Show Device Lock status via webUI and API
So - similar to JP's suggestion... https://suggestions.simplemdm.com/forums/204404-suggestions/suggestions/36523045-show-a-list-of-locked-devices
BUT - at the moment a device can have one of three statuses returned via the API
*enrolled
*enrolling
*unenrolled
Could you also add
*Lock Command sent
*Lock command received
(or similar) as a status. We're in a position where we want to prevent multiple device admins sending lock commands to the same lost device. Yes you can check the logs first, but are folk really going to do that?
We also want to build a lock functionality via the API - and want to be able to check if a lock command is already pending, so we don't send duplicate commands via the API.
squirke
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This is a great suggestion! However, there are some technical limitations. Currently, MDM does not receive an "unlocked" status back from a device. So while we can deduce with fairly high certainty when a device is locked, knowing precisely when it is no longer locked isn't necessarily reliable.
My advice would be to submit an Apple Feedback with a suggestion to add a status report for device locked status. This would allow MDM to more reliably determine a device locked state.
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David L
commented
Ideally in the https://a.simplemdm.com/admin/devices screen there would be a "lock icon" next to devices that are locked and the same icon should appear on the details screen as well.