How to use IT policy rules to hide browsers on the BlackBerry smartphone
Doc ID : KB15242
Last Modified : 2008-08-01
Document Type : How To
Environment
- BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
Procedure
The Browser application supports multiple browser configurations including the WAP Browser, the Internet Browser, and the BlackBerry® Browser. For more information about the browser configurations available on BlackBerry smartphones, see
KB05483.
The following IT policy rules can be used to disable the browser configurations on the BlackBerry smartphone.
Disabling the WAP Browser
To disable the WAP Browser, set
Enable WAP Config to
False.
Disabling the Internet Browser
To disable the Internet Browser, set
Allow IBS Browsers to
False.
If the MDS Browser Use Separate Icon IT policy rule is used when Allow IBS Browsers is set to False, the browser is not disabled. Instead, one icon on the BlackBerry smartphone is hidden.
Disabling all browsers other than the BlackBerry Browser
To disable all Internet Browsing Service (IBS) and WAP carrier browsers, in the Service Exclusivity Policy Group set
Allow Other Browser Services to
False.
This IT policy rule changes the Default Browser on the BlackBerry smartphone to the BlackBerry Browser with no other browser available on the BlackBerry smartphone.
Disabling the BlackBerry Browser
To disable the BlackBerry Browser, set
Allow Browser to
False.
Additional Info
The Allow Other Browser Services and Enable WAP Config IT Policy rules can affect Multimedia Message Service (MMS) messages because many carriers use WAP for MMS messaging. See
KB11766 for more information.