Top 10 Banned Apps On BYOD Devices


Bangalore: The BYOD trend that moves office to the coziness of your device is catching up fast. Smartphones and tablets are particularly popular devices of this trend. It may look cool but there are other sides to the trend: companies can place restriction on what you can – and can't – install on your BYOD Smartphone or tablet for security and productivity concerns. Read on to know top 10 iOS and Android apps that are banned on BYOD devices, as compiled by ZDNet.

The Common apps on both platforms that are banned

#1 Dropbox

Dropbox is a file hosting service that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, and client software. It allows users to create a special folder on each of their computers, which Dropbox then synchronizes so that it appears to be the same folder with the same contents regardless of which computer is used to view it. Files placed in this folder also are accessible through a website and mobile phone applications.

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