Deep Settings Customization

Last updated February 26th, 2025

You can configure values for specific device settings while also hiding or preventing user modification of these settings with Deep Settings Customization. Support for individual settings varies based on the device model and firmware version.

Deep Settings Customization is available with a free Knox Platform for Enterprise Premium license on devices running Knox version 3.4 or higher.

Create a deep settings configuration

On your EMM console, add an assignment for the Knox Service Plugin app intended for your target devices, or edit it if one already exists.
On the Knox Service Plugin managed configuration, set Device-wide policies > Device customization controls (Premium) to True.
Go to Device and Settings customization profile > Configure values in settings menu, and add a setting menu configuration.
In Name of the Setting item, select which device setting you’d like to control. See Configurable deep settings below for what you can control.
In Set value for the setting, turn the selected device setting on or off. If the device setting requires a specific value, select Use specified value and set the value in the Specify value field.
(Optional) Set Allow end-user modification of this setting to True to allow device users to change the selected setting. If set to False, the device setting is greyed-out and can’t be modified by device users.
(Optional) Set Configure to hide settings to True to hide the setting from device users.

Configurable deep settings

Here are the device settings you can configure with Deep Settings Customization.

Accessibility

Name of the Setting Item	Set Value for the Setting
Accessibility > Advanced Settings	No value can be set for this setting. You can prevent device users from modifying it by disabling Allow end-user modification of this setting, or hide this setting with Configure to hide settings.
Accessibility > Advanced Settings > Power and Volume up keys	This setting controls Accessibility > Advanced settings > Side and Volume up buttons. You can prevent device users from modifying it by disabling Allow end-user modification of this setting, or hide this setting with Configure to hide settings.
Accessibility > Advanced Settings > Flash Notification	No value can be set for this setting. You can prevent device users from modifying it by disabling Allow end-user modification of this setting, or hide this setting with Configure to hide settings.
Accessibility > Installed Services	This setting controls Accessibility > Installed apps. You can prevent device users from modifying it by disabling Allow end-user modification of this setting, or hide this setting with Configure to hide settings.

Connections

Name of the Setting Item	Set Value for the Setting
Connections > Mobile networks	No value can be set for this setting. You can prevent device users from modifying it by disabling Allow end-user modification of this setting, or hide this setting with Configure to hide settings.
Connections > Mobile Hotspot and Tethering > Mobile Hotspot	Set On to turn on the mobile hotspot on the device. To see how to set specific hotspot settings, such as the hotspot SSID and password, see Wi-Fi policy. On Android 14 and higher, the mobile hotspot can be turned on even if there’s no SIM card in the device. You can use this policy to prevent users from turning on the mobile hotspot.

Display

Name of the Setting Item	Set Value for the Setting
Display > Adaptive brightness	Set to On or Off to determine whether the device automatically adjusts display brightness depending on the illumination of the environment. Note that if Adaptive brightness is off, users are able to set the Extra brightness setting. Turn on Adaptive brightness to hide Extra brightness from device settings, preventing users from enabling it. You can also specify an integer value between 0 and 255 to set a specific brightness level for the device. You can hide or grey-out this setting to prevent users from adjusting the brightness from the device settings menu. Note that if you grey-out this setting, it also hides the brightness slider on the Quick Panel.
Display > Adaptive motion smoothness	Set On for adaptive motion smoothness, or Off for standard motion smoothness. This policy is only supported on devices running Knox 3.11 and higher.
Display > Accidental touch protection	Set to On or Off to define whether the device is protected from accidental touches in dark places. Enabling this feature is recommended to ensure the device doesn't accidentally lock or send unintended messages.
Display > Eye comfort shield (Blue light filter)	Set to On or Off to define whether the Eye comfort shield is enabled. Ensure that this is set to On before you configure other Eye comfort shield policies.
Display > Eye comfort shield (Blue light filter) > Color temperature (Opacity)	Specify an integer value from 1 to 10 to define the tint of the Eye comfort shield. A higher value means a stronger shield that uses warmer colors.
Display > Blue light filter > Turn on now	Set to On to turn on the Eye comfort shield immediately, without scheduling a future time to turn on the filter based on light conditions.
Display > Eye comfort shield (Blue light filter) > Custom (Turn on as scheduled)	Set On to choose a custom schedule and color temperature for the Eye comfort shield.
Display > Eye comfort shield (Blue light filter) > Set schedule (Turn on as scheduled) > Sunset to sunrise / Custom	Specify an integer value, either 1 for a custom schedule or 2 for Sunset to sunrise.
Display > Eye comfort shield (Blue light filter) > Set schedule (Turn on as scheduled) > Custom > Start time	Specify an integer value from 1 to 1440, representing minutes after 12 AM, to configure a start time for your custom schedule.
Display > Eye comfort shield (Blue light filter) > Set schedule (Turn on as scheduled) > Custom > End time	Specify an integer value from 1 to 1440, representing minutes after 12 AM, to configure an end time for your custom schedule.
Display > Screen timeout	Specify an integer value to configure a screen timeout in milliseconds.
Display > Screen zoom	Specify an integer value from 0 to 5 to magnify items on the device screen.
Display > Navigation bar	No value can be set for this setting. You can prevent device users from modifying it by disabling Allow end-user modification of this setting, or hide this setting with Configure to hide settings.
Display > Navigation bar > Button order	Specify an integer value, either 0 for normal navigation button ordering or 1 for reversed navigation button ordering.
Display > Navigation bar > Navigation type	Specify an integer value, either 0 for button navigation or 1 for swipe gesture navigation.
Display > Touch sensitivity	Set to On to enable touch sensitivity, which increases screen sensitivity for use with screen protectors.

