How to Remotely Lock iPhone and iPad to a Single Application?

By 42Gears Team

If you want to setup Single Application Mode on Android devices, please look at this post.

SureMDM locks down your iPhone and iPads to run just one application in the foreground all the time. Home Button, Notifications, and Control Center are disabled too.

Single App Mode

Here are the steps you can follow to lock your iPads and iPhones into Single Application Mode:

Note: Please make sure that you have Supervised Mode enabled on your device. Click here for the steps.

1. Download and install SureMDM Nix Agent for iOS from App Store

2. Once installed, launch SureMDM Nix Agent

3. On SureMDM Nix Welcome Screen, tap Enroll Device

4. On Enroll Device screen, select from the following two options:

SureMDM - Register

- Register
Scan QR
Install Profile screen, tap Install
SureMDM - Profile Installed
Done
SureMDM Nix Home Screen should mention Online
SureMDM - Online
SureMDM Web Console, click Profiles
SureMDM Login
iOS tab and click Add
Profile-iOS-add
iOS MDM Profile page, give a name to the job and select Single App Mode Profile
Configure, enter following details and click Save
Lockdown Application
Single App Mode
Single App Mode - iOS
iOS MDM Profile, go to SureMDM Home and select the device listed under Device List
Apply
Apply device
Apply Job to Device prompt, select the created job and click Apply
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Published on: October 17, 2014

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