Chrome Flags Reference

Chrome command line switches and startup flags for automation, headless mode, and debugging.

--force-device-ownership

What does --force-device-ownership do?

Forces the device to report being owned by an enterprise. This mimics the presence of an app signaling device ownership.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --force-device-ownership using CLI

chrome --force-device-ownership

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --force-device-ownership using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--force-device-ownership']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --force-device-ownership using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--force-device-ownership']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --force-device-ownership using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--force-device-ownership')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)

Build Conditions

ANDROID