Remote management of a user device

A non-transient storage medium comprising machine readable instructions which, when executed by a processor of a user device, cause the user device to, responsive to receiving first synchronisation data from a remote system via a transceiver of the user device:

• select a first device policy state from a device policy schedule stored on the user device and comprising a queue of device policy states each comprising a respective set of policy data;
• update an operative device policy state of the user device to a first device policy state in the queue of device policy states;
• and
• control functionality of the user device in accordance with the updated operative device policy state.

A method of remotely managing a user device, comprising:

• provisioning the user device with a device management application configured to control functionality of the user device in accordance with an operative device policy state of the user device;
• provisioning the user device with a device policy schedule comprising a queue of device policy states each comprising a respective set of policy data;
• and
• transmitting, from a remote system to the user device, first synchronisation data indicating an update of the operative device policy state of the user device to a first device policy state in the queue of device policy states.