1 <html devsite> 2 <head> 3 <title>Device Administration</title> 4 <meta name="project_path" value="/_project.yaml" /> 5 <meta name="book_path" value="/_book.yaml" /> 6 </head> 7 <body> 8 <!-- 9 Copyright 2017 The Android Open Source Project 10 11 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 12 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 13 You may obtain a copy of the License at 14 15 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 16 17 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 18 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 19 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 20 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 21 limitations under the License. 22 --> 23 24 25 26 <p>Devices running Android 5.0 and later with the managed_users feature 27 declared can be used in a <a href="http://www.android.com/work/">corporate 28 environment</a> under the auspices of each companys information technology (IT) 29 department. This is possible with the introduction of <a href="multi-user.html">multiple 30 users</a>, <a href="managed-profiles.html">managed profiles</a>, and enterprise 31 mobility management (EMM) applications, as well as enhancements to default 32 <a 33 href="/security/encryption/index.html">encryption</a>, 34 <a 35 href="/security/verifiedboot/index.html">verified 36 boot</a>, and <a 37 href="/security/selinux/index.html">SELinux</a>.</p> 38 39 <p>With these enhancements, either users or their IT departments may create 40 managed profiles that separate corporate employer data from personal user 41 information. Follow the documents within this section of the site to properly 42 implement corporate device administration.</p> 43 44 <h2 id=summary>Summary</h2> 45 46 <p>Follow this flow to employ device administration:</p> 47 48 <ol> 49 <li>Gain an understanding of key concepts, such as <a 50 href="multi-user.html">multiple users</a> and <a 51 href="managed-profiles.html">managed profiles</a>. 52 <li><a href="implement.html">Implement device administration</a> via custom 53 overlay files. 54 <li><a href="testing-setup.html">Test</a> and validate your devices with EMM providers and applications. 55 </ol> 56 57 <h2 id=supporting_documentation>Supporting documentation</h2> 58 59 <p><a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin.html">Device Administration API</a></p> 60 61 <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/training/enterprise/index.html">Building Apps for Work</a></p> 62 63 </body> 64 </html> 65
