Soti MobiControl Lockdown Profile and recently used apps

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Hi,

usually we are using the Enterprise Home Screen with our Zebra devices.

Now we got some Panasonic tablets (FZ-A2A) and there the Lockdown Profile of Soti MobiControl is used.

Version of MobiControl: 14.3.0.3144

Agent Version: 13.7.0.1031

On the Lockdown Screen are 2 symbols.

If I click the "recently used apps" button on the right (the square), normally I get all opened applications.

The problem is that the Lockscreen will be pushed over the app overview immediately.

No app can be closed. Is there a way to "delay" the Lockdown screen here or is there an option that the "recently used app" window is allowed on the Lockdown screen?

Thanks for your help.

Stefan

Edited 6 years ago
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Matt Dermody Diamond Contributor
6 years ago

You can put any script that works from the Send Script option within a .cmd file created in a text editor. Those scripts can then be delivered to a location on the device like /sdcard/myscripts/ (or wherever you want to put them) via a Package or File Sync Rule. The syntax for linking to those scripts in the lockdown is:

script://%sdcard%/myscripts/yourscript.cmd

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Matt Dermody Diamond Contributor
6 years ago (edited 6 years ago)

To my knowledge I don't think you're going to be able to use the Recents/ App Switcher in combination with the SOTI Lockdown. It leverages an Activity Suppression based approach to lockdown that suppresses non-whitelisted apps, as well as the app switcher. 

If you just need this access in order to close apps you could alternatively create a shortcut to a SOTI script that closes out the application. We've had to do similar things in the past. 

JJ
Jim J
6 years ago

Matt, 

What would a script look like to close an application?

SD
Stefan Devernon
6 years ago

Hi Matt, 

thanks for your answer.

I guess I will use the "kill_application" script command for Android Plus devices here?

Could you please give me a short tutorial how to get a script file on a device and execute it there?

I only used the "send script" button in Soti MobiControl and the scripts in the MC Package Studio so far.

SD
Stefan Devernon
6 years ago

Hi Matt,

this is working perfectly.

Thank you very much for your quick help.

Have a nice day.