SkieCan a company use Skie to manage staff phones?
Yes. Skie is Android device management software, so a company can use it on staff phones and tablets it hands out. The company chooses which apps work, which websites open, when the device can be used and where it is. It runs as the Android device owner, so Android itself enforces the rules. Devices must be Android 12 or newer.
Skie was built first for schools and families, but the underlying idea is the same for a business: a device that belongs to the organisation should do the job it was handed out for. Skie runs as the Android device owner, which is the highest level of management Android allows, so the rules are enforced by the operating system and not by a background app that can be closed.
For a company that means an app allow list per team, a web filter that is locked on the device and travels on any Wi-Fi or mobile data, location with geofences, and lost mode when a phone goes missing. The Play Store can be hidden, so staff cannot add their own apps. Anything installed outside the list after setup is removed silently.
Structure is built in. You create the organisation, then branches or departments, then groups, and attach one policy and one app list to each group. Rules flow down and the most specific level applies last. Roles let a branch head manage their own people without seeing the rest of the company.
There are honest limits. A phone has to be freshly set up or reset once to become managed, because Android only allows device-owner control on a device that has not been set up. Skie is software only, so you use your own devices and your own carrier. Some things larger MDM suites offer, such as single sign-on or an open interface for your own systems, are not available yet and are something the team is working on.
A practical start is a pilot: pick one team, five to ten phones, one app list, and see how it behaves on your real network before you roll out further.