Remote Actions

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Discussion
2 weeks ago Jan 20, 2026

Strategy for getting a lost/stolen laptop online to receive lock command

I am just wondering what people's strategies are for allowing a lost or stolen laptop to get online so the lost/lock command can be recieved? My thoughts are: Create a wifi policy with a specific SSID/pwrd that can set up to enable a recovered laptop to get back online so the password can be changed.…

Discussion
3 weeks ago Jan 12, 2026

Improper disenrollment

Hi everyone, I’m seeing some strange behaviour in Hexnode portal. Our enrolled devices count suddenly jumped from 673 to 735, but we haven't added any new device. When I checked closer, I noticed multiple entries showing the same serial numbers. It looks like there are several duplicate entries for the same devices. I know for a fact that these devices were manually factory reset/wiped, but they keep reappearing in the list. Is this a bug? 

Discussion
2 months ago Dec 02, 2025

Xiaomi Tablet kiosk mode activation error

We’ve got a bunch of Xiaomi tablets we're trying to put into kiosk mode. I’ve configured the policy and pushed it into the devices. However, when we hit the Enable Kiosk Mode action from the Hexnode portal, nothing happens on the device. The kiosk only starts up after someone presses the power button on the device-end and swipes up.  Does anyone know how I can solve this problem and put the devices into kiosk mode? 

Ideation
2 months ago Nov 26, 2025

Add ability to update or create apps with manifest paths

Hey team,   We sadly use custom ROM flashed android devices that don't allow us to own them through android enterprise the classic way. This means our options for automated deployment are slim, as you don't offer a way to upload .apk files directly to your API for distribution.   Due to this restriction, it…