Managing web clips

A web clip is an app that opens a website from the Home screen of the mobile device. By clicking web clip icons on the home screen of the device, the user can quickly open websites (such as the corporate website).

You can add or delete web clips on user devices and specify web clip icons displayed on the screen.

Managing web clips on Android devices

To manage web clips on a user's Android device:

1. In the console tree, in the Managed devices folder, select the administration group to which the Android devices belong.
2. In the workspace of the group, select the Policies tab.
3. Open the policy properties window by double-clicking any column.

   Complete the following steps within 15 minutes. Otherwise, you may face an error when saving changes to the policy.

4. In the policy Properties window, select the Device management section.
5. In the Adding web clips to device home screen section, do any of the following:
   • To add a web clip:
     1. Click the Add button.

        The Add web clip window opens.

     2. In the Name field, enter the name of the web clip to be displayed on the home screen of the Android device.
     3. In the URL field, enter the web address of the website that will open when the web clip icon is clicked. The address should begin with "http://" or "https://".
     4. In the Icon field, specify the image for the web clip icon: click Browse... and select an image file. The PNG and JPEG file formats are supported. If you do not select an image for the web clip, a blank square is displayed as the icon.
     5. Click OK.

        The new web clip appears in the list.

        The maximum number of web clips that can be added to an Android device depends on the device type. When this number is reached, web clips are no longer added to the Android device.

   • To edit a web clip:
     1. Select the web clip that you want to edit, and then click Edit.

        The Add web clip window opens.

     2. Define the new settings of the web clip, as described earlier in this section.
     3. Click OK.
   • To delete a web clip:
     1. Select the web clip that you want to delete, and then click Delete.

        The web clip disappears from the list.

6. Click the Apply button to save the changes you have made.

Once the policy is applied to a device, the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android app shows notifications to prompt the user to install the web clips you created. After the user installs these web clips, the corresponding icons are added on the home screen of the device.

The deleted web clips are disabled on the home screen of the Android device. If the user taps the corresponding icon, a notification appears that the web clip is no longer available. The user should delete the web clip from the home screen by following a vendor-specific procedure.

Managing web clips on iOS MDM devices

By default, the following restrictions on web clip usage apply:

• The user cannot manually remove web clips from the mobile device.
• Websites that open when the user clicks a web clip icon do not open in full-screen mode.
• The corner rounding, shadow, and gloss visual effects are applied to the web clip icon on the screen.

To manage web clips on a user's iOS MDM device:

1. In the console tree, in the Managed devices folder, select the administration group to which the iOS MDM devices belong.
2. In the workspace of the group, select the Policies tab.
3. Open the policy properties window by double-clicking any column.

   Complete the following steps within 15 minutes. Otherwise, you may face an error when saving changes to the policy.

4. In the policy Properties window, select the Web Clip section.
5. In the Web Clip section, do any of the following:
   • To add a web clip:
     1. Click the Add button.

        The Web Clip window opens.

     2. In the Name field, enter the name of the web clip to be displayed on the home screen of the iOS MDM device.
     3. In the URL field, enter the web address of the website that will open when the web clip icon is clicked. The address should begin with "http://" or "https://".
     4. To allow the user to remove a web clip from the iOS MDM device, select the Allow removal check box.
     5. Click Select and specify the file with the image for the web clip icon that will be displayed on the home screen of the iOS MDM device.

        The image must meet the following requirements:

        • Image size no greater than 400 х 400 pixels.
        • File format: GIF, JPEG, or PNG.
        • File size no greater than 1 MB.

        The web clip icon is available for preview in the Icon field. If you do not select an image for the web clip, a blank square is displayed as the icon.

        If you want the web clip icon to be displayed without special visual effects (rounding of icon corners and gloss effect), select the Precomposed icon check box.

     6. If you want the website to open in full-screen mode on the iOS MDM device when you click the icon, select the Full screen Web Clip check box.

        In full-screen mode, the Safari toolbar is hidden and only the website is shown on the device screen.

     7. Click OK.

        The new web clip appears in the list.

   • To edit a web clip:
     1. Select the web clip that you want to edit, and then click Edit.

        The Web Clip window opens.

     2. Define the new settings of the web clip, as described earlier in this section.
     3. Click OK.
   • To delete a web clip:
     1. Select the web clip that you want to delete, and then click Delete.

        The web clip disappears from the list.

6. Click the Apply button to save the changes you have made.

Once the policy is applied, the web clip icons from the list you have created are added on the home screen of the user's mobile device.

The deleted web clips are removed from the home screen of the iOS MDM device.

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