Schlagwort: Android enterprise

  • How we’re making Android Enterprise signup and access to Google services betterHow we’re making Android Enterprise signup and access to Google services betterSoftware Engineering Manager

    How we’re making Android Enterprise signup and access to Google services betterHow we’re making Android Enterprise signup and access to Google services betterSoftware Engineering Manager

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    To get the full benefit of the Google ecosystem, it’s important that you have the ability to sign up for multiple Google business products at the same time. That’s why you’ll now find a more intuitive signup process for deploying Google products for work alongside Android Enterprise.

    If you’re an IT admin signing up for Android Enterprise, you can now use your corporate email address instead of a personal Gmail account. This can reduce the risk of lost or deleted accounts and improves overall credential management, requiring fewer sign-ins and creating a more unified experience across your Google business products and services.

    As part of this tighter integration, you can also now perform certain setup tasks centrally through the Google Admin console, such as syncing users and configuring single sign-on (SSO). These selections apply to multiple Google product deployments, saving you time and ensuring consistency across your IT environment.

    And if you’d like to add additional Google products like Chrome Enterprise Upgrade for Chromebooks, Chrome Browser Cloud Management or Google Workspace to your Android Enterprise account, you no longer need separate registrations. During signup, or later in the Google Admin Console, simply select the products you want to add to automatically enable them for your workforce.

    Finally, the improved signup experience will allow you to bind multiple enterprise mobility management (EMM) instances to your organization’s account, making it easier to use testing and production environments in parallel or transition to a new EMM vendor.

    Improved employee experiences

    Google’s apps and services can help you get work done, and Android lets you do it on the go. Previously, Android Enterprise users often had limited access to these services. But now, IT admins can more easily enable a range of Google services for employees, including Google Workspace on their Android devices, so they can stay productive on the move.

    One of the most exciting aspects of tighter integration between Android Enterprise and Google’s other platforms and services is the ability to create better cross-device experiences. Tighter integration unlocks a range of enterprise features similar to Android’s Better Together initiative, but with the added security and management that you’ve come to expect from Android Enterprise and IT admin control. These features include:

    Deepening the integration between Google’s other enterprise products and Android also lays the foundation for AI-powered productivity at work. For example, Gemini for Google Workspace offers business access to Google’s most capable AI models with security and privacy controls for businesses. Users can get help from Gemini directly in the Gmail app, or through the standalone web app at gemini.google.com, with more experiences coming to mobile soon. In fact, the Gemini mobile app will soon be available across all Android Enterprise devices in the coming months, including fully-managed devices and those using an Android Work Profile.

    If you want to learn more and are new to Android Enterprise, visit our Solutions Directory to find an EMM partner to help you sign up and get started. If you’re a current Android Enterprise customer, stay tuned for updates from your EMM partner as these updates begin to roll out later this year.

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  • 3 new ways to use Google AI on Android at work3 new ways to use Google AI on Android at workProduct Management Lead

    3 new ways to use Google AI on Android at work3 new ways to use Google AI on Android at workProduct Management Lead

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    The modern workplace can be a whirlwind of employees juggling tasks and business leaders trying to simplify operations or improve security. Everyone approaches work differently, but we’re all aiming for more efficiency and productivity. This is where AI-powered tools come into the picture— around three-quarters of employees say that AI has enhanced their productivity and quality of work. Our mission to make AI helpful for everyone extends to the workplace, too. Here are three ways new Google AI on Android features can make work easier for your employees and developers — and, by extension, for you.

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  • Read this year’s Android Security Paper for the latest on mobile protectionsRead this year’s Android Security Paper for the latest on mobile protectionsDirector

    Read this year’s Android Security Paper for the latest on mobile protectionsRead this year’s Android Security Paper for the latest on mobile protectionsDirector

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    The world is facing a growing number of cybersecurity challenges, and the cost of cybercrime for organizations can range from tens of thousands of dollars to multiple millions. In fact, a recent FBI report shared that more than 800,000 cybercrime-related complaints were filed in 2022, with losses totaling over $10 billion.

    Mobile devices are popular targets for cybercriminals, so it’s essential to put strong mobile security measures in place. Collaboration is also critical to improving mobile security. Developers, device manufacturers, security researchers, vendors, academics and the wider Android community constantly work together to discover and mitigate platform vulnerabilities as part of the Android Open Source Project.

    To share and document the latest Android security capabilities, we’ve published an update to the Android Security Paper. The paper provides a comprehensive overview of the platform’s built-in, proactive security across hardware, anti-exploitation, Google Security Services and the range of management APIs available for businesses and governments alike.

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  • Android 14 business features for your distributed teamsAndroid 14 business features for your distributed teamsProduct Manager

    Android 14 business features for your distributed teamsAndroid 14 business features for your distributed teamsProduct Manager

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    Advanced security and compliance features

    At Android, we’re committed to building the most secure mobile platform for businesses. So we’re introducing new security and compliance features in Android 14 to provide even stronger protection for your work devices.

