[Bethzy Participant 21 March 2022 Bethzy Participant]

I hear you, @Ezequiel. We had the same issue with our students. We provided a few students with devices for online classes and blacklisted YouTube, but kids are smart! They just typed it into the browser. So, if you are going to block apps, add a web content filter for their websites too.

[Ethan Hexnode 21 March 2022 Ethan Moderator]

Hi @Ezequiel,

Thank you for using Hexnode Connect!

Sure! You can use blacklisting apps for Android devices before they are installed. Users are not allowed to install or update a blacklisted app. Blacklisting won’t hide already installed apps unless the device is enrolled in Android Enterprise. Also, in Samsung Knox, blacklisting an already installed app will not remove an app or hide its icon, and the users are allowed to access the apps.  Instead, Hexnode will mark them as ‘non-compliant,’ and the admin is notified via email if notification is enabled from Admin> Notifications.
With web content filtering, blacklisting a URL blocks access to it in the browsers. However, it is possible to access the corresponding app. The blacklisting and web content filtering policies work separately. Applying policies that blacklist the apps and block their corresponding websites on your target devices would meet your requirements.

I hope this answers your query.

Regards,
Ethan Miller

[Ezequiel Participant 21 March 2022 Ezequiel Participant]

Thank you, @Ethan. Honestly, we wouldn’t be too mad if they stuck to the browser. That way, it is not as data-intensive.