App missing from iWatch paired with managed deviceSolved

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3 years ago

There are like a few hundred iphones managed by Hexnode. One of the users has his iWatch paired with the managed device. When I configured a multi-app kiosk policy to the devices, the workout app disappeared from the paired iWatch. Is this supposed to be an expected behaviour or is it an issue to be considered?

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3 years ago
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Is your Apple watch managed as well? Or is it just paired to a managed device?

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3 years ago
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The iWatch is just paired to a managed iOS device. It is not managed by Hexnode.

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3 years ago
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Did the application come back after removing the policy?

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3 years ago
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Yeaa.. I’m pretty sure it is linked to the kiosk policy. But I’m not sure how.

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3 years ago
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Hey Darin,

Thank you for reaching out to us.

According to Apple’s MDM protocol, certain restrictions that are applied to a managed iOS device can be mirrored on a paired Apple Watch. Hence, if you apply a kiosk policy to an iOS device, it could result in some of the applications disappearing from the corresponding paired Apple watch.

However, if your requirement was to restrict a set of applications in the iOS device, you could blacklist the required applications on the device. Blacklisting can be considered as a workaround so that none of the applications will get hidden in your paired Apple watches.

Hope this clears your query.

Cheers!
Chris Coleman
Hexnode UEM