SkieCan Skie turn off Wi-Fi Direct on managed devices?
Yes. Turning off Wi-Fi Direct is an optional Skie protection using Android's Wi-Fi Direct restriction, and it is off by default. It stops a tablet connecting straight to another device without going through a network. Use it where students share files with nearby devices and the school wants that closed.
Wi-Fi Direct lets two devices connect to each other over Wi-Fi without a router. File sharing apps use it for fast transfers between phones and tablets, and printers and screen-casting tools use it too. A transfer like that does not pass through the school network at all.
Skie sets DISALLOW_WIFI_DIRECT as the device owner. The feature is disabled in Android, so apps cannot create or join a direct connection. It applies to Android 13 and newer, and it does not affect normal Wi-Fi, so the tablet still connects to the school network as usual.
It is optional because some classroom tools rely on it. Wireless projection to a classroom display may use Wi-Fi Direct on some setups, so check your equipment before turning the switch on for a group.
This protection sits alongside tethering, Bluetooth and NFC, each described in its own entry. Together they cover the main routes by which a managed device might talk to another one outside the school network.
The admin sees one toggle in the hardening section. Its state is read back from Android after each apply and counted in the compliance score. Practical tip: test with one tablet and your projector or printer before rolling it out to a group, and keep it off for rooms where wireless casting is part of the lesson.