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Enable Android Swipe pattern unlock function on Exchange 2013
Dear All,
Can anyone confirm whether the Android swipe pattern unlock feature is supported / can be enabled on Exchange Server 2013? Currently when I create a mobile mailbox policy I have the option to "require a password" and to enable and set "minimum password length" but there I can't see where to enable to Android swipe pattern unlock feature.
Any comments / suggestions would be greatly appreciated
- Hi!
AFAIK Exchange 2013 only natively supports PIN and passcode, not swipe/pattern. Even today, there are uservoices open to support pattern unlock in Office 365
https://office365.uservoice.com/forums/273493-office-365-admin/suggestions/10009230-android-pattern-unlock
https://office365.uservoice.com/forums/289138-office-365-security-compliance/suggestions/34525354-enabling-mdm-to-work-with-pattern-unlock-mode-on-m
And Intune
https://microsoftintune.uservoice.com/forums/291681-ideas/suggestions/31792357-e-add-allow-pattern-unlock-to-the-list-of-password
Which are later than 2013. There seems to be an older article out there which references a workaround applying a policy which doesn’t require a password however I would not recommend this.
I would personally go with PIN on the devices considering its natively supported.
Hope that answers your question.
Best, Chris
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- Hi!
AFAIK Exchange 2013 only natively supports PIN and passcode, not swipe/pattern. Even today, there are uservoices open to support pattern unlock in Office 365
https://office365.uservoice.com/forums/273493-office-365-admin/suggestions/10009230-android-pattern-unlock
https://office365.uservoice.com/forums/289138-office-365-security-compliance/suggestions/34525354-enabling-mdm-to-work-with-pattern-unlock-mode-on-m
And Intune
https://microsoftintune.uservoice.com/forums/291681-ideas/suggestions/31792357-e-add-allow-pattern-unlock-to-the-list-of-password
Which are later than 2013. There seems to be an older article out there which references a workaround applying a policy which doesn’t require a password however I would not recommend this.
I would personally go with PIN on the devices considering its natively supported.
Hope that answers your question.
Best, Chris