Contents
Docs
General
- Introduction
- What is Android Enterprise?
- Considerations when migrating from device administrator to Android Enterprise
- Android Enterprise feature requests
- What is Android Enterprise Recommended?
- Android Enterprise FAQ
- Android Enterprise device testing
- Why Don't All Android Devices Come with GMS?
- What is Private Space in Android 15, and how can organisations manage it?
- What is Android One?
- Android Enterprise vs Device Admin: Why DA is no longer suitable
- Considerations for choosing Android in the Enterprise
- Feature spotlight: Android Smartlock
- Android glossary
- Android version evolution graphics
- Infobyte: Device Admin deprecation
- How to submit a device for Android Enterprise Recommended validation
- How to capture a bug report and device logs
- How to view software version information
- Gartner comparison of security controls for mobile devices 2019
Provisioning
- How to become a zero-touch enrolment reseller
- What is Android zero-touch enrolment?
- Android Enterprise zero-touch console administration guide
- Android Enterprise DPC identifier collection
- Android Enterprise provisioning guides
- Android Enterprise zero-touch DPC extras collection
- Infobyte: Android Enterprise deployment scenarios
- Infobyte: Android Enterprise fully managed provisioning methods
- Manual Android Enterprise work-managed QR code generation for MobileIron
Work profile
Fully managed
App management
- Set up Hypergate's Kerberos Authentication on MobileIron Core for Android Enterprise
- Managed Google Play, allowlist or blocklist?
- Considerations when deploying MTD with Android Enterprise
- Why you shouldn't install apps from unknown sources
- Create and manage private apps for Android Enterprise
- What is OEMConfig?
- Create and manage web apps for Android Enterprise
- How to locate a private Android app assigned to an organisation ID
- How to host enterprise apps outside of Google Play
- The Google Play iFrame app approval flow is deprecated
- Android 13 adds notifications access as a runtime permission
- Android 14 blocks apps targeting old Android versions
- How to resolve common Android app install failures (with errors)
FAQ
- Is Android Enterprise supported on uncertified (non-GMS) devices?
- Can apps be sideloaded into the Private Space?
- Is Private Space supported on fully managed devices?
- Why don't Private Space apps go through VPN?
- Is it possible to manage personal applications on a work profile device?
- Does Samsung support Android Enterprise?
- How can apps be managed in the Private Space?
- Are Private Space applications truly hidden?
- Are Private Space apps visible to enterprise admins?
- Why has USB data access been disabled suddenly?
- What versions of Android support Android Enterprise?
- Is it possible to manage eSIM?
- How to check if an Android device is GMS/Play Protect certified?
- To use Android Enterprise do I need to buy Google Workspace (G Suite) and register my domain?
- What devices should I buy for my organisation?
- If Android Enterprise is supported from Lollipop, why is Marshmallow often mentioned instead?
- What’s the difference between Device Admin and Android Enterprise?
- What is the Android Enterprise bind?
- Can I change the account I used to bind Android Enterprise?
- Is it possible to bind Android Enterprise with multiple EMMs using one account?
- How do I remove the Android Enterprise bind from my current EMM?
- What is Android Enterprise Recommended?
- My AER device doesn’t work properly with Android Enterprise, what should I do?
- Is Android One better than AER? (Or the other way around?)
- How do I configure Google Workspace domains for provisioning?
- What’s the best provisioning method?
- What’s the difference between allow adding accounts vs allow configure credentials?
- Is it possible to utilise multiple VPN connections within a profile?
- Is it possible to utilise a single VPN connection across the entire device?
- Does Android support Kerberos natively?
- What’s the difference between device based accounts and user based accounts?
- How do I manage the new notifications runtime permission in Android 13?
- Can organisations see applications outside of the work profile?
- Can organisations deploy applications to the parent profile in a work profile deployment?
- Is it possible to migrate from DA to AE work profile without a re-enrol?
- What is a work challenge?
- Enrolment failed but the work profile was created. How do I remove it?
- How can I provision a fully managed device?
- Is it possible to “retire” (or enterprise wipe) a fully managed device?
- Devices factory reset as soon as they’re enrolled, why?
- Is Factory Reset Protection enabled on fully managed devices?
- Is it possible to migrate fully managed devices between EMM solutions?
- How has COPE changed in Android 11?
- Does Intune support COPE?
- Can organisations see applications outside of the work profile on a COPE device?
- Can organisations deploy applications to the parent profile in a COPE deployment?
