Update Android password policy and clarify how it works with BYOD (#43374)

2026-04-09 17:29:14 -05:00
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+# Android Configuration Profiles
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+## [Password Policy](password-policy.json)
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+- This disables pattern and swipe, by only allowing PIN and password locks.
+- Google limits how the complexity requirements function on BYOD devices. For BYOD:
+  - `passwordMinimumLength` set to 8 makes the length requirement for PIN 8, password 6.
+  - `passwordMinimumLength` set to 6 makes the length requirement for PIN 6, password 4.
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 {
  "passwordPolicies": [
    {
-      "passwordMinimumLength": 6,
+      "passwordMinimumLength": 8,
      "passwordMinimumLetters": 1,
      "passwordMinimumSymbols": 1,
      "passwordQuality": "COMPLEX",