Lockdown policy fields for all Android devices and Android enterprise devices

These lockdown options apply to all Android devices and all Android enterprise devices.

Table 1. Lockdown policy fields: Android and Android enterprise devices

Item

Description

Default Policy Setting

Lockscreen Widgets

Enable or disable the ability to add widgets to the lockscreen. Placing widgets on the lockscreen means device users can perform tasks without unlocking the device.

NOTE:

Though Samsung Knox devices have a feature that is very similar, it is not the Android lockscreen widgets feature, which is what MobileIron Core controls. This option has no effect on Knox devices.

See also: Block Fingerprint and Block SmartLock settings in the Device Management Guide for Android Devices.

Enable

Microphone

Enable or disable access by apps to the microphone. This feature does not impact voice calls.

Enable

Always Connect Device to Managed Wi‑Fi

When enabled, device will automatically connect to a managed Wi‑Fi if one is available. This prevents users from connecting to a nearby access point if a managed Wi‑Fi is available.

If a managed Wi‑Fi is listed under Turn Off Wi-Fi for these SSIDs, enabling Always Connect Device to Managed Wi‑Fi will overrule that setting and will connect to the managed Wi‑Fi.

Disable

Debugging (USB, work profile and managed device)

Enable or disable the device user’s ability to enable debugging on the USB, work profile, and managed profile.

Enable