SkieCan students force stop, clear data or disable apps that Skie manages?
No. Skie blocks force stop, clear data and disable on managed apps, and it is on by default. Android's own control is switched off for those apps, so the buttons in App info do nothing. This stops a student from resetting an app to get round limits or from switching off a rule-enforcing helper.
App info in Android Settings normally has three useful buttons for someone who wants to get around a rule: Force stop, Storage with Clear data, and Disable. Each can reset how an app behaves. Clearing data can wipe a setting an admin placed. Force stopping can interrupt a process that was doing a job.
Skie uses Android's user control disabled packages feature, which the device owner can apply to chosen apps. For those apps, the system disables these user controls. The buttons appear greyed out and tapping them has no effect. This works alongside the block on uninstalling apps, covered in its own entry, so removal and reset are both closed.
Which apps does it cover? The ones Skie manages on the device, including the apps your policy allows. The protection is on by default and appears as one switch in the hardening section. Essential system apps are never touched by Skie.
What does the admin see? In the compliance read-back, the switch appears with a clear state. If it is off on a device, you will see that device listed with the protection.
A teacher may ask why a student cannot clear the cache of a misbehaving app. The honest answer is that the admin can do it. A sync, a compliance run or a replace device flow resets a stuck device without giving students the control. Practical tip: when an app misbehaves, report it to the admin with the device name, rather than asking the student to try clearing data.