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YutaSaito's avatar
YutaSaito
Level 1.5: Cupcake
2 months ago

How to prevent users from disabling global proxy settings on fully managed Android devices?

I develop a Custom DPC application for fully managed devices, and I am planning to configure global proxy settings for Android devices through our EMM Console.

 

I want to restrict disabling these proxy settings, but I am unsure how to implement this restriction. I have reviewed the UserManager and DevicePolicyManager documentation but could not find any specific settings or policies to prevent users from modifying or disabling proxy configurations.

 

Would anyone happen to know how to implement the restrictions that would prevent users from disabling proxy settings on fully managed Android devices?

 

Thank you in advance for your help.

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    • YutaSaito's avatar
      YutaSaito
      Level 1.5: Cupcake
      2 months ago

      Dear Lizzie 

      Thank you very much for taking the time to respond to my inquiry and for suggesting the WiFi configuration approach.

       

      I understood that it is not possible to prevent users from changing proxy settings through direct API calls. 

      While the WiFi configuration option is helpful, it's slightly different from what we were hoping to achieve with proxy settings control.

      Best regards,
      YutaSaito

      • Moombas's avatar
        Moombas
        Level 4.1: Jelly Bean
        2 months ago

        The question more likely from my side is: Why/How can your users change proxy settings on the devices via API?

        I mean API's are for admins (who knows what they do hopefully).
        So you need to build your application/EMM Console with user rights/managment so that some users (like helpdesk) have limited access to functionalities than other (like system admin).

  • YutaSaito's avatar
    YutaSaito
    Level 1.5: Cupcake
    2 months ago

    Dear Lizzie ,

    Thank you very much for taking the time to respond to my inquiry and for suggesting the WiFi configuration approach.

    I understood that it is not possible to prevent users from changing proxy settings through direct API calls.
    While the WiFi configuration option is helpful, it's slightly different from what I was hoping to achieve with proxy settings control.

    Best regards,
    YutaSaito