SkieHow do I lock a tablet to specific apps only?
Put only those apps on the group's app list and attach it. Everything else is hidden, and anything installed later is removed. For a stricter lock to a single app, use full-screen kiosk mode or a one-app list. The change reaches every tablet in the group on its next sync.
In Skie the way to lock a phone or tablet to specific apps is the app list. Pick the apps from your published organisation store, build a list, and attach it to the group. The device shows only those apps. The Play Store can be hidden so users cannot browse for others.
The device owner role is what makes this hold. The install guard silently removes an app installed after enrolment that is not allowed, and unknown sources are blocked. Alternative browsers, VPN apps and proxy apps are always blocked, whatever the list says. Essential system apps are never touched, so the device keeps working.
Choose the strictness that suits the job. A short list of three or four apps works for a class tablet, a driver's phone or a nurse's handheld. A single-app list works for an exam or a point-of-sale screen. Full-screen kiosk mode locks the interface to match. Add hardware switches in the policy where they fit: camera off, Bluetooth off, screenshots off.
Time can be part of it. A schedule can give different apps in different windows, such as a narrow set in lessons and a wider one at break. A practical tip: build the list by asking users what they need to do their job in a normal day, add only that, and test on a pilot device for a day before attaching it to the group. See lock down Android tablets for students.