How to Block Temu on Company Phones
Blocking the Temu app on a managed phone takes one bundle ID. Keeping Temu off work laptops, out of inboxes and away from ad clicks takes a few more rules. This guide covers each one for Intune, Jamf, Google Admin and Apple profiles.
Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Shopping genre
Temu bundle ID, package name and website
The identifiers above come from our hand-checked app data and match the store listings. Temu is operated by PDD Holdings, the group behind the Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo, and in the US through its subsidiary Whaleco Inc.
| What to block | Identifier | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone and iPad app | com.einnovation.temu | Blocked app bundle IDs on supervised devices |
| Android app | com.einnovation.temu | Managed Google Play policy or uninstall assignment |
| Website | temu.com and subdomains | Browser URL block policy, DNS or web filter |
| Marketing email | temu.com sending domains | Mail gateway block list or mail flow rule |
A Temu package, to a shopper
A parcel on its way, with a tracking number and a delivery date.
A Temu package, to your MDM
The Android package name com.einnovation.temu, the ID that Android consoles use to approve, block or remove the app.
Why companies block Temu on work phones
For most businesses this is not a judgment on shopping. It is about what runs on devices the company owns, pays for and is responsible for.
Public sector rules
Some US states ban Temu on government devices. Contractors and suppliers often adopt the same rule to stay aligned with their customers.
Data collection concerns
State attorneys general have filed lawsuits alleging that the app collects more data than shoppers expect. Security teams treat that as a reason to keep it off devices holding company data.
Time and distraction
Games, spin wheels and constant deals keep people in the app. The European Commission included addictive design in its investigation of the platform.
Personal purchases
Shopping apps on work phones invite saved company cards, parcels sent to the office and receipts mixed into work email.
Phishing lures
Fake coupon and delivery messages using big retail names are a common lure. Fewer shopping accounts on work phones means fewer convincing fakes.
Data plans and storage
Image-heavy shopping feeds use mobile data and storage on devices the company pays for, often on shared or field staff phones.
Government device bans and actions
- May 2023, Montana: the governor banned Temu on state government devices.
- October 2024, Indonesia: the government asked Apple and Google to block Temu from their app stores.
- December 2024, Vietnam: Temu was suspended after being told it was not authorized to operate.
- January 2026, Texas: the governor barred state employees from using Temu on government devices and networks.
Lawsuits and regulators
- March 2023: Google suspended Pinduoduo, Temu's sister app in China, from Google Play over malware concerns.
- June 2024 and June 2025: the Arkansas and Nebraska attorneys general filed lawsuits making data and privacy allegations.
- October 2024: the European Commission opened proceedings under the Digital Services Act.
- July 2025: the Commission's preliminary view was that Temu breached the act by not preventing sales of illegal products.
Lawsuits contain allegations, not findings. Check the current status before you cite one in a policy. The wider picture across apps is on our government device app bans page.
Block Temu in your MDM: console by console
Bundle ID blocks need supervised iPhones and iPads, which company devices bought through Apple Business Manager can be. On Android, fully managed and corporate-owned work profile devices give you the most control.
| Console | iPhone and iPad | Android |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Intune | Settings catalog policy, Restrictions > Blocked App Bundle IDs, add com.einnovation.temu. The Prohibited apps list only reports and does not block. | Keep Allow access to all apps in Google Play store unset, or approve Temu and assign it with the Uninstall intent. |
| Jamf Pro | Restrictions > Apps, App Usage set to Some apps not allowed, add Temu, scope and save. | Not used for Android; pair with your Android console. |
| Google Admin console | On supervised company-owned iPhones, the App installation setting limits App Store installs; it does not block one app. | Apps > Web and mobile apps, with installs limited to the apps on your list. Leave Temu off it. |
| Mosyle | Add the bundle ID to the app blocking list in an iOS restrictions profile for supervised devices. | Apple devices only. |
| Iru (formerly Kandji) | Restrictions library item that blocks apps by bundle ID on supervised devices. Check current labels in the console. | Check the current console. |
| Apple Configurator | Profile with a Restrictions payload and blockedAppBundleIDs; from iOS 27, the App settings configuration's Denied apps list. | Not applicable. |
Intune walkthrough for company iPhones
Create the policy
In the Intune admin center open Devices > Configuration > Create > New policy, pick iOS/iPadOS and the Settings catalog.
Add the setting
Search the settings picker for the Restrictions category and tick Blocked App Bundle IDs.
