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Is there a way to hide the Settings app on iOS devices?
I would like to hide the settings app on managed iPads, so customers or employees cannot get in and start turning things on and off i.e., Wifi, Bluetooth, airplane mode etc...
- Hi ralGoCanes
AFAIK you can't hide the actual settings app itself, but you can implement device restrictions so users cannot amend sections including a great deal of what's in the settings app. For a full list of restrictions see here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/device-restrictions-ios
Note, some device restrictions need the IoS device to be in supervised mode
Hope that answers your question!
Best, Chris
- Hi ralGoCanes
AFAIK you can't hide the actual settings app itself, but you can implement device restrictions so users cannot amend sections including a great deal of what's in the settings app. For a full list of restrictions see here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/device-restrictions-ios
Note, some device restrictions need the IoS device to be in supervised mode
Hope that answers your question!
Best, ChrisThis is definitely the better solution, although you can always create a custom configuration to block the Settings app (com.apple.Preferences). Unfortunately, this may impact the client when trying to allow third-party apps access to services like Camera, Contacts, etc... From experience, it's best to use the provided configurations from Intune first, then customize if required.
- @052024, applying com.apple.Preferences to an iOS device (17.x) via a "Blocked App Bundle IDs" in InTune generates an Error Code 12004 and fails to apply.
Thanks for the quick reply, that was what I was afraid of.
- Thanks for the quick reply, that was what I was afraid of.
