Thank you for that first link. I stumbled across Apple Configurator when I was trying to lock down an old phone, to have at home as a pseudo-landline (but which I can take with me on trips) that is safe to leave accessible to kids. I got it working by muddling through, and that link would have at least let me situate myself in the space of "what does this thing do?" better.
- prevent removal of profiles:
general -> security -> "with authorization", and added a password
- prevent total phone wipe:
general -> functionality -> [ ] allow Erase All Content and Settings (supervised only)
- only allow a few apps to run:
restrictions -> apps -> restrict app usage -> only allow some apps
phone, messages, facetime, settings
- disallow installing new apps:
restrictions -> functionality -> [ ] allow installing apps (supervised only)
- content filter -> filter type -> limit adult content
I'm not really sure what this does but makes sense to enable it
- wi-fi -> configure one payload,
for my home guest network
- google account -> configure one payload,
for a phone@vanitydomain.com google account
I have a copy of the resulting .mobileconfig file that also allows safari, but I only enable that when I'm e.g. taking a flight on Southwest and want to be able to use that phone as another screen for passing time in the plane
This seems like a heavy handed solution to a simple problem, which isn’t necessarily bad. Why did you not get a number forwarding service to forward to your primary cell phone instead of carrying 2 devices?
This is a phone I let my kids use; it's a landline "house phone" replacement, that I can take with me on vacation. It wouldn't make sense for it to forward to my primary phone.
I want a POTS landline (guess I'm stuck in my late 90s "it's more reliable than the internet connection, since the power comes over the copper" attitude), but I can't even get POTS installed here.
