Android Enterprise Work Profile

On a device with a Work Profile, the device is a personal device owned by the device user. This management style is often called BYOD or bring your own device. Through Android Enterprise Work Profile, SOTI MobiControl installs a Work Profile (or 'container') on the device. Inside the Work Profile, you can manage apps, data, and some settings. However, because you have no control beyond the borders of the Work Profile, management actions are limited to those that can be containerized and don't affect the personal side or device as a whole.

Android Enterprise Work profile is supported on Android 5.1 or later.

To enroll a device with Work Profile, follow the instructions at Creating an Android Enterprise Device Policy.

Work Apps

Note: To use apps in the managed Google Play Store, you must set up an Enterprise Binding. See Android Enterprise Bindings.
The managed Google Play Store offers MDM administrators the ability to:
  • Distribute work-specific versions of apps.

  • Control which apps users can download from Google Play onto their Android Enterprise devices.

If you do not plan to use the managed Google Play Store, select Skip Google Account Addition During Enrollment on Managed Android Devices when creating your enrollment policy. You can still install applications using packages. See Using Packages.