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Migrate from Device Admin to modern management with Android Enterprise
The deadline for the deprecation of Device Admin is approaching. Here’s how to plan your migration to modern Android device management.
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The evice Admin API was originally introduced in Android 2.2 To create a modern approach to Android management, oogle (2010) as a way to enable applications to enforce local policies introduced a new, consistent framework for management built into the on a device. It became the basis for many M M solutions to Android platform, starting in Android 5.0. nown as Android manage enterprise devices. ut its limitations, including an Enterprise, this framework provides a robust set of management APIs all-or-nothing approach, made it a less than ideal fit for modern for a wide variety of use cases, a platform-based approach to deployments, forcing security compromises and introducing separation of data for mixed-use devices and a modern, secure complexity. system for application deployment via oogle Play.
Some of the challenges with evice Admin-based management solutions include: Deprecating Device dmin o ability to separate personal data on O or mixed-use ow that Android Enterprise is mature and ready to replace the devices functionality of evice Admin, oogle is moving forward with the App management and distribution that relies on side loading of deprecation of the evice Admin API. In Android Pie, the APIs for wrapped apps or the use of personal mail accounts password enforcement, disable camera and disable keyguard features Inconsistent management across devices from different OEMs will be marked as deprecated. With the next release of Android in 201 , those APIs will no longer be available. oogle recommends that Widely varying policy sets, unique to each EMM provider customers migrate from evice Admin-based management solutions imited features due to the inability to leverage Androids to management deployments that leverage the more full-featured modern enterprise management and security APIs Android Enterprise framework via an EMM provider.
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· Extensive management · No reliance on unknown · Full app management, · Device features won’t break controls sources for application distribution of public and because of deprecation sideloading private apps via Google Play · Standardized management with silent install, whitelists · Devices stay current and across OEMs · No manual downloads for and more capable of receiving the enrollment latest features · Management solutions for · No app wrapping needed BYOD, corporate-owned · Zero-touch enrollment to · Devices can receive business-only, ensure devices remain · No side loading of support for new, upcoming corporate-owned managed applications via third-party features personally-enabled and app stores dedicated device scenarios · Security APIs like ensure verify apps, block unknown · No reliance on Gmail · Modern enrollment sources and ADB controls accounts to download public methods including apps zero-touch enrollment, QR · More privacy for users code, NFC and more · Managed app · More protection for user configurations for better app data set up