Last updated: July 24, 2026
You are trying to perform remote management activity on the managed mobile device and you get an error message "Device Administrator disabled".
You might get this error message if the Device Administrator setting has been disabled in the mobile device.
You can inform the end user to enable the Device Administrator setting on their mobile device. If they are unaware of the process, guide them through the following steps. The user needs to navigate to Settings -> Security -> Device Administrator and enable it. Once Device Administrator is enabled on the device, you will be able to perform all remote management activities on the device.
Applies to: Device Administrator, Security Settings
Keywords: mobile device management, remote management activities, device administrator