Block mobile device screen capture on managed apps (iOS)

Question

Hi All,

Can Intune execute below item?

"Block mobile device screen capture on managed apps (iOS)"

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hello James

Yes

Here is steps:

1. Sign in to the Microsoft Endpoint Manager Admin Center:
   • Go to Intune portal.
2. Create or Modify an Application Protection Policy:
   • Navigate to Apps > App protection policies.
   • You can either create a new policy or edit an existing one for iOS.
3. Set Platform and Specify App Type:
   • If creating a new policy, select iOS/iPadOS as the platform, and follow the prompts to create a new policy.
   • Specify whether this policy applies to specific applications (managed apps).
4. Configure Data Protection Settings:
   • Within the app protection policy, locate the Data protection section.
   • Look for the setting labeled Prevent screen capture.
   • Set this option to Block. This will prevent users from taking screenshots or screen recordings of the managed applications.

Answer 2

@James Chan_110, Thanks for posting in Q&A.

Under iOS app protection policy settings, there's no such setting yet.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/app-protection-policy-settings-ios

The reason it is not possible with iOS is because Apple does not allow application to control the underlying IOS. You can feedback to Apple support to see if we can have this in the future.

Currently, under iOS device restriction policy, there's a setting "Block screenshots and screen recording:" which can prevent screenshots or screen captures on the whole devices. You can use this as a workaround.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/configuration/device-restrictions-ios

Hope it can help.

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