1 page.title=Device Administration 2 @jd:body 3 4 <!-- 5 Copyright 2015 The Android Open Source Project 6 7 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 8 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 9 You may obtain a copy of the License at 10 11 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 12 13 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 14 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 15 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 16 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 17 limitations under the License. 18 --> 19 <div id="qv-wrapper"> 20 <div id="qv"> 21 <h2>In this document</h2> 22 <ol id="auto-toc"> 23 </ol> 24 </div> 25 </div> 26 27 <p>Devices running Android 5.0 and later with the managed_users feature 28 declared can be used in a <a href="http://www.android.com/work/">corporate 29 environment</a> under the auspices of each companys information technology (IT) 30 department. This is possible with the introduction of <a href="multi-user.html">multiple 31 users</a>, <a href="managed-profiles.html">managed profiles</a>, and enterprise 32 mobility management (EMM) applications, as well as enhancements to default 33 <a 34 href="{@docRoot}security/encryption/index.html">encryption</a>, 35 <a 36 href="{@docRoot}security/verifiedboot/index.html">verified 37 boot</a>, and <a 38 href="{@docRoot}security/selinux/index.html">SELinux</a>.</p> 39 40 <p>With these enhancements, either users or their IT departments may create 41 managed profiles that separate corporate employer data from personal user 42 information. Follow the documents within this section of the site to properly 43 implement corporate device administration.</p> 44 45 <h2 id=summary>Summary</h2> 46 47 <p>Follow this flow to employ device administration:</p> 48 49 <ol> 50 <li>Gain an understanding of key concepts, such as <a 51 href="multi-user.html">multiple users</a> and <a 52 href="managed-profiles.html">managed profiles</a>. 53 <li><a href="implement.html">Implement device administration</a> via custom 54 overlay files. 55 <li><a href="testing-setup.html">Test</a> and validate your devices with EMM providers and applications. 56 </ol> 57 58 <h2 id=supporting_documentation>Supporting documentation</h2> 59 60 <p><a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin.html">Device Administration API</a></p> 61 62 <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/training/enterprise/index.html">Building Apps for Work</a></p> 63