Font size and style

Name of the Setting Item	Set Value for the Setting
Font size and style > Font Size (Accessibility / Display)	Specify an integer value from 0 to 7 to define the font size.
Font size and style > Font Style (Accessibility / Display)	Specify a string value to configure the font style. Enter `SamsungOneUI-Regular.xml` for SamsungOne, or `Foundation.xml` for Gothic bold.

General management

Name of the Setting Item	Set Value for the Setting
General Management > Language and Input > Text-to-speech > PreferredEngine	Specify either com.samsung.SMT (the Samsung text-to-speech engine) or com.google.android.tts (the Google Text-to-speech engine conversion engine). The selected option determines how text is read aloud on the device.
General Management > Language and Input > Text-to-speech > Pitch	Set to On to configure the slider used to set the pitch from 25 (lowest) to 400 (highest).
General Management > Language and Input > Text-to-speech > Speech rate	Specify the rate of speech from 10 (slowest) to 600 (fastest).
General Management > Language and Input > Physical keyboard > Change language shortcut	Specify one of the following integer values to configure keyboard shortcuts for changing language when a physical keyboard is connected in DeX mode. 1 — Shift+Space 2 — Ctrl+Space 3 — Shift+Space and Ctrl+Space 4 — Left Alt+Shift 5 — Shift+Space and Left Alt+Shift 6 — Ctrl+Space and Left Alt+Shift 7 — All
General Management > Language and Input > On-screen keyboard > Show keyboard button	Set On to display the On-screen keyboard button on the device.
General Management > Physical keyboard > Show on-screen keyboard	Set On to show the on-screen keyboard while a physical keyboard is being used.
General Management > Language and Input > On-screen keyboard > Default keyboard	Set to On to use the default keyboard on the device. Keyboard settings can be managed in General Management.

Location

Name of the Setting Item	Set Value for the Setting
Location > Improve accuracy with Wi-Fi	Set On to let apps use Wi-Fi for more accurate location detection, even when Wi-Fi is off. This policy is only supported on fully-managed devices.
Location > Improve accuracy with BT	Set On to let apps use Bluetooth for more accurate location detection, even when Bluetooth is off. This policy is only supported on fully-managed devices.

Lock screen and AOD

Name of the Setting Item	Set Value for the Setting
Lock Screen > Roaming clock	Set to On to turn on Roaming clock on your devices.
Lock Screen > Roaming clock > Home time zone	In Specify value, enter the timezone identifier of the location where the device is deployed as a string. For example, `America/New_York`.
Lock Screen > Roaming clock > Show on Always On Display	Set to On to display the roaming clock even when the screen is turned off. This setting may consume additional battery power when enabled.
Lock Screen > Notifications	This setting controls Notifications > Lock screen notifications. Set to On to enable notifications on the device's lock screen.
Lock Screen > Notifications > Hide content	This setting controls Notifications > Lock screen notifications > Hide content. Set to On to hide content from the device's lock screen.
Lock Screen > Notifications > View style	Set to either 0 — Detailed, 1 — Icons only, or 2 — Brief, to define how notifications display on the lock screen. This policy is deprecated from Knox 3.7 onwards.
Lock Screen > Notifications > Transparency	Define a notification message transparency setting from 0 to 75, with 0 being the highest transparency setting and 75 being the lowest transparency setting. This policy is deprecated from Knox 3.11 onwards.
Lock Screen > Notifications > Auto-reverse text color	Set to On to automatically reverse the color of the notification text based on the screen's current background color. Consider enabling Auto-reverse text color to improve the readability of notification text on the lock screen This policy is deprecated from Knox 3.10 onwards.

