SkieHow often does a managed Android device sync with the dashboard?
A Skie-managed device syncs on a regular interval that the organisation can edit, and it also syncs straight away when internet returns or when the screen turns on after the device has gone stale. So the interval is a baseline, not the only trigger. Rule changes usually reach online devices within seconds.
A sync is the device checking in with Skie: it fetches the latest signed rules, applies them, reads each protection back from Android and reports how it is doing. The regular sync interval is a setting, and an organisation can edit it to suit how fresh it wants the dashboard to be. Skie does not publish a fixed number here, because the right value depends on your devices and your network.
The interval is not the only thing that triggers a check-in. When a device regains internet after a gap, it syncs immediately. When someone turns the screen on and the last sync is stale, it syncs again straight away. A repeating presence alarm also keeps the device reporting that it is alive. Together these mean a tablet that spent the weekend in a cupboard catches up as soon as it is switched on and connected.
If a sync fails, the device retries rather than giving up. The rules already on the device keep working in the meantime, because they are cached and signed locally. The sync interval therefore affects how quickly the dashboard learns something, not whether a device is protected.
Practical tip: do not shorten the interval just because you want faster rule changes. Online devices already pick up changes quickly. Shorten it only if your staff need the last-seen time on the dashboard to be fresher. You can also trigger a sync by hand from the device page, which is covered in the forcing-a-sync entry.