Android: it's time to go to Work!

Talk delivered at droidcon Italy 2016 - April 8th

Is Android truly ready for business-critical industrial solutions?
In this talk I’ll present project experiences, advantages and issues moving industrial enterprise solutions used by Fortune 500 companies from Windows mobile devices to Android covering topics like:
• Security
• Staging and managing devices
• Policy Controllers
• Single-use devices
• Managing updates and HW obsolescence
If you’re thinking that Android for Work is enough for a line-of-business industrial application, think again

Transcript

1. Android:  
   it’s  ,me  to  Go  To  Work!  
   

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2. Zebra  Technologies  
   A  global  leader  respected  for  innova,on  and  
   reliability,  Zebra  offers  technologies  that  give  a  
   virtual  voice  to  an  organiza,on's  assets,  people  
   and  transac,ons,  enabling  organiza,ons  to  
   unlock  greater  business  value.    
   

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3. CUSTOMER
   ENGAGEMENT
   INVENTORY
   MANAGEMENT
   POS – MOBILE
   & FIXED
   RFID – ITEM
   LEVEL TAGGING
   SHELF EDGE
   PRICE LABELS
   SELF SERVICE
   KIOSKS
   BLOOD &
   SPECIMEN
   LABELING
   POSITIVE
   PATIENT ID
   PHARMACY AND
   LAB
   PICKING / PUT AWAY /
   INVENTORY
   WORK IN PROCESS
   PRODUCT LABELING
   SHIPPING
   RECEIVING
   ZCommerce ET1
   SB1 MC40 TC70/75
   ZT400 GK420 QLn220
   MC3XX0
   TC55 MC9XX0 MC3190-Z MC9190-Z
   iMZ320 ZQ110 ET1
   MC40 TC70/75
   TC55
   ZD500R FX7500
   MT2000 DS6878 DS9808R RFD5500
   QLn320 MC40 TC70/75
   WAP4
   MC21XX
   KR403 ET1
   MK500 MK3100
   MK4000 CC5000
   QLn320 HC100 GK420HC
   MC55 HC MC75 HC
   CS4070 CS1504 MP6000 DS4308 DS9208 MT2000
   MC40 HC
   DS4308 HC CS4070
   HC SB1 HC DS6878 HC
   ROUTE SALES /
   INVOICING RECEIPT
   & TICKETING
   MC9XX0
   MC55 HC MC75 HC
   MC40 HC
   MC55 HC MC75 HC
   MC40 HC
   RS507
   LS3578 - ER
   WT41N0
   VC70
   QLn420
   ZT400 GK420
   MC3XX0
   MC2100
   DS457 FX9500
   TC70/75
   DS3508
   WAP4
   Xi4 ZT400 GK420
   MC9500 DS3578
   iMZ320
   MC45
   ZQ500
   MPACT & ANALYTICS
   MPACT ESL
   VH10
   MC9XX0
   MC9XX0
   RS507
   WT41N0
   MC67
   TC55
   

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4. Zebra  Technologies  
   

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5. What  is  work?  
   

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7. SECURITY  
   

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8. Security  
   More  than  SELinux  and  Verify  Boot,  enterprises  
   are  asking  for  security  updates  and  patches  
    
    
    
   “Android  with  no  security  patches  is  like  
   Windows  XP  without  windows  updates.”  
    
   Source:  pfm  
   

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9. Security  
   Google  Monthly  Security  Updates  is  a  good  start  
    
   Nexus  devices  will  con=nue  to  receive  major  updates  for  at  least  
   two  years  and  security  patches  for  the  longer  of  three  years  from  
   ini=al  availability  or  18  months  from  last  sale  of  the  device  via  
   the  Google  Store.  
    
    
   Source:  hSp://officialandroid.blogspot.it/2015/08/an-­‐update-­‐to-­‐nexus-­‐devices.html  
   

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10. Security  
    

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11. Security  
    Every  project  is  different:  
    •  Is  the  device  connected  to  internet  (e.g.  private  network)?  
    •  Can  the  user  install  applica,ons  outside  a  whitelist?  
    •  Can  the  user  navigate  to  URL  outside  a  whitelist?  
     
    The  normal  best  prac,ces  plus:  
    •  Applica,on  whitelist  
    •  Data  Security  (FIPS  140-­‐2)  at-­‐rest  and  in-­‐mo,on  
    •  Threat  detec,on  (Roo,ng,  VPN,  open  networks,…)  
    

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12. GMS  or  AOSP?  
    

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13. GMS  or  AOSP  
    •  Managing  GoogleIDs  
    •  Automa,c  updates  of  GMS  services  
    •  Privacy  concern  
    

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14. GMS  or  AOSP  
    but  I  want  Android  for  Work!  
    

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15. Android  for  Works  
    

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16. API?  
    

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17. Focus  on  COSU  
    Do  you  have  an  EMM  or  are  you  crea,ng  your  own  DPC?  
    Zebra  Approach  with  our  EMDK  is  based  con  configura,on  profiles:  
     
    //Call  processProfile  for  profile    
    results  =  mProfileManager.processProfile(profileName,  
             ProfileManager.PROFILE_FLAG.SET,  modifyData);      
     
    if(results.statusCode  ==  STATUS_CODE.FAILURE)      
    {      
     //Failed  to  set  profile      
    }    
     
    

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18. Focus  on  COSU  
    

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19. Focus  on  COSU  
    

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20. Barcode  APIs  
    Android  (GMS)  Mobile  Vision  API  
    BarcodeTracker  &  BarcodeDetector  
    

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21. Barcode  APIs  
    Simple  Scan-­‐a-­‐barcode  API  
    Closest  thing  is  ZXing  Intent:  
    

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22. Barcode  APIs  
    High-­‐volume  barcode  API  
     
    A  lot  of  third  party  op,ons.  
     
    Mostly  linked  to  custom  HW:  
    [Zebra|Intermec|Honeywell|BlueBird|...]  Android  SDK  
     
    Some  linked  to  consumer  devices  and  camera:  
    [Scandit|RedLaser]  crossplamorm  SDK  
    

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23. Barcode  APIs  
    No  single  API  can  fit  all  requirements  
    

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24. STAGING  
    

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25. Staging  and  Managing  Devices  
    

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26. LIFECYCLE  
    

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27. 1  year  is  not  enough  
    Evalua,on,  Pilot,  ini,al  deployment,  addi,onal  devices…    
    

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28. ACCESSORIES  
    

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29. It’s  not  just  the  device  
    A  robust  accessory  family  to  
    tailor  a  device  to  meet  any  
    enterprise  need.  
    

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30. THANK  YOU  
    Pietro  F.  Maggi  -­‐  @pfmaggi  
    

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