Hey, is there a way to prevent employees from disabling location services on their managed Android devices? I need location to stay enabled at all times, and users shouldn’t be able to access or turn it off.
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10 months ago
Mar 05, 2025
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With hexnode, you can use the Location tracking policy to monitor managed devices, but the issue is that google controls location services. Google enforces transparency regarding location access, so there’s no way to block users from disabling it entirely.
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10 months ago
Mar 06, 2025
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Got it. But is there any workaround? Our company is deploying tablets that will be shared among employees, and we need location services to always stay on. I was thinking—if we enable kiosk mode, users won’t be able to turn off location, right?
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10 months ago
Mar 10, 2025
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Yeah, that should work. As long as you don’t include the Settings app in kiosk mode and only allow the necessary apps, users won’t be able to access location settings to disable it.
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9 months ago
Mar 13, 2025
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Sounds good! I’ll try setting it up that way.
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