Permit a specific third-party application while blocking all other third-party
applications
You can use a default application control policy to block all third-party applications.
1.
In the BlackBerry® Manager, on the Software Configuration screen, click Edit Configuration.
2.
Click Manage Application Policies.
3.
Create and name an application control policy.
4.
To delete all existing third-party applications from the BlackBerry device and prevent the BlackBerry device from adding
any new third-party applications, set Disposition to Disallowed.
5.
To permit the third-party application, perform one of the following actions:
• To permit the user to add the third-party application to the BlackBerry device, and to permit the user to delete the
application from the BlackBerry device, set Disposition to Optional.
• To push the application to the BlackBerry device over the wireless network automatically, and to prevent the user
from deleting the application from the BlackBerry device, set Disposition to Required. In the software configuration,
set the Delivery method to Wireless.
6.
Apply the new application control policy to the third-party application.
Controlling the behavior of third-party applications
To block specific threats to application security without banning all third-party applications on BlackBerry® devices, you
can replace a default application control policy that blocks all third-party applications with a less restrictive application
control policy that controls the behavior of third-party applications. You can allow specific behavior for registered third-
party applications while preventing other third-party applications from exchanging data. By default, users can install other
third-party applications but those other applications are not permitted to do anything on the BlackBerry devices.
Assign a default application control policy to control the behavior of allowed third-
party applications
You can restrict all available behavior for third-party applications. Applications that do not require access to the Internet,
intranet, or BlackBerry® device data (for example, card games or calculators) can run on the BlackBerry device with all
behavior restricted.
1.
In the BlackBerry® Manager, on the Software Configuration screen, click Edit Configuration.
2.
Click Manage Application Policies.
3.
Create and name an application control policy.
4.
To allow the user to install registered third-party applications on the BlackBerry device, set Disposition to Optional.
5.
Assign the application control policy as the default application control policy.
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