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| __**App Installation Screen**__ | __**App Installation Screen**__ | ||
| - | This screen allows the system user to apply restriction to the device that will prevent the mobile user from installing specified apps. | + | This screen allows the system user to apply restrictions to the device that will prevent the mobile user from installing specified apps. |
| NB **App names are the names of the apps the mobile user sees E.g. Auto trader, whereas package names is the internal name of the app Android uses E.g. uk.co.autotrader.** | NB **App names are the names of the apps the mobile user sees E.g. Auto trader, whereas package names is the internal name of the app Android uses E.g. uk.co.autotrader.** | ||
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| The whitelist is the exception to the blacklist, so if all apps were to be blacklisted on the device, the system user could add one app to the whitelist; This would mean all apps are blacklisted except the one app in the whitelist. | The whitelist is the exception to the blacklist, so if all apps were to be blacklisted on the device, the system user could add one app to the whitelist; This would mean all apps are blacklisted except the one app in the whitelist. | ||
| - | The lists on the left have the usual check tick and the upper most check tick will select/deselect the entire list. | + | The lists on the left have the usual check ticks and the upper most check tick will select/deselect the entire list. |
| Below is app install screen. | Below is app install screen. | ||
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| If the system user knows a package name of an app, the package name can be entered in this box. It will be added to the blacklist. This is useful if the system user wants to blacklist an app that is not currently on the device and doesn't want the mobile user to install it. | If the system user knows a package name of an app, the package name can be entered in this box. It will be added to the blacklist. This is useful if the system user wants to blacklist an app that is not currently on the device and doesn't want the mobile user to install it. | ||
| + | The * (asterisk character) can be used to specify all package names. The * is a wild card character and can be used replace other characters. | ||
| + | For example, com.abc.def.ghi could be blacklisted by entering: | ||
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| + | * com.abc.def.ghi | ||
| + | * com.abc.def.* | ||
| + | * com.abc.* | ||
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| + | com.abc.* would also block the following package name com.abc.xyz | ||
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| + | **__Whitelist by App Name__** | ||
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| + | To whitelist any apps is done in exactly the same way as blacklisting shown above. The whitelist is always the exception to the blacklist, so if the same package name appears in both whitelist and blacklist, the mobile user will still be able to install the app. | ||
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