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I would like to know if there is a need of a "Maintenance Mode" to be set on devices via SOTI MobiControl? I was working remotely on some devices (Android) the other day and suddenly someone was fiddling around with the device causing challenges to perform some needed activities. These activities were not time consuming however due to the user interaction on that specific site we couldn't finish a task to check an issue on the device. - And I was thinking, why on earth can I not lock this device down for the end-user... Other scenarios would be if we from an central perspective ask for a short change window in a certain site to e.g. deploy one or more application updates or an longer activity in terms of updating an operating system version on devices. What do I mean by Maintenance Mode? Displaying a message on the display saying that this device is undergoing "Maintenance" and that it should be put back docked/inserted to the Charging Station if not being there already This mode shall present somewhat of a locked down state to the user in order to block the end-user to select or press any buttons to use applications that was present with or without a locked-down screen in order for the maintenance to be processed without any interruptions It shall; a) take over or be placed over a current locked-down screen b) prohibit an end-user to interrupt an administrator c) allow an Administrator remotely to check devices with the "Maintenance Mode" still being active for end-users How shall we as administrators activate Maintenance Mode? Possibility to right-click and set maintenance mode on; a) single devices b) selected several devices c) on a folder Maybe there is a solution for this already "out of the box" within Android. Then please let me know! Feel free to add to this topic. If SOTI cannot resolve this I guess they have to work with Google to resolve it in a joint operation when it comes to the Android operating system.
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