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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.