    • Six-digit PIN unlock: We’ve increased the default lock screen PIN number from four digits to six. Adding just two digits to unlock the device increases the number of possible PIN combinations from 10,000 to 1 million — reducing the risk of break-ins.
    • Credential manager controls: New credential manager controls for Work Profile and fully managed devices allow IT admins to only enable credential managers they trust. With more control over their data, organizations can better protect sensitive business credentials.
    • 2G connectivity controls: IT admins can now configure mobile connectivity according to their risk model, allowing them to protect their managed devices from 2G traffic interception, person-in-the-middle attacks and other 2G network vulnerabilities. For example, IT admins can temporarily turn off 2G radio when employees are traveling to specific high-risk locations, or turn off 2G by default.
    • Ultra-wide band (UWB) logs: We’ve introduced new policy logs and admin controls for managed UWB to meet this year’s National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) standards.

    For more information on Android’s ongoing security and compliance efforts, check out the latest version of the Android Security Paper. You’ll find a detailed overview of Android’s security and management APIs, including our multi-layered approach to security, the types of Zero Trust signals available, Google Play Protect’s malware defense and Android’s security certifications.

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  • Protect your business with Zero Trust security on AndroidProtect your business with Zero Trust security on AndroidSenior Product Manager, Android EnterpriseDirector

    Protect your business with Zero Trust security on AndroidProtect your business with Zero Trust security on AndroidSenior Product Manager, Android EnterpriseDirector

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    Zero Trust security is an increasingly important way for organizations to protect their data. As a quick refresher, this method requires device, user and network verification for access to corporate resources — and only the minimum access necessary. In a nutshell, trust is never implicit.

    Large enterprises, small businesses and government organizations are all evaluating and implementing Zero Trust. And this investment couldn’t come at a better time. In fact, United States Executive Order 14028 now requires government agencies and their suppliers to set up a Zero Trust architecture. With Android Enterprise, the 94% of organizations currently implementing a Zero Trust architecture can quickly expand it to their mobile devices.

    Android’s Zero Trust capabilities

    A Zero Trust approach requires analyzing device signals to understand a device’s security posture and the context of the access request. Android provides a wide range of signals that businesses can use to help establish trust. There are currently more than 100 unique device trust signals available across 30 APIs on Android devices.

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  • New features for businesses in Android 13New features for businesses in Android 13Senior Product ManagerProduct Manager

    New features for businesses in Android 13New features for businesses in Android 13Senior Product ManagerProduct Manager

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    Android 13 gives businesses using Android Enterprise new ways to get more out of their devices — including an upgraded Android Management API, an easier-to-use work profile, and more ways for IT admins to manage and protect company and employee devices. Let’s take a closer look at these new business features.

    More tailored experiences

    Android phone screen showing apps in work profile and text that says "Separate work apps from personal to stay organized."

    Starting with Android 13, the Android Management API goes beyond just managing device policies. It can now customize employee experiences on corporate devices, like device provisioning and user settings. This also means the Android Enterprise team can roll out helpful new features and management capabilities more frequently, starting with devices running Android 13.

    Easier navigation on work profile

    Android phone screen showing the “default payment app” with options for Amex and Google Pay.

    Work profile already helps keep company data accessible and secure, and personal profile data private and separate — all on a single device. In Android 13, work profile gives employees an even smoother experience, offering a simpler design, improved productivity and new cross-device capabilities.

    Navigating between work and personal profiles is now more intuitive, all while respecting cross-profile admin policies. Employees can choose to open an app in either their work or personal profile, depending on where it’s installed. If they’d prefer to keep work-related content out of their personal apps — so a work-related training video on YouTube doesn’t affect their personal watchlist, for example — they can choose to access that content in their browser instead. Employees can also switch between work and personal photo galleries when sharing pictures with an app, granting access only to selected files rather than their entire media library.

    You’ll find more productivity tools in work profile, too. Smart dictation is now available in work profile apps on Pixel devices, so Android’s dictation recommendations stay separate — keeping corporate jargon dictated for work emails out of personal chats. All Android 13 devices can also now use Near-field communication (NFC) from work apps to enable use cases like digital access badges and tap-to-pay from work profile.

    More productivity features are coming soon to Android 13, thanks to new integrations between Phone Hub and Android and ChromeOS. Employees will be able to securely respond to and access work information that’s on their phones — including messages, notifications and pictures — from their corporate Chromebooks. And those interactions will be protected by end-to-end encryption and company management policies.

    Built-in security and privacy

    Android phone screen showing a lock icon and text saying “Blocked by your IT admin.”

    With each new release, Android Enterprise’s security protections get even stronger with new management capabilities, user controls and platform improvements.

    For example, on a new central hub, employees can manage device security and privacy settings, and view company policies applied on the device as well as device data shared with IT admins.

    Android 13 also gives IT admins more control over device Wi-Fi connectivity for features like Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi tethering. It adds security logs for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and password activities in line with National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) requirements. And for faster security patches, Android 13 has added Bluetooth and ultra-wideband (UWB) to the list of more than 30 modules that can be updated remotely through Google System Updates.

    New features like Lost Mode and Stay Private on Work Wi-Fi are coming soon to Android 13. When Lost Mode is activated, IT admins can lock down and locate company-owned devices, prevent unauthorized access and display company contact information on the device screen. Meanwhile, Stay Private on Work Wi-Fi will further improve employee privacy by automatically encrypting and routing network traffic for personal profiles when employees are on company Wi-Fi. Both features will be available through the Android Management API.

    Ready to put Android 13 to work for your business? Sign up for our webinar on September 29 to learn more about how Android 13 is supporting today’s working world.

    Android 13 introduces new platform capabilities, work profile features and built-in security for devices managed through Android Enterprise.

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