User guide

Removing add-on applications from a
device
You can create a software configuration to remove all add-on applications that are preloaded on a BlackBerry device. You
can create an allowed list of applications by creating a software configuration and setting the disposition for unlisted
applications to Disallowed. This removes all add-on applications developed by
RIM and any third-party applications that
you do not list as Required or Optional within the software configuration.
You can also create a custom software configuration to remove one or more add-on applications that are preloaded on a
device but allow other add-on applications to remain on the device. To remove specific applications, you must add them to
the application repository, then add them to the software configuration, and set the disposition for them to Disallowed.
After you associate the software configuration to a group, multiple user accounts, or a single user account, the applications
are removed from the device and the user cannot reinstall them.
The specific version of the application that you are removing must be included in the software configuration; versions other
than the one you specify (for example, earlier and later versions) are not removed.
Users can also remove add-on applications that are preloaded on the device by deleting them from the application list on
the device.
For more information about how to control third-party applications and add-on applications and how to remove third-party
applications and add-on applications from a device, visit www.blackberry.com/support to read KB05392. For more
information about which applications are add-on applications developed by RIM, visit www.blackberry.com/support to read
KB24317.
Controlling which applications can access
NFC features on a device
NFC technology is a short-range, wireless technology that is designed to allow BlackBerry device users to quickly exchange
information between their BlackBerry devices and smart accessories, smart payment terminals, and smart tags.
You can use the "Is Access to NFC Allowed" application control policy rule to control which applications on the device can
access NFC features. The NFC features on the device are tag reading, tag writing, and card emulation. This rule includes
one of the following values:
• Allow: the application is permitted to access the NFC features on the device. The user can set the Near Field
Communication permission to Allow, Prompt, or Deny in the Application Management options on the device.
• Not permitted: the application is not allowed to access the NFC features on the device. The user can only set the Near
Field Communication permission to Deny in the Application Management options on the device.
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