Mock location on AndroidSolved

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3 days ago

Hi everyone.

We recently discovered that some employees are changing their location on our company-owned Android devices. This affects our field staff tracking, as they are marking attendance and site visits without being there. Is there any way to prevent this?

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3 days ago
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Hi, @annemie ! Thank you for reaching out to us.

Disabling the Mock location option under Basic Restrictions of Android using Hexnode UEM can prevent users from turning on mock locations on their devices. Follow the steps given below for the same:

  1. Login to your Hexnode UEM portal.
  2. Navigate to Policies and create a New Policy.
  3. Select Android > Restrictions > Basic and click Configure.
  4. Disable the Mock location option under Allow Location Settings.

Disable mock location from Hexnode UEM.

Let us know if you want further assistance!

Best Regards,
Isabel Lora
Hexnode UEM

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Participant
2 days ago
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Hi @isabel_lora , thanks for your response. Is this feature supported for all Android devices?

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Hexnode Expert
2 days ago
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Hi, @annemie ! Thank you for reaching out to us. No, this feature is supported on Samsung Knox 1.0+, LG Gate, and Kyocera business phones only.

Also, if the devices are enrolled in Device Owner (Android/General Android) mode, unchecking this option will completely disable the Developer options on the device.

Best Regards,
Isabel Lora
Hexnode UEM

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