- Is it possible to migrate from fully managed to work profiles on fully managed devices?
- How should system applications be handled on a COPE device?
- What OEMs currently support zero-touch?
- Where are zero-touch resellers located?
- Does zero-touch cost anything?
- Is an EMM still required with zero-touch?
- What happens if a fully set up device is added to the zero-touch console?
- What happens if a user starts setting up a device before the zero-touch config is applied?
- What happens if a zero-touch config is removed from an enrolled device?
- What happens if a new config for a different EMM or server is applied to an enrolled device?
- Can I add/remove users on a fully managed device?
- What happens if a zero-touch assigned device is reset?
- What happens if a device is unregistered from the zero-touch console?
- Can a device be OTA managed from the zero-touch console?
- Does enrolling via zero-touch slow down or cause any delay to the setup process while it’s retrieving the zero-touch config?
- What deployment scenario will a zero-touch device enrol under?
- Why does zero-touch require so much touching?
- Can anyone add a device to the zero-touch console?
- Is it possible for an organisation to add previously-purchased devices to zero-touch?
- Can a MADA device be converted to EDLA?
- Can anyone remove a device from the zero-touch console?
- Does Samsung support zero-touch?
- Is it possible to set a zero-touch default configuration?
- Is it possible to bulk update zero-touch devices?
- Is it possible to change zero-touch resellers?
- Are all zero-touch devices Android Enterprise Recommended?
- What are DPC extras?
- What should I put in DPC extras?
- What happens if a device is uploaded to zero-touch with the wrong manufacturer?
- The device registered with zero-touch, but doesn’t launch during setup, why?
- Does Android Go support zero-touch?
- Are employee-owned devices eligible for zero-touch?
- What’s the recommended way of managing in-house (private) applications?
- Is it possible to deploy app shortcuts to the homescreen of an Android Enterprise device?
- Is it possible to backup & restore device data on a fully managed device?
- The Google Play iFrame is missing a feature in my UEM. How do I enable it?
- How do I configure allowlist/blocklist domains for Google Chrome?
- How to configure Chrome managed bookmarks
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Infobyte: Device Admin deprecation
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#If you haven’t heard just yet, the way we manage Android devices is changing; from 2019 and Android 10, it will no longer be possible to use legacy Device Administrator APIs for managing Android devices.
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Docs
General
- Introduction
- What is Android Enterprise?
- Considerations when migrating from device administrator to Android Enterprise
- Android Enterprise feature requests
- What is Android Enterprise Recommended?
- Android Enterprise FAQ
- Android Enterprise device testing
- Why Don't All Android Devices Come with GMS?
- What is Private Space in Android 15, and how can organisations manage it?
- What is Android One?
- Android Enterprise vs Device Admin: Why DA is no longer suitable
- Considerations for choosing Android in the Enterprise
- Feature spotlight: Android Smartlock
- Android glossary
- Android version evolution graphics
- Infobyte: Device Admin deprecation
- How to submit a device for Android Enterprise Recommended validation
- How to capture a bug report and device logs
- How to view software version information
- Gartner comparison of security controls for mobile devices 2019
Provisioning
- How to become a zero-touch enrolment reseller
- What is Android zero-touch enrolment?
- Android Enterprise zero-touch console administration guide
- Android Enterprise DPC identifier collection
- Android Enterprise provisioning guides
- Android Enterprise zero-touch DPC extras collection
- Infobyte: Android Enterprise deployment scenarios
- Infobyte: Android Enterprise fully managed provisioning methods
- Manual Android Enterprise work-managed QR code generation for MobileIron
Work profile
Fully managed
App management
- Set up Hypergate's Kerberos Authentication on MobileIron Core for Android Enterprise
- Managed Google Play, allowlist or blocklist?
- Considerations when deploying MTD with Android Enterprise
- Why you shouldn't install apps from unknown sources
- Create and manage private apps for Android Enterprise
- What is OEMConfig?
- Create and manage web apps for Android Enterprise
- How to locate a private Android app assigned to an organisation ID
- How to host enterprise apps outside of Google Play
- The Google Play iFrame app approval flow is deprecated
- Android 13 adds notifications access as a runtime permission
- Android 14 blocks apps targeting old Android versions
- How to resolve common Android app install failures (with errors)
FAQ
- Is Android Enterprise supported on uncertified (non-GMS) devices?
- Can apps be sideloaded into the Private Space?