Enter the IDs
Add com.einnovation.temu, plus any other shopping apps your policy names, one per line.
Assign and sync
Assign to a pilot device group, sync one phone and confirm the app is gone before widening the scope.
Full console guides: Intune, Jamf and Google Admin. For a no-MDM test, see the mobileconfig guide.
Block the Temu website on company computers
If the app is blocked but temu.com still loads, people simply shop in the browser. Block the domain in every browser you allow, or once in the network filter.
Microsoft Edge
In an Intune Settings catalog policy for Edge, add temu.com to Block access to a list of URLs. It applies on Windows and macOS.
Google Chrome and Chromebooks
In the Google Admin console go to Devices > Chrome > Settings > Content > URL Blocking and add temu.com to Blocked URLs.
DNS or web filter
Block temu.com in your filter, or block the Shopping and Marketplaces categories where your policy allows. It covers browsers you do not manage.
Safari on iPhone
Add temu.com to the web content filter deny list in your MDM, or rely on the network filter. Other browsers on the phone need the same rule.
How to block Temu ads: what IT can and cannot do
Temu advertises heavily across websites, search results and other apps. No MDM has a switch that removes one advertiser, but several settings cut the noise on company devices.
| Where the ads appear | Can IT block it? | How |
|---|---|---|
| Inside other apps on Android and iPhone | Partly | A DNS filter that blocks advertising domains removes many in-app ads. Some apps break without their ad servers, so pilot first. |
| On websites in Edge | Partly | Edge's Ads setting for sites with intrusive ads blocks ads only on sites with intrusive ads; it is on by default. Add an advertising category in your filter for more. |
| On websites in Chrome | Partly | Same approach: Chrome's intrusive ads policy plus your filter's advertising category. |
| Google search results | No | You cannot hide one advertiser from search for managed users. With temu.com blocked, ad clicks land on your block page. |
| Windows 11 suggestions | Yes, on some editions | The AllowWindowsConsumerFeatures policy set to 0 turns off Start suggestions and post-setup app installs on Enterprise and Education editions, not Pro. |
| Marketing email | Yes | Block the sending domains at the mail gateway; see the next section. |
| Personal phones | No | Outside your MDM. Your Wi-Fi filter applies only while they are connected to it. |
The quickest win: fewer games and free apps on work phones means fewer ad slots. Allowlist the apps people need for the job, and most shopping ads disappear with the apps that carried them.
How to block Temu emails for the whole company
Staff who used a work address to sign up get promotions every day. A block at the gateway stops them for everyone at once.
Microsoft 365 with the Tenant Allow/Block List
- In the Microsoft Defender portal open Email & collaboration > Policies & rules > Threat policies > Tenant Allow/Block Lists.
- On Domains & addresses, choose Add, then Block.
- Enter temu.com and *.temu.com on separate lines. One entry does not cover the other.
- Set Remove block entry after to Never expire and add a note.
- Save. Entries usually take effect within minutes.
Know the side effects
- Blocked mail is quarantined as high confidence phishing.
- Users also cannot send mail to blocked domains, so staff cannot write to Temu support from work.
- For a softer touch, a mail flow rule can move the messages to junk instead.
- Check a message header first; promotions may come from a separate sending domain.
- Google Workspace has an equivalent blocked senders setting in its Gmail admin options.
Coupon bundles and "package not delivered" texts
Searches for a "$100 coupon bundle" or "package not delivered" show how often shoppers meet these messages. Some are real promotions, many are fakes, and staff cannot always tell the difference on a small screen.
The pattern
A text or email promises a big coupon bundle or warns that a parcel is held. The link leads to a page asking for a login, card details or a small "redelivery fee".
What IT can do
Filter newly registered and phishing domains, block shopping domains on work devices, and turn on the junk and unknown sender filters in managed messaging apps.
What staff should do
Open the shopping app or type the address directly instead of tapping the link. Report anything that asks for card details on a work device.
What blocking the Temu app does not cover
One bundle ID is a good start. These are the gaps that stay open until you add the matching rule.
Browsers
temu.com works in Safari, Chrome, Edge and any other installed browser. Block the domain in each, or once in your filter.
Similar shopping apps
SHEIN, AliExpress and shopping inside TikTok offer the same experience. A Shopping category list covers them.
VPN apps
A VPN moves traffic past your network filter. Block VPN apps on the same devices.
Personal phones
MDM rules apply to company devices and work profiles only. A personal device app policy sets expectations.
