If your school district relies on Chromebook-based kiosks for front office operations, July 2025 is a major tech roadmap milestone you might have missed. That’s when Google will begin phasing out Chrome Apps and Kiosk Mode—a foundational technology many districts have quietly built critical workflows on top of.

What’s at Risk? More Than Just Time Clocks

This change doesn’t just affect employee time tracking. If your district has Chromebooks deployed for:

• ✅ Cafeteria Point-of-Sale (POS)
  
• ✅ Student Attendance Check-Ins
  
• ✅ Visitor Management
  
• ✅ Tardy Slips and Late Passes
  
• ✅ Staff Time Clocking
  

…you’re likely depending on Chrome Apps, extensions, or public session kiosk setups that will become unsupported—or stop working altogether—within the next year.

🚨 The Chrome Apps & Kiosk Deprecation Timeline

Per Google's official deprecation notice, here’s how the phaseout affects K–12 districts:

• June 2024: Chrome Apps no longer supported on Windows, Mac, or Linux.
• July 2025: Kiosk Mode ends for ChromeOS devices—even for EDU users.
• January 2028: Chrome Apps are fully deprecated on ChromeOS for all users.
  
  

If your kiosks rely on Chrome Apps kiosk mode today, your window to replace them is narrowing fast.

Chromebook Kiosks: A Budget-Friendly Fix Now Facing Expiration

Chromebooks once made attractive DIY kiosks thanks to low cost, simple device management, and decent flexibility. But as Google pivots ChromeOS toward progressive web apps (PWAs) and more consumer-focused features, some K–12 use cases are being left behind.

Districts that once stitched together Chrome app-based solutions for:

• Visitor check-in apps
• Cafeteria sales terminals
• Student ID scanning or attendance
• Facility access and gate entry
• Employee time clocks

…now face a choice: migrate or be left patching a crumbling tech stack.

A Better Path Forward: Touchpoint Kiosks

Touchpoint offers purpose-built, enterprise-grade kiosks designed to handle all your school’s self-service needs with:

• Rugged, touchscreen hardware built for high-traffic school environments
• Centralized cloud management and remote monitoring
• Seamless integrations with mission-critical K-12 platforms

Whether you need one terminal at the front desk or 100 across your district at every building entrance, Touchpoint kiosks delivers long-term reliability with no dependence on Chrome Apps or Kiosk Mode.

Don't Wait for a Breakdown

As Chromebook Kiosk Mode winds down, many districts will be caught by surprise. Devices may fail silently, or work inconsistently, leading to lost data, frustrated staff, and front office disruption.

Make this the year you future-proof your kiosks—across all operations.

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