Block OS upgrade on Samsung Devices (Work Managed)

JW
Johan W
Posten Logistik AB (PostNord)

Hi!

I have looked at the different posts about this and also in the documentation and the scripts documentation. I can´t seem to find information about the specific 90 days block that by all the information given by Google and SOTI, should be able to be deployed to the devices running as a Work Managed Device.

Is this sent with the set_system_update_policy command or a FeatureControl script command?

And is there any way of checking how many days left on the block?

6 years ago
Android
ANSWERS
RC
Raymond Chan Diamond Contributor
6 years ago

There is a maximum 90-day firmware upgrade blocking only for some new iOS devices configured in proper mode.

For Android-Enterprise Work-Managed devices, the script command

  set_system_update_policy

can be used to block upgrade for a maximum of 30 days.  

JW
Johan W
6 years ago

I can see that this only complies on Android 9+

https://source.android.com/devices/tech/admin/ota-updates

RC
Raymond Chan Diamond Contributor
6 years ago

Just a clarification here. just in case some forum users might get confused by your post.

The  URL reference you quoted is related to Compliance requirements from Google, and include extension of firmware OTA upgrade postponement to a maximum of 90 days for compliant Android 9+.

In the real world as of today, the proportion of AE compliant Android 9.0+ devices deployed is only a very small percentage of the total devices in production worldwide.  

However, the MobiControl script command I mentioned in previous post works for AE devices earlier than Android 9.   Clever use of this command can give even better results in real-world applications.