- Is Private Space supported on fully managed devices?
- Why don't Private Space apps go through VPN?
- Is it possible to manage personal applications on a work profile device?
- Does Samsung support Android Enterprise?
- How can apps be managed in the Private Space?
- Are Private Space applications truly hidden?
- Are Private Space apps visible to enterprise admins?
- Why has USB data access been disabled suddenly?
- What versions of Android support Android Enterprise?
- Is it possible to manage eSIM?
- How to check if an Android device is GMS/Play Protect certified?
- To use Android Enterprise do I need to buy Google Workspace (G Suite) and register my domain?
- What devices should I buy for my organisation?
- If Android Enterprise is supported from Lollipop, why is Marshmallow often mentioned instead?
- What’s the difference between Device Admin and Android Enterprise?
- What is the Android Enterprise bind?
- Can I change the account I used to bind Android Enterprise?
- Is it possible to bind Android Enterprise with multiple EMMs using one account?
- How do I remove the Android Enterprise bind from my current EMM?
- What is Android Enterprise Recommended?
- My AER device doesn’t work properly with Android Enterprise, what should I do?
- Is Android One better than AER? (Or the other way around?)
- How do I configure Google Workspace domains for provisioning?
- What’s the best provisioning method?
- What’s the difference between allow adding accounts vs allow configure credentials?
- Is it possible to utilise multiple VPN connections within a profile?
- Is it possible to utilise a single VPN connection across the entire device?
- Does Android support Kerberos natively?
- What’s the difference between device based accounts and user based accounts?
- How do I manage the new notifications runtime permission in Android 13?
- Can organisations see applications outside of the work profile?
- Can organisations deploy applications to the parent profile in a work profile deployment?
- Is it possible to migrate from DA to AE work profile without a re-enrol?
- What is a work challenge?
- Enrolment failed but the work profile was created. How do I remove it?
- How can I provision a fully managed device?
- Is it possible to “retire” (or enterprise wipe) a fully managed device?
- Devices factory reset as soon as they’re enrolled, why?
- Is Factory Reset Protection enabled on fully managed devices?
- Is it possible to migrate fully managed devices between EMM solutions?
- How has COPE changed in Android 11?
- Does Intune support COPE?
- Can organisations see applications outside of the work profile on a COPE device?
- Can organisations deploy applications to the parent profile in a COPE deployment?
- Is it possible to migrate from fully managed to work profiles on fully managed devices?
- How should system applications be handled on a COPE device?
- What OEMs currently support zero-touch?
- Where are zero-touch resellers located?
- Does zero-touch cost anything?
- Is an EMM still required with zero-touch?
- What happens if a fully set up device is added to the zero-touch console?
- What happens if a user starts setting up a device before the zero-touch config is applied?
- What happens if a zero-touch config is removed from an enrolled device?
- What happens if a new config for a different EMM or server is applied to an enrolled device?
- Can I add/remove users on a fully managed device?
- What happens if a zero-touch assigned device is reset?
- What happens if a device is unregistered from the zero-touch console?
- Can a device be OTA managed from the zero-touch console?
- Does enrolling via zero-touch slow down or cause any delay to the setup process while it’s retrieving the zero-touch config?
- What deployment scenario will a zero-touch device enrol under?
- Why does zero-touch require so much touching?
- Can anyone add a device to the zero-touch console?
- Is it possible for an organisation to add previously-purchased devices to zero-touch?
- Can a MADA device be converted to EDLA?
- Can anyone remove a device from the zero-touch console?
- Does Samsung support zero-touch?
- Is it possible to set a zero-touch default configuration?
- Is it possible to bulk update zero-touch devices?
- Is it possible to change zero-touch resellers?
- Are all zero-touch devices Android Enterprise Recommended?
- What are DPC extras?
- What should I put in DPC extras?
- What happens if a device is uploaded to zero-touch with the wrong manufacturer?
- The device registered with zero-touch, but doesn’t launch during setup, why?
- Does Android Go support zero-touch?
- Are employee-owned devices eligible for zero-touch?
- What’s the recommended way of managing in-house (private) applications?
- Is it possible to deploy app shortcuts to the homescreen of an Android Enterprise device?
- Is it possible to backup & restore device data on a fully managed device?
- The Google Play iFrame is missing a feature in my UEM. How do I enable it?
- How do I configure allowlist/blocklist domains for Google Chrome?
- How to configure Chrome managed bookmarks