Data processor mode is currently only available for users on managed ChromeOS devices in these countries.
Data processor mode for ChromeOS offers new Chrome Enterprise Upgrade or Chrome Education Upgrade (each known as CEU) customers a switch to turn off all Optional Services for their entire organization in the Google Admin console.
New CEU customers will be provided with a switch to turn off all Optional Services before they first use data processor mode. Existing CEU customers migrating to data processor mode will retain their latest settings to avoid disruption, and can choose to leave on or turn off Optional Services individually in the Admin console.
Permissions to access this feature
The switch can be run by administrators with super admin privileges or Chrome management privileges. If you have these privileges, are using data processor mode for the first time, and do not see the option to disable all Optional Services, please make sure you have accepted the data processor mode Terms of Service and talk to your customer support engineer.
Things to know about the switch
Disabling Optional Services works best when used in a fresh environment without custom configurations. Because disabling Optional Services may also delete custom configurations, customers with access to the switch should consider the potential security and performance risks associated with deletion of these configurations prior to using the switch.
The switch to turn off Optional Services is not available to existing CEU customers who move over to data processor mode, in order to minimize disruption to their existing settings. However, existing customers can still turn on or off Optional Services individually in the Admin console.
Services under switch control
The following summarizes the Optional Service coverage of the switch and additional details.
Note: The switch does not apply to any policies that are in scope for group-based policies.
| Optional Services name | Covered by the switch | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Protection Program | Yes | — |
| Alternate error page | Yes | — |
| Autofill - Web Payment | Yes | — |
| Calendar | Yes | — |
| Chrome Remote Desktop | Yes | — |
| Chrome Enterprise Connectors Framework | No | This Optional Service is off by default and, therefore, is not covered by the switch. If this optional service is in use at the time the switch is used, the service will remain enabled until it is manually disabled. |
| Developer tool (Chrome DevTools) | Yes | — |
| Domain Reliability Verification | Yes | — |
| Feedback Report | Yes | — |
| Google DNS service | No | This Optional Service is off by default and, therefore, is not covered by the switch. If this optional service is in use at the time the switch is used, the service will remain enabled until it is manually disabled. |
| Nearby Sharing | No | This Optional Service is off by default and, therefore, is not covered by the switch. If this optional service is in use at the time the switch is used, the service will remain enabled until it is manually disabled. |
| Profile Image Downloader | Yes | — |
| Quick Answers - definition & unit conversion | Yes | — |
| Search Suggest | Yes | — |
| URL-Keyed Pseudonymous Metrics | Yes | — |
| VM Plugin Checker | No | This Optional Service is off by default and, therefore, is not covered by the switch. If this optional service is in use at the time the switch is used, the service will remain enabled until it is manually disabled. |
| Wallpaper - Photo Service integration | Yes | — |
| Web Push Messaging | Yes | — |
| WebRTC reporting | No | This Optional Service is off by default and, therefore, is not covered by the switch. If this optional service is in use at the time the switch is used, the service will remain enabled until it is manually disabled. |
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