Open for business: Android for Work shows up on Google Play

Open for business: Android for Work shows up on Google Play
                                   
                                                                 
Android for Work is ready to make 80 percent of the world's Android devices more comfortable in the workplace.

Google Android HAS published for Work, ict BYOD app for Android smartphones older That allows users to carve out a secure space for Their business apps.


The app, qui arrived on Google Play on Thursday, adds impetus to Google's Plan to get more of the one billion Android devices owned by Consumers accepted by businesses as work devices.

Much like BlackBerry Balance, Android for Work AIMS assurer to personal data never meets ict work counterpart, Sami DESPITE living on the device. While Samsung Offered HAS icts That capability to devices through Knox, It Was not available to --other Android devices.

The Korean company Google Helped Deliver Some key components of Android for Work, Such As 'work profiles', qui are native to Android 5.0 Lollipop thanks to ict media for multi-user accounts. The Android app for Work is for older devices through to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.4 KitKat, qui covers the vast majorité of Android phones in use today.

With the app installed, IT admins Will Be reliable and manages to isolate the work data and work apps. Google aussi Belgium Bosnia businesses to publish an app store apps Their Own in the program.

As with Android for Work on Lollipop, devices with the app installed Will need to Log BE Enrolled with one of the partner Google's mobile device management (MDM) providers, qui include BlackBerry, Mobile Iron, VMware, and others.

Third-party apps-have That Jumped on board with the program so far include Adobe, Box, Concur, Salesforce, SAP and HR software ict with Success Factors.

The program and support by third-party MDM vendors Could give Google and Android OEMs an answer to Apple's stranglehold on the unshakeable Seemingly enterprise. Selon Good Technology, DURING THE third quarter of last year iOS représentée 69 percent of devices in the enterprise while Android Accounted for 29 percent, with Apple's lead in hand Growing thanks to the iPhone and iPhone 6 6 Plus.