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by btashton 2169 days ago
I don't get why people are OK with a company being able to wipe a personal device on a whim. If you want full control of my mobile, then provide a mobile.
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In Work Profile mode they absolutely can't do that. They can only remove the work profile side and all apps and data contained therein. Not the personal side.

Of course most companies provide phones, but many users prefer to use their own, both for the benefit of having to carry only one, and because they have more choice.

Another big benefit of work profile is that you can switch all work stuff and notifications off with one click! I really like it overall, it gives great separation.

Many companies make MDM mandatory and refuse to pay for a phone. Most people will just comply rather than have _no mobile access_ to their work email at all (which will cause conflict with managers, and may even lose you a job)
Many companies do provide a mobile, but then your choice is to carry 2 devices, or let your company control the only device you carry and use all day for personal communication. I chose the former but even that’s not ideal
My understanding is that they can only wipe the work profile. Is that not true? (Android).
In work profile mode this is absolutely correct.

In other modes (COBO, COPE) it's not but those are much more difficult to enrol, as you have to do it from the setup wizard on a new phone or after a factory reset. So you don't happen to get into this mode by accident. They're only used for company owned phones (this is what the CO part stands for).

If you're using the Android MDM thing on a personal device it only wipes the work profile.
Everything on my phone is automatically backed up. Whether I would accept the tradeoff of them being able to remotely wipe my phone or wanting to carry two devices is up in the air.