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Service Info Bernay
Service Info Bernay
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May 15, 2026

App Management via Profiles

  • May 15, 2026
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Hello, I’m totally lost about what I have to do. I was managing apps via Microsoft Intune, and it was working flawlessly - Accepted softwares were available at will, some were forced, and leftover was denied.

 

Now, based on used profile, I got different output, none of them being adequate :

  • Enterprise managed device correctly configurate a “work-xxx...” profile, enforce the few mandatory softwares, but whatever else is accessible (being games, crypto tools, or any other type of random chinese pdf viewer)
  • Work / personal hybrid which complexify even more getting 2 versions of Play Store, one being associated to a “work-xxx...” profile (see first point), the second being associated to a personal account.

Is there no possibility anymore to restrict softwares from the Play Store, such as whitelisting software (eg. everything is off by default, and you accept few - and make even fewer mandatory ?)

What should I do about my 400+ app whitelist ? Is it useless now ?

    2 replies

    Moombas
    Moombas
    Level 4.4: KitKat
    May 19, 2026

    On a fully managed device with a work-* account assigned, you have 2 options:

    • Whitelist
      • only apps you specifically allow are able to be installed via playstore
      • You can find all via web but not install
      • In playstore itself you see only the allowed apps
    • All
      • Just allow access to all apps

    Same goes for work profile and COPE.

    But on a work profile or COPE, you also have the private playstore where the user could install any app they want.

    I see in SOTI a policy that restricts apps on the phone, so i could block for example whatsapp for the phone (so you can try to install it but it will be instantly removed afterwards). I didn’t test this yet on COPE or work profile but i would assume same effect as i saw this on fully managed.
     

      Kirk
      KirkCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      May 19, 2026

      Hey ​@Service Info Bernay 

      Welcome to the community, I’ve moved your post into its own topic to give you and everyone else more visibility.

      Please see ​@Moombas’ reply (thanks!) and let us know if you have any further questions! 

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