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Thank you for that first link. I stumbled across Apple Configurator when I was trying to lock down an old phone, to have at home as a pseudo-landline (but whic

Thank you for that first link. I stumbled across Apple Configurator when I was trying to lock down an old phone, to have at home as a pseudo-landline (but which I can take with me on trips) that is safe to leave accessible to kids. I got it working by muddling through, and that link would have at least let me situate myself in the space of "what does this thing do?" better.

jdelman 4y ago
What settings did you use to lock down your phone?
- philsnow 4y ago
  More or less: - prevent removal of profiles: general -> security -> "with authorization", and added a password - prevent total phone wipe: general -> functionality -> [ ] allow Erase All Content and Settings (supervised only) - only allow a few apps to run: restrictions -> apps -> restrict app usage -> only allow some apps phone, messages, facetime, settings - disallow installing new apps: restrictions -> functionality -> [ ] allow installing apps (supervised only) - content filter -> filter type -> limit adult content I'm not really sure what this does but makes sense to enable it - wi-fi -> configure one payload, for my home guest network - google account -> configure one payload, for a phone@vanitydomain.com google account I have a copy of the resulting .mobileconfig file that also allows safari, but I only enable that when I'm e.g. taking a flight on Southwest and want to be able to use that phone as another screen for passing time in the plane
  - tekknik 4y ago
    This seems like a heavy handed solution to a simple problem, which isn’t necessarily bad. Why did you not get a number forwarding service to forward to your primary cell phone instead of carrying 2 devices?
    - stacktrust 4y ago
      Is there an SMS forwarding service that works for 2FA?
    - philsnow 4y ago
      This is a phone I let my kids use; it's a landline "house phone" replacement, that I can take with me on vacation. It wouldn't make sense for it to forward to my primary phone. I want a POTS landline (guess I'm stuck in my late 90s "it's more reliable than the internet connection, since the power comes over the copper" attitude), but I can't even get POTS installed here.

jdelman 4y ago

What settings did you use to lock down your phone?

philsnow 4y ago
More or less: - prevent removal of profiles: general -> security -> "with authorization", and added a password - prevent total phone wipe: general -> functionality -> [ ] allow Erase All Content and Settings (supervised only) - only allow a few apps to run: restrictions -> apps -> restrict app usage -> only allow some apps phone, messages, facetime, settings - disallow installing new apps: restrictions -> functionality -> [ ] allow installing apps (supervised only) - content filter -> filter type -> limit adult content I'm not really sure what this does but makes sense to enable it - wi-fi -> configure one payload, for my home guest network - google account -> configure one payload, for a phone@vanitydomain.com google account I have a copy of the resulting .mobileconfig file that also allows safari, but I only enable that when I'm e.g. taking a flight on Southwest and want to be able to use that phone as another screen for passing time in the plane
- tekknik 4y ago
  This seems like a heavy handed solution to a simple problem, which isn’t necessarily bad. Why did you not get a number forwarding service to forward to your primary cell phone instead of carrying 2 devices?
  - stacktrust 4y ago
    Is there an SMS forwarding service that works for 2FA?
  - philsnow 4y ago
    This is a phone I let my kids use; it's a landline "house phone" replacement, that I can take with me on vacation. It wouldn't make sense for it to forward to my primary phone. I want a POTS landline (guess I'm stuck in my late 90s "it's more reliable than the internet connection, since the power comes over the copper" attitude), but I can't even get POTS installed here.