Life of Android Enterprise Developers in the age of Android for Work

Talk delivered at droidcon Berlin 2016

Building Enterprise Software on Android is never going to be the same!
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Writing application for Single Use Devices required in the past custom Android ROMs and a lot of trickery. With the introduction of Android for Works Google is now providing enough power to build enterprise solutions for this special use cases.
But as always, the devil is in the details: - Managed Profiles
- Device Policy Controllers
- Code defensively
- Use Content URI
In this talk I present some of the advantages embracing Android for Works and talk about what it’s still missing to reach enterprise developer nirvana.

Transcript

1. Life of
   Android Enterprise Developers
   in the age of
   Android for Work
   Pietro F. Maggi
   @pfmaggi
   

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2. 
   

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3. @PFMAGGI
   Extrovert coder with 15 years of
   experience (“pain”) from 8-bit
   MCU to HTML5 web apps. I
   spent too much time architecting
   solutions for Enterprise Mobility
   before it was trendy.
   ranting at http://pietromaggi.com
   

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4. @PFMAGGI
   Extrovert coder with 15 years of
   experience (“pain”) from 8-bit
   MCU to HTML5 web apps. I
   spent too much time architecting
   solutions for Enterprise Mobility
   before it was trendy.
   ranting at http://pietromaggi.com
   Stop me... if you can!
   

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5. @PFMAGGI
   Extrovert coder with 15 years of
   experience (“pain”) from 8-bit
   MCU to HTML5 web apps. I
   spent too much time architecting
   solutions for Enterprise Mobility
   before it was trendy.
   ranting at http://pietromaggi.com
   Stop me... if you can!
   

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6. From Symbol to Zebra
   through Motorola
   

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7. From Symbol to Zebra
   through Motorola
   

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8. 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
   Enterprise
   

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9. What is
   Industrial Mobility?
   Enterprise Mobility
   

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10. What is
    Industrial Mobility?
    Enterprise Mobility
    Industrial Mobility
    

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11. 
    

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12. KNOX...
    and “Android Work”.
    • Profile Owner
    • Device Owner
    • Support both BYOD and COPE
    Google  I/O  2014:  h0ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbVWtYPpzIs
    Once upon a time
    

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13. Evolution
    Android Work
    

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14. Android for Work
    Evolution
    

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15. Android for Work
    Evolution
    • Work Profiles
    • Android for Work Apps
    • Google Play for Work
    • Built-in Productivity tools
    • Consistent Management
    • Secure Business Apps
    

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16. Just Keep in Mind...
    

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17. Just Keep in Mind...
    

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18. 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:  h0p://officialandroid.blogspot.it/2015/08/an-­‐update-­‐to-­‐nexus-­‐devices.html
    

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19. Security
    

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20. What is Work?
    

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21. From BYOD to COBO & COSU
    Device Provisioning:
    • NFC staging of device
    • Setup of WiFi connection
    • Install DPC and applications
    

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22. Kiosk Mode?
    

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23. class=”best”/>
    

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24. Work ≠ Personal?
    Test application intents between both work and
    personal profiles:
    Use adb and the --user flag
    

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25. Work ≠ Personal?
    Test application intents between both work and
    personal profiles:
    Use adb and the --user flag
    

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26. Work ≠ Personal?
    Test application intents between both work and
    personal profiles:
    Use adb and the --user flag
    

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27. Managed
    Configurations
    

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28. Managed
    Configurations
    Options that can be remotely set by an Administrator
    

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29. Managed
    Configurations
    Options that can be remotely set by an Administrator
    • Declare managed configuration in the manifest
    

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30. Managed
    Configurations
    Options that can be remotely set by an Administrator
    • Declare managed configuration in the manifest
    • Use RestrictionManager to check current config
    

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31. Managed
    Configurations
    Options that can be remotely set by an Administrator
    • Declare managed configuration in the manifest
    • Use RestrictionManager to check current config
    • Listen for changes.
    

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32. Define M.C.
    

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33. Define M.C.
    In Manifest.xml
    

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34. Define M.C.
    In Manifest.xml
    Example:
    

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35. Check Configuration
    Your app is not automatically notified when other apps
    change its configuration settings.
    

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36. Check Configuration
    Your app is not automatically notified when other apps
    change its configuration settings.
    

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37. Check Configuration
    Your app is not automatically notified when other apps
    change its configuration settings.
    

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38. Check Configuration
    Your app is not automatically notified when other apps
    change its configuration settings.
    

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39. Listen for Changes
    

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40. Listen for Changes
    Note: The ACTION_APPLICATION_RESTRICTIONS_CHANGED intent is sent only to
    listeners that are dynamically registered, not to listeners that are declared in the app manifest.
    

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

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

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44. Barcode APIs
    High-volume barcode API
    A lot of third party options.
    Mostly linked to custom HW:
    [Zebra|Intermec|Honeywell|BlueBird|...]
    Android SDK
    

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45. Barcode APIs
    

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47. For further reading
    • Implementing Kiosk Mode in Android
    https://sdgsystems.com/blog/implementing-kiosk-mode-android-part-4-better-provisioning-method-
    dpc-device-owner
    • Set up Single-Purpose Devices
    https://developer.android.com/work/cosu.html
    • Set up/Test Managed Profiles
    https://developer.android.com/work/managed-profiles.html
    • Set up Managed Configurations
    https://developer.android.com/work/managed-configurations.html
    • RestrictionsManager
    https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/RestrictionsManager.html
    • 8 ways to make your Android for Work apps even more secure
    http://googleforwork.blogspot.de/2016/06/8-ways-to-make-your-Android-for-Work-apps-even-more-
    secure.html
    • Build a Device Policy Controller
    https://developers.google.com/android/work/build-dpc
    • Zebra Developer Community
    https://developer.zebra.com/community/android
    

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48. For further reading
    • Zebra Developer Community
    https://developer.zebra.com/community/android
    

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49. Questions?
    

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50. THANK YOU!
    @pfmaggi
    

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