Less competition in the mobile space is not a good thing.
Funny story: I tried to install Microsoft's Exchange client for Android, and before it let me connect my account, it warned me that my organization would take control of my phone's security policy. The iOS version doesn't do that.
On iOS typically your organization does take control of your phone's security policy to connect to Exchange. I would personally prefer not to have 6 number passcode.
The 6 number passcode is a new feature of iOS 9, regardless of whether you connect it to an organization or not.
You can use app called Nine for Exchange, which locks the app only, not the whole device.
Re:Windows Phone is dead
by ocdtrekkie on Friday January 29, 2016 @03:07PM
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TouchDown also does this, but it's by Symantec and it's expensive as heck ($29.99). But it works well, and the container it stores your data in is encrypted and follows Exchange policy.
I need to look at Nine though, the big downside of TouchDown is it only lets you have one Exchange account on it per phone, and I have two different domains I need to connect to.
Ah, TouchDown is quite older yeah. Nine offers multiple accounts, costs 9.99$ now and is updated regularly with new features. For the cherry on top it also looks great.
Re:Windows Phone is dead
by ocdtrekkie on Saturday January 30, 2016 @02:49AM
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Eh, I'd rather have TouchDown's UI than anything 'Material'. But I might use it for a second account, I need to look into it more.
It does the same on iOS, except silently. If you were already complying with the Exchange rules (i.e. PIN or password, as required by your sysadmin), you might not notice anything.
If you want a license to implement ActiveSync, enforcing Exchange policies is a mandatory part. Some licensees sidestep that by giving you option of enforcing Exchange policies at the app level, instead of device level, but they have to enforce it nonetheless.
I'm sticking with Android for now since it offends me the least and I'll never, ever, ever use iOS (ever) since Apple is such an asshole to their customers and developers that I hate them with a passion. As a matter of fact, I hope Apple spends and loses all of their money on their car project. (Fingers crossed!)
Give me a phone where I have complete control please and stop trying to "protect" me. Until that time comes, I'll continue using only the most basic features of my so-called "smart" phone.