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Device overview

Open a device from Dashboard → Devices by clicking the device row. The page title shows the device Model (when available) and the internal Id.

Historical data vs current enrollment

When a device has multiple enrollments, Cerberus Enterprise can show a read-only historical record. In that case, the page displays a Historical data banner and a button to return to the current enrollment data.

Top fields

The top section summarizes the device identity, assignment, and management state. Some fields are platform-specific and appear only for Android or Apple devices.

  • Id and Model: read-only identifiers.
  • User: shows the currently assigned user (if any). From the user menu you can Open user or Change user, or assign a user when none is set.
  • Management mode and Ownership: displayed with tooltips in the UI.
  • State: current device state (with icon and tooltip details). A device in lost mode shows Lost on both Android and Apple, and a banner at the top of the page says what to do next.
  • ADE profile (Apple only): shows the assigned Automated Device Enrollment profile (if any) and lets you open or change it.
  • Policy: shows the assigned policy and lets you open or change it, or assign one when none is set.
  • Policy compliance status (when a policy is assigned): indicates whether the device is compliant.
  • Policy version (when a policy is assigned): indicates whether the device has the latest policy version applied.
  • Cerberus Enterprise app (iPhone and iPad only): the state of the Cerberus Enterprise app that Cerberus installs on the device. Not available (iOS or iPadOS older than 18.4, no serial number on a company device, or no Managed Apple Account on a personal device); Not available on personal devices yet; Waiting for device information; Waiting for the user license of the Managed Apple Account (personal devices, while Apple confirms the license); Not installed (the app isn't in your Apple Business library or Apps and Books isn't set up, with a link to Account settings); Installed · Apps and Books needs attention (the token expired or the app left your library: the app stays installed); Configuration unavailable; Installing… (if the device sends no status report for 30 minutes, the tooltip suggests checking that it's online and restarting it, which usually starts the installation again); Waiting for the user to approve; The user declined and Install failed (both with Retry, which asks the device again); Installed · waiting for the app to start (the app hasn't been opened yet); Installed · configuration not accepted; and, once the app has registered, its version, its last contact and whether notifications are on.
  • Enrolled on and Last status report: timestamps for enrollment and last reported status.
  • Disenrolled on: shown when the device has been disenrolled.

Some data and panels are available only when the corresponding category is enabled in the device policy. For more information read the Status reporting and Location and geofencegeofences pages.

Panels

The Devicedevice editorpage is organized in expandable sections. Depending on platform and state, you may see one or more of the following panels:

  • Location map: a tabbed panel with Location history for the current device and, on Android devices, iPhones and iPads, a Geofence tab for geofence transitions when geofence data is available.transitions.
  • SIMs management (Android only): device EID,EID and installed SIMs and eSIMs,eSIMs. On Android also the eSIM commands and eSIMtheir commandhistory; history.on company-owned iPhones and cellular iPads also data roaming, Personal Hotspot and Refresh cellular plans. See the dedicated SIMs management page.
  • Commands: send commands to the device and view command history (platform-specific).
  • Security posture: (the security state of the device and its risks. On Android only):also posture,the Play Integrity verdict,verdict. andUntil the device reports it, it says Unspecified, or Not reported yet on an Android device that hasn't sent any security risks.data.
  • ApplicationWhy reportsthe (Androiddevice only):is installed apps and feedback/error reports.
  • Managed applications (Apple only): managed app state and installation details.
  • Non compliance detailsnon-compliant: shown only when athe device is notnon-compliant, compliant;with a red alert icon; open it to see the reasons. On Android it lists the policy settings that are out of compliance.compliance; on Apple it also says whether a compliance rule blocked the device.
  • Device status (Apple only): OS version, software update progress, passcode, FileVault, battery and accounts reported by the device, and the OS updates available for it. See the Commands page.
  • Applications (Android): installed apps and their feedback and error reports.
  • Applications (Apple only): the apps installed by the policy, the apps installed with commands and the apps installed by the user, with their installation state, errors and actions (retry, remove). On Macs it also lists the packages installed by the policy, with their state and Install again; packages installed as managed apps have a Managed chip, and a note tells when a package was installed unmanaged and why, or when its app wasn't found an hour after the download. On iPhones and iPads the Cerberus Enterprise app has the Installed by Cerberus chip; it isn't listed under the Policy filter. An app whose managed configuration the device didn't accept has the Configuration not accepted chip. On personal iPhones and iPads (User Enrollment) a line shows the Managed Apple Account whose user licenses the App Store apps use, the apps waiting for their license show Waiting for a user license or User license failed, an app whose install prompt the user cancelled shows Waiting for the user to approve the installation, and Request again asks Apple for the license again or shows the prompt again. See the Commands page.
  • Profiles, certificates and security (Apple only): configuration profiles, certificates and security status reported by the device.
  • Inventory changes (Apple only): a timeline of the apps, profiles and certificates installed, removed or updated on the device, searchable and filtered by kind and change. See the Commands page.
  • Shared iPad users and Mac users (Apple only): the users of a Shared iPad and the users of a Mac. See the Commands page.
  • Status reports: additional data reported by the device, displayed as a tree of categories and values.
  • Enrollment history: previous enrollments for this same physical device, shown as a list.

Location panel tabs

The Location map panel now uses tabs soto keep location history and geofence transitions stay separated.separate.

  • Location: shows history filters, a date-range search, location markers, the accuracy circle, and live tracking controls for the current device.
  • Geofence (AndroidAndroid, only)iPhone and iPad): shows geofence transition history on a dedicated map, with period filters, an optional archived-geofence toggle, and a side list of transitions. On iPhones and iPads a status line also tells when geofencing can't work on the device.

For the full behavior of these tabs, see Location map.

Actions

At the bottom of the page you can refresh data and perform actions depending on the platform, device state, and license status.

  • Refresh data: reload the device record.
  • Disable device / Enable device (Android only): available in supported states.
  • Disenroll device: removes management from the device. The exact behavior depends on platform and ownership (for example, Android may wipe a work profile or factory reset).
  • Delete device: available when the device is already disenrolled and its record can be removed.