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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 opt...
- 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
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
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