Call and Messaging control
Last updated September 28th, 2023
This article presents a breakdown of the Call and Messaging control policy group, which allows you to manage phone text message functionality on devices.
Specific procedures for setting these policies will vary depending on your EMM, but the values and behavior are common across EMMs.
Apply Call and Messaging control policies
To apply these policies to devices in your fleet:
- In a device management profile in your EMM, turn on Enable call and messaging controls.
- Configure the desired policies within the group.
- Deploy the profile to the target devices.
List of Call and Messaging control policies
| Policy | Description | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Enable call and messaging controls | Specifies whether to apply any policies in this group. No policies in this group apply if this parent policy is disabled. |
Enabled — Policies in this group apply. Disabled — Policies in this don't apply. |
| Manage RCS messaging | Restricts the use of the Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol in the Samsung Messages app. |
Enabled — RCS is blocked in Samsung Messages. Disabled — RCS is allowed in Samsung Messages. |
| Set disclaimer text for messages | Specifies a snippet of text to append to all outgoing text messages. The snippet should be limited to 30 characters. | Enter a message. |
| Blocklist Incoming Call restriction | Specifies a list of phone numbers to block for incoming calls. | Enter a comma-separated list of values. Wildcards (*) are supported. Regular expressions are supported. |
| Blocklist Incoming Call exception | Specifies a list of phone numbers to explicitly allow in incoming calls, even if they're members of the blocklist defined by the Blocklist Incoming Call restriction policy. | Enter a comma-separated list of values. Wildcards (*) are supported. Regular expressions are supported. |
| Blocklist Outgoing Call restriction | Specifies a list of phone numbers to block for outgoing calls. | Enter a comma-separated list of values. Wildcards (*) are supported. Regular expressions are supported. |
| Blocklist Outgoing Call exception | Specifies a list of phone numbers to explicitly allow as recipients in outgoing calls, even if they're members of the blocklist defined by the Blocklist Outgoing Call restriction policy. | Enter a comma-separated list of values. Wildcards (*) are supported. Regular expressions are supported. |
| Blocklist Incoming SMS restriction | Specifies a list of phone numbers to block for incoming SMS messages. | Enter a comma-separated list of values. Wildcards (*) are supported. Regular expressions are supported. |
| Blocklist Incoming SMS exception | Specifies a list of phone numbers to explicitly allow in SMS messages, even if they're members of the blocklist defined by the Blocklist Incoming SMS restriction policy. | Enter a comma-separated list of values. Wildcards (*) are supported. Regular expressions are supported. |
| Blocklist Outgoing SMS restriction | Specifies a list of phone numbers to block for outgoing SMS messages. | Enter a comma-separated list of values. Wildcards (*) are supported. Regular expressions are supported. |
| Blocklist Outgoing SMS exception | Specifies a list of phone numbers to explicitly allow as recipients in outgoing SMS messages, even if they're members of the blocklist defined by the Blocklist Outgoing SMS restriction policy. | Enter a comma-separated list of values. Wildcards (*) are supported. Regular expressions are supported. |
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