With the new M149 ChromeOS it has been great being able to enable locate mode for lost devices or devices needing to be returned from left students. We disable devices via the Directory API, but locate mode must be enabled at the time of disabling the device.
Will locate mode be supported in the API at any point in the near future?
Currently our system auto disables a off boarding device, then we have to enable it, disable again to enable locate mode. Kind of defeats the purpose of the automation.
I can see why this would be a limitation for automation. If Locate mode has to be enabled before the device is disabled, then an automated workflow can easily miss it when a device is lost or needs to be remotely disabled first.
It would be useful if the Directory API could expose a way to enable or configure Locate mode on an already-disabled ChromeOS device, or at least provide the same capability through the admin console/API workflow. That would make the feature much more practical for managing lost devices at scale.
I’d also be interested to know whether this is a current API limitation or something planned for a future version.