Unsupervised iPhones
Bundle ID blocks need supervision. On older company phones enrolled without it, plan a re-enrollment through Apple Business Manager.
Already installed copies
MDM can only uninstall apps it manages. A copy installed by the user stays, hidden and unable to open, until it is deleted.
Other shopping apps to consider
| App | iOS bundle ID | App Store ID | Android package |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temu | com.einnovation.temu | 1641486558 | com.einnovation.temu |
| SHEIN | zzkko.com.ZZKKO | 878577184 | com.zzkko |
| AliExpress | com.alibaba.iAliexpress | 436672029 | com.alibaba.aliexpresshd |
| TikTok (includes TikTok Shop) | com.zhiliaoapp.musically | 835599320 | com.zhiliaoapp.musically |
Check any other app with the bundle ID lookup, or browse the list of apps from Chinese developers if your policy is about developer origin.
Explain the change to staff
A shopping block lands better when people know it is coming and why. Three points cover most questions before they reach the help desk.
What changes
Temu and similar shopping apps disappear from company phones, and the websites stop loading on company devices and Wi-Fi.
Why
Company devices hold company data, and the rule follows the same thinking as other app restrictions. It says nothing about personal shopping on personal phones.
What to do instead
Order work supplies through the approved purchasing route. Move any personal Temu account to a personal email address.
Example policy line
"Shopping and marketplace apps are not permitted on company-owned devices, except apps approved for company purchasing."
How to test the Temu block
Test on one company iPhone, one Android phone and one laptop, signed in as a normal user.
Sync the iPhone. The Temu icon disappears from the home screen and App Library, and a fresh App Store install fails or vanishes.
Check Android. Temu is missing from the managed Play store, or the installed copy is removed after the next sync.
Open temu.com in every allowed browser on the laptop and phone. Each shows your block page.
Click a Temu ad in a search result on a managed browser. It should land on the block page.
Send a test promotion from a Temu account to a pilot mailbox and confirm it is quarantined or moved.
Read the MDM report. The policy shows as applied with no errors on each test device.
Block shopping apps by category, not one by one
The App Store Shopping genre alone holds 73,848 apps in our database. Businesses that restrict shopping on work phones usually block the Shopping and Marketplaces categories and allow a few apps the job needs.
Shopping category
Covers retail apps like Temu, SHEIN and AliExpress on iOS and Android, in one import.
Marketplaces category
Classifieds, auctions and second-hand marketplaces, which often come up in the same policy.
Your exceptions
Keep procurement or business purchasing apps allowed by leaving them off the imported list.
Our blocklists cover 58 categories across 1.87 million iPhone and iPad apps, with Android packages where the app is on both stores, delivered as files for your MDM and updated monthly. See plans.
Temu blocking FAQ
What is the Temu bundle ID and package name?
Temu uses the iOS bundle ID com.einnovation.temu with App Store ID 1641486558. The Android package name is the same string, com.einnovation.temu.
How do I block Temu on an iPhone?
On a supervised company iPhone, add com.einnovation.temu to the blocked app bundle IDs in your MDM. The app is hidden and cannot open. Block temu.com in Safari and other browsers as well.
How do I block Temu ads?
No MDM setting removes Temu ads from other apps or from search results. You can reduce them with a DNS filter that blocks advertising domains, browser ad policies and Windows consumer feature settings, and you can block temu.com so ad clicks lead nowhere.
How do I block Temu emails for the whole company?
In Microsoft 365, add temu.com and *.temu.com as block entries in the Tenant Allow/Block List, or use a mail flow rule. Check message headers for the exact sending domains first.
How do I block the Temu website on company computers?
Add temu.com to the Edge and Chrome URL block policies through Intune or the Google Admin console, and block it in your DNS or web filter so every browser is covered.
Is Temu banned on government devices?
Some US states have banned it on state devices, including Montana in May 2023 and Texas in January 2026. Check the current rules for your state or agency.
What is a Temu package?
To a shopper it is a parcel. To an MDM it is the Android package name, com.einnovation.temu, which identifies the app on Google Play and in Android management consoles.
Will blocking Temu stop staff using it on personal phones?
No. MDM rules apply to company devices and work profiles. Network filtering covers personal phones only while they use your Wi-Fi.
Keep shopping apps off company phones
Import the Shopping and Marketplaces blocklists into Intune, Jamf or your MDM, for iOS and Android, refreshed every month. One business or every client of your IT practice.
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