Based on the deployment, the admin would sometimes like to allow/remove access for the phone settings to end-users. Using the Phone Settings option available in Surelock, the admin can easily configure this on Android devices.
Purpose
The purpose of this knowledge article is to provide a guide on how to configure phone settings on an Android device using SureLock.
Prerequisites
- Phone settings options will only be available on sim-supported devices.
- SMS and MMS options are supported only on Samsung Knox devices.
- Phone settings option is disabled in the Trial version.
Steps
- Install and Launch SureLock.
- Access SureLock Admin Settings.
- In the Admin Settings screen, tap on Phone settings.
The below options will be seen.
- Call Progress Screen – Enable this option to see the call progress screen, which has all the information and options for the ongoing call.
- Block All Incoming Call – Use Block All Incoming Call feature to block all incoming calls. This option only works on devices with Signature permissions.
- Block All Outgoing Call – Use Block All Outgoing Call feature to block all outgoing calls.
- Automatically Allowlist New Contact – Use this option to automatically add new contacts to the allowlist phone numbers.
- Blocklisted Phone Numbers – Add phone numbers in Blocklisted Phone Numbers if the admins have allowed all incoming or outgoing calls in a device and wish to block incoming or outgoing calls for selective phone numbers.
- Allowlisted Phone Numbers – Add phone numbers in Allowlisted Phone Numbers if the admins have blocked all incoming or outgoing calls in a device and wish to allow incoming or outgoing calls for selective phone numbers.
- Block All Incoming SMS – Use the Block All Incoming SMS feature to block all incoming SMS.
- Block All Outgoing SMS – Use the Block All Outgoing SMS feature to block all outgoing SMS.
- Block All Incoming MMS – Use the Block All Incoming MMS feature to block all incoming MMS.
- Block All Outgoing MMS – Use the Block All Outgoing MMS feature to block all outgoing MMS.
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