SkieCan a device be provisioned again after Remove Skie?
Yes. After Remove Skie the device is a plain Android device. Reset it, skip the Google account and provision it again with a new token, to the same student or a new one. It takes a seat as a new enrolment, and Skie recognises the hardware from its IMEI or serial.
Remove Skie ends management, but it does not end the device. A tablet that left the school last year and came back this year can join again. Treat it like any other device you are setting up.
Reset it first, because Android only allows a device owner on a device that has not been set up. If you removed Skie and the device has been in use, it has data and perhaps accounts on it. Back up what must be kept, reset, and skip the Google account at the welcome screen. Then provision from a laptop or the Provision app, with a fresh one-time enrolment token for the student and group you choose.
Two things to expect. The device takes a seat, because it is a new enrolment after a release. And Skie recognises the hardware by its IMEI or serial, so the record shows it is the same physical device returning, with its earlier history in the lifecycle record. The model profile already exists, so no further review is needed.
If you removed Skie but did not reset, the device may still be in a fine state for another purpose. Only provision again if you want it managed.
If the old record was force removed and the device was never released, it still has Skie as its owner. In that case, provisioning again does not work until the device is released or reset. Remove Skie from the dashboard while the device is online if you can, and reset it.
Practical tip: label returned devices clearly so nobody provisions one that still holds old data. See returning a device and the enrolment token.
- Reset, skip the account, provision
- A new token and a seat are needed
- Hardware is recognised by IMEI or serial
- Force removed devices still need releasing