iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove or stop from joining

Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by philsnow on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @10:17PM (#35448455)

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.

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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by jdelman on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @11:11PM (#35448819)

What settings did you use to lock down your phone?

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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by philsnow on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @01:42AM (#35449795)

More or less:

  - 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 [email protected] 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

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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by tekknik on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @08:57AM (#35453366)

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?

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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by stacktrust on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @09:07AM (#35453497)

Is there an SMS forwarding service that works for 2FA?

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Re:iOS lets carriers add WiFi networks that you can’t remove... by philsnow on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @07:07PM (#35461722)

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.

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