Notifications

Name of the Setting Item	Set Value for the Setting
Notifications > Status bar > Display battery percentage	Set to On or Off to configure whether the battery percentage value is displayed on the device status bar.
Notifications > Status bar > Show icons	Specify one of these integer values to configure behavior for status bar icons: 0 — Show All notifications 1 — Show three most recent notifications 2 — None 3 — Only show the number of notifications on the status bar

Sounds and Vibration

Name of the Setting Item	Set Value for the Setting
Sounds and Vibration > Notification sounds	No value can be set for this setting. You can prevent device users from modifying it by disabling Allow end-user modification of this setting, or hide this setting with Configure to hide settings.
Sounds and Vibration > Notification sounds > SIM1	Specify a string value as the SIM1 notification sound, such as `Alpha`, `Glitter`, `Meteor`, and so on.
Sounds and Vibration > Notification sounds > SIM2	Specify a string value as the SIM2 notification sound, such as `Alpha`, `Glitter`, `Meteor`, and so on.
Sounds and Vibration > System sounds and vibration > Charging sound	Set to On or Off to define whether a sound is emitted when the device is connected to a charging resource.
Sounds and Vibration > System sounds and vibration > Dialing keypad tone	Set to On or Off to define whether dialing keypad touch tones are emitted when entering a phone number on the device. Consider turning this control off to conserve battery or to avoid disrupting others in close proximity.
Sounds and Vibration > System sounds and vibration > Keyboard sound	Set to On or Off to define whether sounds are emitted when using the device virtual keyboard. Consider turning this control off to conserve battery or to avoid disrupting others in close proximity.
Sounds and Vibration > System sounds and vibration > Keyboard vibration	Set to On or Off to define whether vibrations are emitted when using the device virtual keyboard. Consider turning this control off to conserve battery or to avoid disrupting others in close proximity.
Sounds and Vibration > System sounds and vibration > Screen lock sound	Set to On or Off to define whether a sound is emitted when locking or unlocking the device screen.
Sounds and Vibration > System sounds and vibration > Touch sound	Set to On or Off to define whether a clicking sound is emitted each time the device screen is tapped. Consider turning this control off to conserve battery or to avoid disrupting others in close proximity.
Sounds and Vibration > System sounds and vibration > Touch vibration	Set to On or Off to define whether vibrations are emitted when interacting with the device, like tapping navigation buttons or going to the app drawer. Consider turning this control off to conserve battery or to avoid disrupting others in close proximity.
Sounds and Vibration > Use volume key for media	Set to On or Off to define whether the volume keys control the media volume levels by default. Enabling this setting allows the user to control media volume quickly if their device is either too loud or too quiet.
Sounds and Vibration > Vibration pattern	Specify an integer value to configure the call vibration pattern. Enter 1 for Basic call, 2 for Heartbeat, and so on.
Sounds and Vibration > Vibration while ringing	Set to On or Off to define whether the device vibrates when it receives an incoming call.

WiFi

Name of the Setting Item	Set Value for the Setting
WiFi > (connected WiFi network name) > Settings > QR code	No value can be set for this setting. You can hide this setting with Configure to hide settings to prevent device users from sharing WiFi network credentials with QR code.
WiFi > Advanced > Switch to mobile data	Set On to allow devices to use mobile data when Wi-Fi internet connection is slow or unstable.
WiFi > Advanced > Switch to mobile data > Allow individual apps to switch	Set On to allow the device to switch the current app to mobile data if the app can't connect to the internet with the current Wi-Fi network. If this setting is enabled, the device asks the user whether they want to switch the current app to mobile data.
WiFi > Advanced > Turn on WiFi automatically	Set On to automatically turn Wi-Fi on when the device is at locations where Wi-Fi is used frequently, and automatically turn it off elsewhere.
WiFi > Advanced > WiFi power saving mode	Set On to reduce battery usage by analyzing Wi-Fi traffic patterns.
WiFi > Advanced > Hotspot 2.0	Set On to allow the device to automatically connect to Hotspot 2.0 Wi-Fi networks.
WiFi > Advanced > Proxy	No value can be set for this setting. You can prevent device users from modifying it by disabling Allow end-user modification of this setting, or hide this setting with Configure to hide settings.
WiFi > Disable internet connectivity	Set On to disable the internet connectivity check. Devices connected to Wi-Fi perform periodic checks to verify if the current Wi-Fi network has internet connectivity. If there's no internet access, the device displays an exclamation mark on the Wi-Fi icon to indicate that this network has no internet connection. Enabling this policy disables the internet connectivity check for Wi-Fi networks, preventing the exclamation mark icon from being shown. This helps provide better user experience for devices used in closed-network environments.

Samsung Keyboard

Name of the Setting Item	Set Value for the Setting
Samsung Keyboard > Toolbar	Prevent device users from using the Samsung Keyboard toolbar by disabling Allow end-user modification of this setting.
Samsung Keyboard > Show toolbar with physical keyboard	Set to Off to hide the Samsung Keyboard toolbar when an external keyboard is connected. This policy is only supported on tablets running Knox 3.11 and higher. You can't hide or grey-out this setting with Knox Service Plugin, which means device users can modify this setting.

Side key

Name of the Setting Item	Set Value for the Setting
Side key > Press and hold	Specify an integer value to configure device behavior when the side key is pressed and held. Enter 0 to wake Bixby, or 1 to open the power off menu.

Motions and gestures

Name of the Setting Item	Set Value for the Setting
Motions and gestures > Mute with gestures	Set to On or Off to define whether Mute with gestures is enabled. If turned on, Mute with gestures lets device users mute incoming calls and alarms with gestures such as turning the phone face down, or putting their hand over the screen (only available on certain models).