How to prevent mobile users (agent/now app) from accessing ServiceNow on a personal mobile device?
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10-28-2020 09:17 AM
Is there a way to prevent users from accessing our ServiceNow instance from a personal device. I am aware that we cannot prevent users from downloading from the apple/google stores; however, I am curious how we would limit a user from logging in to our instance based on the device.
If we are not able to prevent logins, are there any protections/restrictions we can enable if a user downloads this to their mobile device?
Thanks
~CK

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10-28-2020 09:28 AM
Navigate to System Properties > Mobile UI Properties to enable or disable any of the properties below.
Property | Description |
---|---|
glide.ui.m_enabled | Turns on/off the mobile web UI |
glide.ui.m.helsinki_mobile_enabled | Turns on/off the Helsinki mobile web UI |
glide.ui.m.native_apps_enabled | Turns on/off native apps |
glide.ui.tablet_enabled | Turns on/off tablet UI |
glide.ui.mobile_agents | Clear out these user agents to disable the legacy mobile UI |
Regards,
Sachin

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10-28-2020 09:29 AM
Below system property can be useful for you
Navigate to System Properties > Mobile UI Properties to enable or disable any of the properties below.
Name | Property | Description |
---|---|---|
Enable mobile web UI | glide.ui.m_enabled | Turns on/off the mobile web UI. Even if this property is disabled, users still have access to the mobile web |
Enable native mobile applications (Android, iOS) | glide.ui.m.native_apps_enabled | Enables/disables user access to the ServiceNow Classic mobile app. This property only applies to the classic mobile app. |
Use the mobile web UI if one of these strings (comma-separated) appears in the browser's User Agent | glide.ui.m_agents |
Define which web UI to use depending on what name appears in a browser user agent
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Regards,
Sachin
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03-02-2021 04:27 PM
If your company using any MAM or MDM solution, you can restrict using conditional access.
iOS/iPadOS device settings in Microsoft Intune - Azure | Microsoft Docs
Create Intune Device Restriction Policy to Block App Store - YouTube
above are Ivan's solution. Pls check Ivan's solution;
PaulSylo
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02-24-2021 11:24 AM
I am faced with this same question. We are trying to restrict the Now Agent so only those iPhones and iPads that are managed by our organization can log in. Have you had any luck with this one?