{"id":6701,"date":"2026-08-07T17:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/?p=6701"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:04:21","slug":"beyond-dlc-a-complete-device-locking-approach-for-multi-brand-financing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/beyond-dlc-a-complete-device-locking-approach-for-multi-brand-financing\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond DLC: A Complete Device-Locking Approach for Multi-Brand Financing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6701\" class=\"elementor elementor-6701\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a630bec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a630bec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e48112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e48112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In our earlier guide, we looked at what Device Lock Controller (DLC) is, how it works, its capabilities, and its role in smartphone financing. Building on that, this blog looks at DLC in the context of a multi-brand portfolio and explains why businesses may need a broader device-locking approach.<\/span><\/p><p><b><i>Read the complete guide: <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/google-device-lock-controller-a-clear-guide-for-device-financing-companies-retailers\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><u>Google Device Lock Controller: A Clear Guide for Device Financing Companies &amp; Retailers<\/u><\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smartphone financing is growing across brands, devices, and markets. But device-locking technology has not followed one common path.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different manufacturers use or support different locking technologies, and compatibility can vary by device, programme, and market. A device lock that works for one part of a portfolio may not be suitable for another.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For retailers, distributors, and retail chains, this creates a clear need: <\/span><b>access to the right device-locking solution for every supported smartphone, without having to build the business around one technology.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a9ae0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7a9ae0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7c364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db7c364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-61-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6703\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-61-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-61-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-61-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-61-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-61.png 1774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e78beb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e78beb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef6b42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ef6b42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f204f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5f204f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92f6edf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92f6edf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where DLC Fits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc923f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc923f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DLC is one available device-locking option designed to remotely restrict access to financed Android devices when required payments are not made. However, <\/span><b>no business should assume that one Device Lock Controller will automatically support every Android phone it wants to finance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Compatibility can depend on the OEM, device model, Android version, market, provisioning process, and financing programme.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a multi-brand financing business, relying entirely on one device-locking technology can therefore limit the range of smartphones it can support.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4828af9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4828af9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35699b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c35699b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cdf559 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cdf559\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402714c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"402714c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Different Devices, Different Locking Technologies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d9e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8d9e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some manufacturers have their own technologies for protecting financed or subsidised devices. Samsung offers Knox Guard for compatible Samsung devices, while Motorola has MotoSafe. Other supported devices and programmes may use locking technologies such as PayTrigger and VTrust.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This reflects an important market reality: <\/span><b>no single device lock necessarily covers every brand, model, programme, and market.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b70f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57b70f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560df87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"560df87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c9d1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87c9d1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f16114f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f16114f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What This Means for Multi-Brand Businesses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5233b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5233b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most smartphone retailers do not sell only one brand. Their inventory may include Samsung, Motorola, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, and other Android devices. If their chosen locking technology supports only some models, they may have to:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd4c887 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd4c887\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7776ae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7776ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exclude popular devices from financing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use separate systems for different brands<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow different enrolment processes<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manage multiple locking arrangements<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjust their inventory around technology availability<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bb6b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5bb6b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>This can make it harder to introduce new smartphone models and respond quickly to customer demand. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retailers\u2019 financing portfolio should be guided by business and customer demand, not by the coverage of one locking technology.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bf9c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2bf9c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd3c67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbd3c67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e21f9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e21f9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b69cf32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b69cf32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Broader Device-Locking Approach with Smart Mobile Finance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193b347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"193b347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMF (Smart Mobile Finance)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is built for retailers, distributors, and retail chains financing smartphones across different brands and markets. SMF can also offer OEM locking products like Samsung Knox Guard, Moto Safe, PayTrigger, VTrust, and more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMF\u2019s mobile locker supports different brands, helping multi-brand businesses manage a broader range of financed smartphones through one platform.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896ccf0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"896ccf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62c8a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b62c8a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa656b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa656b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9c640c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9c640c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Smart Mobile Finance Goes Beyond Device Locking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0f438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa0f438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Locking is only one part of the smartphone-financing journey. Businesses must enrol customers, register devices, track instalments, and send reminders. If a payment remains overdue, a supported device may need to be restricted. Once payment is confirmed, access should be restored promptly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf2a42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bf2a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SMF-Journey-Map-Variation-02-1920x600-1-1024x320.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6737\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SMF-Journey-Map-Variation-02-1920x600-1-1024x320.png 1024w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SMF-Journey-Map-Variation-02-1920x600-1-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SMF-Journey-Map-Variation-02-1920x600-1-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SMF-Journey-Map-Variation-02-1920x600-1-1536x480.png 1536w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SMF-Journey-Map-Variation-02-1920x600-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9032c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb9032c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>By bringing these capabilities together, SMF helps businesses manage more of their everyday smartphone-financing operations through one platform.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de76d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6de76d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24816e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24816e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Build Your Financing Programme Around Your Business<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f09072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f09072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The device-locking market is fragmented, shaped by different OEM technologies, compatibility requirements, and deployment models. That is why one locking option may not be sufficient for every device in a multi-brand portfolio.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A smartphone-financing business should not have to choose its inventory based only on the limitations of one locking technology. By supporting SMF Locker alongside compatible OEM locking products, SMF helps businesses finance a wider range of supported devices while managing enrolment, repayments, reminders, locking, and portfolio activity through one platform.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For businesses exploring a device lock, DLC alternative, OEM locking technology, or smartphone-financing platform, SMF offers broader flexibility without tying the entire financing programme to one locking technology.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/contact-us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc965e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cc965e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a760f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b0a760f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7f3a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a7f3a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b790b39 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"b790b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-6ab182b0300e0\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-b790b39\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-6f491396ab182b0300e0\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-6f491396ab182b0300e0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-6f491396ab182b0300e0\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Does DLC work on every Android phone?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\" ti-plus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\" ti-minus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-6f491396ab182b0300e0\" class=\" show collapse\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-b790b39\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6ab182b0300e0\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No. Compatibility may depend on the OEM, device model, Android version, market, provisioning process, and financing programme.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-b790b39\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-042b3786ab182b0300e0\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-042b3786ab182b0300e0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-042b3786ab182b0300e0\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Can SMF support OEM device locks?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\" ti-plus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\" ti-minus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-042b3786ab182b0300e0\" class=\" collapse\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-b790b39\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6ab182b0300e0\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes. Alongside SMF Locker, SMF supports compatible OEM and third-party locking products such as Samsung Knox Guard, Moto Safe, PayTrigger, and VTrust. 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