Scalefusion Client Mode for Corporate Owned Devices

As an enterprise looking to manage Corporate Owned Android devices, you might want to control how the corporate policies are applied and how your end-users interact with the MDM application. The two most frequently used methods of interaction or modes of operation for an MDM application are,

1. Kiosk Mode: In this mode the MDM client application replaces the default home launcher of the device with a custom one so that it can show a custom list of approved applications, Allowed websites and applies the corporate policies.
2. Agent Mode: In this mode the MDM client application silently runs in the background, thereby giving users the default device launcher experience, yet protecting the device and applying the corporate policies.

Scalefusion offers you the flexibility to setup the Scalefusion Pro MDM client in either the Kiosk mode or the Agent mode, thereby allowing you to choose the experience that you want to give to your end-users.

In this document, we will discuss the various scenarios and help you choose the correct mode of operation for Scalefusion Pro Client.

When to Use Kiosk Mode or Set Scalefusion as Launcher?

The following set of questionnaire helps you decide if you want to set Scalefusion as the Launcher. If the answer to any one of the questions below is a Yes, then you should be consider using Kiosk/Launcher mode.

1. Are you using Devices that have an Android OS version less than 6.0?
2. Are you using Devices that are not Android Enterprise recommended, that is they do not support afw#mobilock method of enrollment?
3. Are you deploying the managed device in an unattended environment like a Shopping Mall, Entry/Exit gates etc?
4. Do you want to use the managed device to run only one application all the time (Single/Default App Mode)?
5. Do you want to control the application listing and ordering on the Home screen?

When to Use Agent Mode or Set Scalefusion as Agent?

The following set of questionnaire helps you decide if you want to set Scalefusion as the Agent. If you answer in Yes to one of the questions, then you should consider Agent mode.

1. Do you want to use Scalefusion as a Mobile Application Management solution?
2. Do you want to let the end-users use the Corporate Device as their personal device but still apply a limited set of policies?
3. Do you want to use the default Android launcher UI so as to give the default experience to your end-users?
4. Do you want to hide the Scalefusion MDM agent from the list of applications?
5. Do you want Scalefusion to completely disable the Applications that are not approved for corporate use?

Feature Comparison Matrix

The table below helps you compare the support for majority of features across the Launcher and Agent mode.

Legend:

• Yes - Works in both Legacy & Android for Work (afw).
• Yes* - Requires Android for Work (EMM management).
• Yes** - Requires Android for Work (EMM management) or selected Samsung, Sony or LG Devices.

How to configure & control the Mode for Scalefusion?

Scalefusion offers you Device Profiles, that let you configure a group of policies and settings, that can be applied to one or multiple devices. Please head to our Android Device Profile for Corporate devices to see how you can control the mode for Scalefusion client application.