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Disable Google Chrome Lens Overlay

  • February 11, 2026
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Students are using Performance Matters but are just accessing Google Lens. We can open a Chrome window and type the following in the address bar: chrome://flags and it opens a settings window where you can enable and disable features but we are looking for a way to add an XML file to Google Chrome in Jamf School for our iPads to disable Lens Overlay. I have seen this XML file but I’m not sure it’s written for Jamf School:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>LensOverlaySettings</key>
        <integer>1</integer>
    </dict>
</plist>

 

Has anyone had success in disabling Google Chrome Lens in Chrome from Jamf School?

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  • February 12, 2026

Yes, you can disable Google Chrome Lens Overlay on iPads through Jamf School using Managed App Configuration— and the XML you found is on the right track.

In Jamf School, go to Apps > Inventory, select Google Chrome, click Show Advanced Options, enable Apply Managed Configuration, and enter the following:

<plist>
    <dict>
        <key>LensOverlaySettings</key>
        <integer>1</integer>
    </dict>
</plist>

Setting LensOverlaySettings to 1 means "Do not allow." A value of 0 (or unset) means "Allow."

A few notes:

  • On iOS/iPadOS, Chrome enterprise policies are delivered via Managed App Configuration (AppConfig), not via a device-level configuration profile. That's why you need to apply this through the app's managed configuration in Jamf School, not as a custom profile.
  • Make sure Google Chrome is deployed as a managed app through Jamf School for the configuration to take effect.
  • You can find the full list of available Chrome policies at Google's Chrome Enterprise policy list.

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