Does the Skie dashboard work on a phone, and is there a dark mode?

Skie for Enterprise · Updated

Short answer

Yes to both. The dashboard runs in a web browser and adapts to the screen, so you can check the breach centre or locate a device from a phone or tablet as well as a computer. Light and dark mode are both available. Some tasks, such as editing large policies, are easier on a bigger screen.

Administrators are rarely at a desk when a problem comes up. A warden is on the hostel floor, a branch head is in a car, a dispatcher is on site. The dashboard is a responsive web app, so the same screens work on a phone, a tablet and a computer.

On a small screen you can do the checks that matter in the moment: open the breach centre, look at a group, request a fresh location, use the Go to button for directions, or sync a group. Heavier work, such as building an app list or reviewing a long audit log, is usually more comfortable on a larger screen, but nothing is locked to a desktop.

Dark and light mode are both available. Dark mode is easier on the eyes in a dim room, for example a hostel office in the evening, and it does not change any data or settings, only how the page looks.

Page access still depends on your role, so a phone shows you the same pages that your account is allowed to see, and nothing more. The signed-in user block shows which account you are using; see the signed-in user block.

Skie does not need an app for administrators. You sign in through a browser. The separate Skie Provision app is for setting up devices, not for running the dashboard, though it includes the web dashboard inside it. Practical tip: sign out on shared computers, and use a screen lock on your own phone, since the dashboard can show location and lock devices.