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Android in the Enterprise

• Friday Notebook, May 11: Citrix Synergy 2018 Edition

  This week we also focus on Microsoft Build 2018 and Google I/O 2018. We’ll return to our usual format next week.  Continue Reading

• An introduction to managed Google Play

  With Android enterprise, EMMs leverage an enterprise version of Google Play to distribute public and in-house apps. Jason Bayton explains how it works.  Continue Reading

• Check out EMM in Android P, the Android Management API, and the Android Management Experience

  Recently, there's always something new to learn about in Android Enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Friday Notebook, March 9: Horizon on VMware Cloud on AWS; Android P

  Also: iOS 11.3 managed contacts, Android Management API, Android Management Experience, Mark Templeton and Workspot, FSLogix funding, and more.  Continue Reading

• Friday Notebook, March 2: MobileIron's Android metrics, Citrix joins AppConfig

  Also: VMware and purpose-built devices, Microsoft and Pradeo, Citrix updates, and more.  Continue Reading

• Check out Samsung Knox 3.0, Knox 3.1, and the new DeX dock

  Knox 3.0 brings a new architecture, unifying Knox and Android enterprise MDM APIs.  Continue Reading

• Google announces Android Enterprise Recommended program

  Android enterprise requirements mean that it's already almost everywhere, but the new program address additional enterprise device concerns.  Continue Reading

• Appthority announces integration with managed Google Play

  Automatic app white/blacklisting could be the next step.  Continue Reading

• Friday Notebook, January 12: Citrix Summit, CES, and Dropbox IPO

  Also: The latest VMware updates, Citrix and Windows 7, UniPrint acquires ePRINTit, Confide’s anti-screenshot SDK, iOS parental controls, and more.  Continue Reading

• Meltdown, Spectre, and mobile: A reminder that Android security patches exist

  The relative success of Android Security Bulletins can get lost in all the “Android OEMs are bad at updates” noise.  Continue Reading

• Friday Notebook, December 22: Android enterprise, Authentic8, and Addigy

  Also: Liquidware Stratusphere UX 6.0, IGEL predictions, BlackBerry lifecycles, and Apple’s Project Marzipan.  Continue Reading

• Android BYOD should be easier in 2018 (and in 2019, and in 2020...)

  Android enterprise (Android for Work) OEM support has been mandatory since Android 6.0, so it’s finally spread enough to make the jump.  Continue Reading

• Will MDM have an effect on thin clients before it affects virtual desktops?

  Adoption of modern management for virtual desktops will almost certainly lag behind traditional desktops, but is there an opportunity to use it with thin clients?  Continue Reading

• The state of Android enterprise in 2017

  Enterprise mobility consultant and Android SME Jason Bayton reflects on the evolution of Android enterprise, where it is today, and what’s to come.  Continue Reading

• Android Instant Apps is like App-V for Android

  Android Instant Apps sounds a lot like traditional app streaming, and though it is similar on the surface, there are some key differences. Ultimately, though, it's still about delivering parts of apps that users need without all the extra bits they ...  Continue Reading