recents and the notification shade are blocked,
  *   only the power menu stays available, and the app becomes the persistent home
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ class KioskController(private val activity: Activity) {
         get() = prefs.getBoolean(KEY_ENABLED, false)
         private set(value) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(KEY_ENABLED, value).apply()
 
+    init {
+        if (!AppConfig.KIOSK_PERSISTED) isEnabled = false
+    }
+
     private val isInLockTask: Boolean
         get() = am.lockTaskModeState != ActivityManager.LOCK_TASK_MODE_NONE