It's time.
After nearly a decade of painstakingly writing, editing, rewriting, and obsessively formatting Android Enterprise documentation by hand - like some sort of artisanal content blacksmith - I've come to a realisation: nobody reads anymore.
So today, I'm announcing a fundamental shift in how bayton.org works.
MIKA - Mobile Intelligence & Knowledge Assistant - is your new primary interface to bayton.org.
Rather than trawling through menus, searching for articles, and scrolling past my increasingly elaborate introductions to find the one paragraph you actually need, you can now simply ask. MIKA has ingested every piece of content on bayton.org and will answer your questions directly, citing sources so you can verify it's not making things up. Probably.
MIKA supports both text and voice, because apparently typing is also too much effort now. Just click the microphone and speak. MIKA will listen, think, and respond - all while pulsing gently in brand-appropriate colours. It's exactly as it needs to be.
The home page is now MIKA. That's it. That's the home page. A glowing orb and a text box. Minimalism, but make it AI.
All existing documentation remains exactly where it is - MIKA searches it in real-time and links you to the relevant articles. Think of MIKA as the world's most knowledgeable receptionist, except it doesn't judge you for asking what a work profile is for the fourth time.
Every company and their dog has pivoted to AI-first. Microsoft did it. Google did it. That startup your nephew works at did it. If I don't slap AI on the front page, people might think I'm not innovating. And in this economy? Perception is everything.
Besides, I've been told by multiple sources that my writing voice is "quite good, dear" (thanks Mam) - so naturally the logical next step is to let a large language model replace me.
MIKA is strictly an Android Enterprise oracle. It will not:
If you ask it something off-topic, it will politely redirect you to zero-touch enrolment. As one does.
Head to the home page and give MIKA a spin. Ask it about provisioning methods, AMAPI vs custom DPC, or what makes Android Enterprise Recommended different from standard GMS certification. Or ask it about me - I've been told the responses are very complimentary, though I have absolutely no idea why. Must be the training data.
For the avoidance of doubt: the documentation isn't going anywhere. I will continue writing guides with the same obsessive attention to detail that has made bayton.org what it is today. MIKA is an additional interface, not a replacement for good documentation.
AI-first doesn't mean AI-only. I'm not a monster.
Happy 1st of April, everyone.