SkieCan I turn off the camera on managed phones and tablets?
Yes. Disable camera is an optional policy switch, off by default. Turn it on and the camera is unavailable on every device in the group. It is set at organisation, school, branch or group level, so you can switch it off for exam halls and keep it on for science classes.
The camera switch is one of the optional hardware switches in a Skie policy. By default the camera works. When you disable it, Android itself blocks camera access for apps, so a student cannot get round it by opening a different app.
Where to use it depends on the setting. Exam tablets, shop kiosks, secure offices and hostels often switch the camera off. Classrooms that use scanning, photography or video projects keep it on. Because rules are set per group, you can have both in one school.
The switch applies for as long as the policy does. If you need the camera for part of the day only, that is a policy matter rather than a schedule one: use separate groups, or a policy applied for the period. Skie does not capture photos or audio itself, and has no hidden mode, so turning the camera off is about the user's access, not about any monitoring.
Remember that blocking at a higher level holds. If the organisation disables the camera, a group cannot turn it back on. Check the result with the effective policy view. A practical tip: before disabling the camera for a class, ask teachers which apps scan documents or QR codes, since some learning apps need it. Use the impact preview to check the reach of a change before saving.