SkieCan students use clone apps or a second copy of an app on managed Android?
No. On Android 14 and newer, Skie blocks clone profiles, and it is on by default. A clone profile is a second copy of an app running side by side with the first. Blocking it means the app list you chose is the only set of apps on the device.
Many phone makers offer a way to run two copies of the same app, usually to keep two accounts of a messaging app. Android 14 added a clone profile type for this. The copy has its own data, and it is not guaranteed to follow the app list in the same way as the original.
Skie sets Android's DISALLOW_ADD_CLONE_PROFILE restriction as the device owner, so the option to create the clone profile is not available. On Android 12 and 13 the feature does not exist in the same form, and the other profile and user blocks already cover those devices, so the same policy works for everything Skie manages.
It is a default protection, and it appears in the hardening list with the other profile switches. After every apply, the device reads the value back from Android where it applies, and the result is part of the compliance score.
There is a second layer too. Install guard silently removes apps installed after enrolment that are not allowed, and Skie shows only the apps in your policy. So a duplicate app has two obstacles before it is ever used.
A common request from parents and hostel students is to keep two accounts of the same app. If your policy allows the app, they use one. If a second account is needed for a legitimate reason, speak to your admin about the right app list, rather than a cloned copy. Practical tip: mention in your device policy that cloned or dual apps are not allowed. It saves later explanations.