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Restrictions - Applications
Updated over 5 months ago

The app restriction feature allows restricting the use of unmanaged iOS apps.

Navigate to the Apple menu > Configurations and choose the configuration you want to change.

Next, under Restrictions, navigate to Apps and you will see a list of policies that you can manage.

  • Allow iTunes | iOS - iPAD OS;

  • Allow News | iOS - iPAD OS;

  • Allow Podcasts;

  • Allow Game Center | iOS - iPAD OS;

  • Allow Multiplayer gaming

  • Allow to add Game Center friends;

  • Allow Safari | iOS - iPAD OS;

  • Allow forms autofill;

  • Force fraud warnings;

  • Allow Javascript;

  • Allow pop-up;

In all the options mentioned above, the configuration will either allow or block (hide) the described functionality/application.

It's possible to define whether you will always/never accept cookies or do so on sites that you visit.

  • Always: You will accept cookies whenever prompted.

  • From websites that I visit: You will accept cookies only from visited sites.

  • Never: You will never accept cookie requests.

It's also possible to create a list of managed applications under "Restrict Application Usage," with the following settings:

  • Allow all apps: Allows all apps.

  • Do not allow only some apps: Does not allow apps added to the box (blocklist).

  • Allow only some apps: Allows only apps added to the box (whitelist).

After selecting the permission type, click the "Add App" button, and then the following screen will open for app selection:

After adding the apps you want to restrict, they will be displayed like this:

Then click the "Save" button in the top right corner.

To remove apps from the restriction list, simply click on the red X button next to the app.

Attention: For this configuration to be applied, the device must have Supervised mode activated.

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