Location Tracking (macOS)
Location tracking job helps the admin to remotely enable location tracking on the enrolled device and set tracking periodicity.
Note:
1. When you enroll for the first time, a pop-up appears asking you to enable or disable the location. If the user closes or ignores the popup, it will not reappear on the device; instead, user must go to the system preferences and manually enable location.
- Path to enable location on the device: System Preferences > Privacy and Security > Location Services > SureMDM Agent(Enable the toggle button)
2. If the Location Services of the device are not enabled, then enable device location by using the below path.
- Path to enable location on the device: System Preferences > Privacy and Security > Location Services > SureMDM Agent(Enable the toggle button)
To create a Location Tracking job and deploy it to the enrolled device(s) or group(s) remotely, follow these steps:
1. On the SureMDM Web Console, navigate to Jobs > New Job > MacOS> Location Tracking.
2. In the Location Tracking prompt, enter a Job Name and select Enable Location Tracking.
3. Choose a value from the spin box (in minutes or hours) in Tracking Periodicity and click OK.
4. Enable Minimum Displacement and select the values (in meters, kilometers, or miles) and, then click OK.
The newly created job will be listed in the Jobs List section.
5. Go back to Home tab and select the Android device(s) or group(s).
6. Click Apply to launch the Apply Job/Profile To Device prompt.
7. In the Apply Job/Profile To Device prompt, select the job and click Apply.