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Android Features Marked for Deprecation

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Abstract

Android will begin deprecating features from device admin in Android 10. MaaS360 will be noting this in the 10.71 release

Content

When the Android upgrades its OS version to 10 in 2019, a set of Device Admin policies will be disabled.

The following Device Admin policies will be disabled:

Policy Path
Maximum Passcode Age (in Days) Android MDM policies > Device Settings > Passcode > Passcode Settings.
Minimum Passcode Quality Android MDM policies > Device Settings > Passcode > Passcode Settings.
Minimum Passcode Length (4-16 characters) Android MDM policies > Device Settings > Passcode > Passcode Settings.
Disable Keyguard Features Android MDM policies > Device Settings > Security.
Camera Android MDM policies > Device Settings > Restrictions

 

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Document Information

Modified date:
19 November 2018

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ibm10741145