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Configure Phone Settings

Phone Settings option allows admins to manage calls and SMSs on the locked device.

Phone Settings has following options:

  • Call Progress Screen - If the device has calling option and SureLock is running, the user can receive calls but Call progress screen may not be visible, which has all the information and options for the ongoing call. Enable Call Progress Screen to make call progress screen visible on the device.
  • Block All Incoming Call - Use Block All Incoming Call feature to block all incoming calls.
  • Block All Outgoing Call - Use Block All Outgoing Call feature to block all outgoing calls. This feature has been deprecated and will be available in standalone SureLock up to version 21.39011 and will continue to function in the integrated version of SureLock.
  • Automatically Allowlist New Contact -  Use this option to automatically add new contacts to the allowlist phone numbers. This feature has been deprecated and will be available in standalone SureLock up to version 21.39011 and will continue to function in the integrated version of SureLock.
  • Blocklisted Phone Numberss - Add phone numbers in Blocklisted Phone Numbers if the admins have allowed all incoming or outgoing calls in a device and wish to block incoming or outgoing calls for selective phone numbers. This feature has been deprecated and will be available in standalone SureLock up to version 21.39011 and will continue to function in the integrated version of SureLock.
  • Allowlisted Phone Numbers - Add phone numbers in Allowlisted Phone Numbers if the admins have blocked all incoming or outgoing calls in a device and wish to allow incoming or outgoing calls for selective phone numbers. This feature has been deprecated and will be available in standalone SureLock up to version 21.39011 and will continue to function in the integrated version of SureLock.
  • Block All Incoming SMS - Use Block All Incoming SMS feature to block all incoming SMS.
  • Block All Outgoing SMS - Use Block All Outgoing SMS feature to block all outgoing SMS.
  • Block All Incoming MMS - Use Block All Incoming MMS feature to block all incoming MMS.
  • Block All Outgoing MMS - Use Block All Outgoing MMS feature to block all outgoing MMS.
  • SMS Command Password - Use this feature to enable SureLock specific SMS commands. This is very useful to reset the device password using SMS, when Nix is offline on the devices.
note

  i) Phone Settings options will be enabled when SureLock is installed in sim supported devices.
ii) SMS and MMS options are supported only on Samsung Knox devices.
iii) SMS Command Password will be available on the devices running Android Nougat and below.