From fc370dcd3ddb3d7389c58d59799c9f7f0508af17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steven Palmesano <3100993+spalmesano0@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 17:29:14 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update Android password policy and clarify how it works with
 BYOD (#43374)

---
 docs/solutions/android/configuration-profiles/README.md  | 9 +++++++++
 .../android/configuration-profiles/password-policy.json  | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/solutions/android/configuration-profiles/README.md b/docs/solutions/android/configuration-profiles/README.md
index e69de29bb2..5521adce19 100644
--- a/docs/solutions/android/configuration-profiles/README.md
+++ b/docs/solutions/android/configuration-profiles/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Android Configuration Profiles
+
+
+## [Password Policy](password-policy.json)
+
+- 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.
diff --git a/docs/solutions/android/configuration-profiles/password-policy.json b/docs/solutions/android/configuration-profiles/password-policy.json
index a50a1f8302..2fdefaeeea 100644
--- a/docs/solutions/android/configuration-profiles/password-policy.json
+++ b/docs/solutions/android/configuration-profiles/password-policy.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "passwordPolicies": [
     {
-      "passwordMinimumLength": 6,
+      "passwordMinimumLength": 8,
       "passwordMinimumLetters": 1,
       "passwordMinimumSymbols": 1,
       "passwordQuality": "COMPLEX",