Android for enterprise

Mobile and tablet devices displaying Android apps compatible with Android in the enterprise

Android provides organizations with a secure and flexible mobility platform—combining devices, apps, and management.

All Android apps are compatible with the platform's enterprise features, but there are additional features you can use to make your app work best on managed Android devices:

  • Work profile best practice: modify your Android app so it functions best on a managed device.
  • Managed configurations: modify your app to allow IT admins the option to specify custom settings for your apps.
  • Dedicated devices: optimize your app so that it can be deployed on an Android device as a kiosk.
  • Single Sign-On (SSO): simplify the sign-on process for users signing in to different apps on their managed Android device.

Note: For tips on how to manage devices and applications across an enterprise, read Android management solutions for enterprises.

Documentation

Learn how to implement managed configurations that can be changed by other apps on the same device.

Android's enterprise features provide organizations with a secure, flexible, and unified Android mobility platform—combining devices, applications, and management. Android apps are compatible with Android's enterprise features by default. However,

Learn how to make sure your apps operate smoothly in a corporate environment by following some best practices.

Additional resources

This guide describes how to develop a device policy controller (DPC) for devices in an Android enterprise deployment. A DPC app, previously known as a work policy controller, controls local device policies and system applications on devices. In an