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Sideload Detection for Android and iOS Devices

Detect sideloaded apps and enforce compliance actions

This image shows the BlackBerry Protect Profile

1. Create a BlackBerry Protect profile

Click Policies and profiles > Protection > BlackBerry Protect > +.

2. Turn on sideload detection

On the Android tab, click Enable sideloaded app detection. You don't need to select anything on the iOS tab. 

Save the profile and assign it to users or groups.

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3. Create a compliance profile

You use a compliance profile to choose the actions that you want UEM to take when a sideloaded app is detected on a user's device.

Click Policies and profiles > Compliance > Compliance > +.

this image shows the sub category for BlackBerry Protect from the compliance page

4. Turn on compliance for sideloaded apps

On the Android and iOS tabs, click Sideloaded app is installed.

this image shows the input boxes that are displayed when the "Sideloaded app is installed" checkbox is checked

5. Choose how to notify the user

On both tabs, configure how, and how often, you want to let the user know that a sideloaded app has been detected.

6. Choose an enforcement action for devices

On both tabs, choose an action:
  • Monitor and log will log information without taking a compliance action.
  • Untrust will block access to work resources and apps until the sideloaded app is removed.

7. Choose an enforcement action for BlackBerry Dynamics apps

On both tabs, choose an action:
  • Monitor and log will log information without taking a compliance action.
  • Do not allow BlackBerry Dynamics apps to run will block BlackBerry Dynamics apps until the sideloaded app is removed.

8. Save the profile and assign it to users or groups

That’s it! Sideload detection and compliance are now enabled for Android and iOS devices.

For more information, see Detecting sideloaded apps.