Create a Factory reset protection profile
- On the menu bar, clickPolicies and Profiles > Managed devices > Protection > Factory reset protection.
- Type a name and description for the profile.
- Choose aFactory reset protection setting. Select one of the following options:
- Disable factory reset protection: If you disable factory reset protection, users are not prompted to enter aGoogleuser ID after the device is reset to factory settings.
- Enable and use previous Google account credentials when the device is reset to factory settings: This is the default option. If the user resets the device to factory settings using an untrusted method and aGoogleaccount existed on the device before it was reset, the account must be verified after the device is reset to factory settings. Note that if your organization uses a managedGoogleaccount structure, aGoogleaccount will not exist on the device and factory reset protection will not be available on the device.
- Enable and specify Google account credentials when the device is reset to factory settings: Select this option to specify theGoogleaccount that must be used to log into the device after an untrusted factory reset. If you select this option, the user's personalGoogleaccount credentials can't be used after a factory reset.
- If you selectedEnable and specify Google account credentials when the device is reset to factory settings, click+>Add using Google authentication, and then sign into theGoogleaccount that you want to use to log into devices that have been reset.You can add up to 20 accounts. You can also specify the account manually. For more information, see Manually obtain a user ID for a Google account.
- If you selectedEnable and specify Google account credentials when the device is reset to factory settingsand your organization has aGoogle WorkspaceorGoogle Clouddomain, selectAdd a Google account created by BlackBerry UEMif you want to include the user's workGoogleaccount in the list of accounts that can unlock the device after a factory reset.
- ClickSave.