SkieDo Skie rules work at remote sites with no signal?
Yes. Rules are stored on the device, so allowed apps, the web filter setting and security protections keep working with no signal. You can also set an offline mode with its own allowed apps and a maximum duration. It ends automatically when the network returns, and the dashboard shows when the device was last seen.
Mining sites, wind farms, plantations, construction projects and village programmes all share the same problem: the office wants control, but the signal comes and goes.
Skie is designed for this. A signed policy bundle is stored on the device, and the device checks the signature before it applies anything. Android then enforces the rules locally. Nothing about an app allow list, blocked factory reset, blocked safe mode or a locked date and time needs the internet.
What does need a connection is anything coming from the dashboard: a new app list, a changed schedule, a lost mode command, a fresh location request. These are delivered when the device next reaches a network. Instant sync happens as soon as internet returns, and a repeating alarm about every four minutes reports presence whenever a network is there.
Offline mode is the formal tool. You can define a set of allowed apps for offline time, with a maximum set by the organisation, so site staff can keep working with essential tools while away. When the network returns, offline mode ends automatically and normal rules apply again. The thresholds for Offline unusual and Breach are editable, so a site that is expected to be out of signal for two days does not raise false alarms.
Location pauses while the device is offline and resumes on reconnect. Pull a SIM or switch to airplane mode and rules keep applying. Airplane mode can be locked, and long silence is flagged.