To enable these restrictions, you will need to use the Screen Time feature of your iPhone available in iOS 12 and newer. To do so, follow these steps:. If you choose the Apps section, you can limit them by their age rating. If you want to prevent downloading and installing any new app to your iPhone, you can set thatup in Screen Time as well. You can also disable deleting apps in a similar manner. Managed apps : Managed apps are the apps that have been distributed to devices using Mobile Device Manager Plus.
Organizations that prefer testing their apps before installation can block app installation on devices that are not a part of their test groups. How to block a specific app from being downloaded? For step by step instructions to block or restrict app installation from the Play Store for Android devices, App Store for iOS, and Windows Business Store for Windows 10 devices, refer this document What happens after you block an app from being downloaded?
Now that blocklisting has facilitated blocking a specific app or multiple apps from being downloaded on Apple, Android and Windows devices, admins can choose the action that should be performed when a blocklisted app is discovered on the device: Uninstall Immediately : On selecting this option, Mobile Device Manager Plus will remove the blocked app from the devices immediately upon detecting it and prevent users from downloading the blocked app on the device.
Notify users and uninstall immediately : An email is sent to the users that a blocked app is detected on the device and the app is removed from the device.
It further blocks the app download on the device Notify users : This option notifies the user via email about the presence of the app that needs to be blocked on the device and doesn't remove the app from the devices. Just disable the entire thing altogether. Doesn't need to be safe, have locks, passwords etc. I'm not trying to secure the device from intruders, attackers or robbers, I'm trying to secure it from its very own user. Please help. I just had to remove two anti-virus apps that were opening adware pages when she tried to open facebook lite, and that's obviously a no-go, apps which she "had not installed.
How can you just disable installs so this couldn't ever happen again? First, disable the primary source of installation. On most devices, it is the Google Play Store but your device might have been shipped with a non-Google market app as well. Second, disable the Package Installer system app. This provides the GUI for sideloading. So if you disable it and attempt to install an APK through a file manager, by drive-by download, or when pushed by a third-party app you would definitely fail.
Third, an app can still be sideloaded through command-line, preferably through ADB. Keep Developer options disabled and hidden default. This is untested but revoking executable permissions requires root access from pm binary for user or for every user might help. This however, may cause device instability so take backup from a custom recovery before you proceed with this step.
Your user would be fine with the first two steps. It's not like they would deliberately try to find a way to install an app if they are not tech-savvy already. Alternatively, in your particular situation you can use an ad-blocker app. It's near the bottom of the Settings menu. This allows you to set parental controls for the Google Play Store. It's the second from the last option at the bottom of the Family menu.
Choose something that you'll remember, as you'll need this PIN to bypass these controls in the future. Parental controls are now enabled. A list of age groups will appear. This depends on what you want to allow people to download. App developers enter these age ranges when adding their apps to the Play Store.
Tap OK on the confirmation. This message just lets you know that future app downloads from the Play Store will be restricted based on your selection. Now that you've enabled parental restrictions, users of this Android will not be able to install apps from the Play Store outside of their age group.
To disable these restrictions, go back to the Parental controls screen and slide the switch to the off position. Alternatively, you can apply parental controls to Google Play downloads and purchases using the Family Link app. To do so, open the Family Link app and select your child. Method 3. Tap your profile image. If you have not selected a profile image for your Google account, it will appear as a colored circle with your initial in the middle.
Tap Network Preferences. It's the second menu in the Settings menu. This expands the Network Preferences menu. Tap Auto-update apps. A pop-up menu will appear. Tap Do not auto-update apps. It's the first option in the list. App updates will no longer download automatically. Method 4.
Tap the app with notifications you want to block. This opens the app's info screen.
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