• iPhones cannot communicate with Windows PC via USB connection - no images are shown

    Hi Community, I got several iPhones (DEP) managed in Sophos Central and none of them can get communicate via USB as they are connected to the PC. The iPhone itself gets displayed in the windows explorer. But there is no further folder DCIM or any images…
  • Shared iPad

    Hello, I have recently been assigned the task of configuring our small (yet soon to grow) fleet of iPads in Education. I have been asked to look into potentially setting up some devices as shared iPads. I have read the documentation provided by Apple…
  • iCloud Restore after migrating from MaaS360 to Sophos Mobile (Central)

    Hi, We have 30+ iOS devices currently enrolled in IBM MaaS360 MDM (via DEP) and I'm looking to migrate all devices over to Sophos Mobile. I'm happy with the process of changing the device management from one to the other, but if the user then performs…
  • Restrict iOS update to certain version on all devices

    Hi, Is there a way to update all iOS devices to the same version. (iOS 14.8) even though iOS 15 is available? I know we can do this on each individual device. but is there a way to do this for a group? -> Update to 14.8 ( not the latest update) …
  • WhatsApp Business - Restrict access to contacts

    Is it possible to add WhatsApp Business to the list of available Apps for iOS and Android and to restrict access only to the managed contacts? Basically so that WhatsApp Business can be installed without any private contacts showing up in the app. We…
  • Activation failed. Undefined error when add a iPhone in Sophos Mobile Device Management

    Dear Sir or Madams, when I try to add a iOS (iPhone7) device in our Sophos MDM I get on the SMC App following error: "Activation failed. Undefined error" when trying to activate device" When I view the SMC APP logs I get a: getStatusUrlList: no 'SmcAppUrl…
  • iOS App - Einstellungen und VPN - Parameter

    Hallo zusammen, ich möchte einer App gern bei der Installation bestimmte Einstellungen mitgeben. (In meinem Fall z.B. bei der Jitsi Meet App die Server-URL für unseren Jitsi Server) Dafür gibt es ja unter Apps -> Einstellungen und VPN bearbeiten …
  • Apps werden nach enrollment heruntergeladen / Apple-ID anmelden

    Hallo, so langsam verzweifle ich, weil mir NIEMAND helfen kann. Wir nutzen Sophos Mobile on Premise, Version 9.5.2. Seitdem ich vor ein paar Wochen das APN-Zertifikat erneuert habe, kann ich nicht mehr richtig Geräte vorbereiten. Unser Vertriebler…
  • Renewed the APNS certificate, but didn't install it in the MDM before the expiration date. Can I install it now?

    According to Mobile Control, our APNs certificate expired on May 16, 2018. According to Apple, it was renewed on Feb 26, 2018. It looks like it was never installed in the MDM, so it shows up as having expired, so we must have lost control of our devices…
  • Setting device lock period for specific number of failed login attempts.

    Hello, We have been asked by an auditing company to make some changes to our mobile device password policy. These required changes include setting the following: If the passcode to unlock a phone/tablet is typed in wrong 5 times, the device…
  • Sophos Emails drucken

    Guten Tag, mein Chef möchte die Möglichkeit haben, Emails aus der Sophos Email App seines iPhones zu drucken. Gibt es da eine Möglichkeit? Grüße, Marita
  • Lock down Sophos Mobile Control app

    Hi, is there away i can lock the app down on apple iOS as a user took a phone to test and removed the sophos mobile control app so it lost its manageability. Looked into restrictions etc but i cant see anything.
  • Disable 3/4G data access in Mobile Control?

    Hello Wonder how i disable access to data connection for 3 or 4G on the Sophos mobile control? We require users to use Wifi only.
  • Managed Wallpaper iOS not applying

    Hello, We just purchase iPad Pro with iOS 11.4 and we are trying Sophos Mobile to managed them. But when I tried to setup managed wallpaper nothing is happening, I also set the restrictions so that the users cannot change the wallpaper but they still…
  • iOS update

    I am trying to schedule an iOS update for one of our iPads. And am getting the following error. ScheduleOSUpdateError[12008][MCMDMErrorDomain]The MDM request is invalid.Jun 1, 2018 8:07 AM The ipad is has 11.3.1 on it, and i am trying to update it…
  • -45 an MDM command could not be executed. MDM 8.1.3 In house iOs App does not install with this error, help?

    We are in a NHS environment and have couple apps we have developed in conjunction with a third party developer to be installed from our own MDM server. However when it goes to install it fails with error code -45 (an MDM command could not be executed…
  • Error code -45 on package Install last iOS update

    Hello, we have the problem that the package "Install last iOS update" always fails immediately with the error message "Errorcode -45[12008][MCMDMErrorDomain]The MDM request is invalid". The requirements are fulfilled, devices are supervised, enough…
  • locate not possible - non-compliant error on some ios phones

    We have this issue often. Randomly phones will show up as non-compliant. It is not always the same phones and its across different versions of ios (including 11.3.1) I have proven that the location is turned on and that it is allowed for the sophos app…
  • SMC-App has no location permission

    Hello, we have a problem on multiple devices. The SMC-App shows an compliance violation. In details is shown that the SMC-App has no locaton permission. After tap on "fix" there is only a notice that we should go to settings > privacy > location…
  • Bug - Sophos Central- Mobile Control - iOS Passcode

    When setting the passcode limitations to Minimum 4 - The devices still say you must enter 6 characters. It will allow you to enter 4 but the message needs to be corrected because users do not know other than what the message is stating.
  • Setting two different background pictures?

    Hello, i'm trying to set two different background pictures. One for home- and one for lockscreen. In profiles i can only set one picture in the "Background"-Settings and a second configuration for Background is not available. Two pictures can't be…
  • How to remove assigned Active Directors user?

    Hello, A have assigned LDAP user to my SMC. Some of those users left the company but i cannot remove/delete them from SMC console. There is option only - SHOW, and when open I can delete the associated device, only. I'm running Server version: 7.0…
  • Low Reputation App question

    I am a cybersecurity consultant who is working with a very large corporation. Recently, I suggested my client run Sophos Mobile Security on a couple of their company issued phones. Ironically, my client's mobile app popped up in the scan as a 'low reputation…
  • Provisions Profile install

    we have an app created via our apple developers account, the app was originally created and had the provisioning certificate embedded into the app. The certificate is due to expire and will be renewed in 2 days, i have never pushed out a provisioning…
  • "erlaubte Apps" fehlerhaft seit update 7.1.4

    Hallo, seit dem gestrigen update auf 7.1.4 werden alle apps (IOS) in der "erlaubte Apps" als verboten angezeigt (Compliance Verstoss). Eine Überprüfung und ein neu setzen der Regeln hat nichts geändert. Kennt jemand dieses Problem ? Gruss …