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Pancake Day is here! đ„
Hey everyone, Itâs Pancake Day in the UK! Whether youâre team lemon & sugar, full-on Nutella, or secretly sneaking bacon into the mix⊠today is a very important day for questionable food decisions. Itâs also a perfect excuse for a mid-day break, a little flipping action, and some serious topping debates with friends, family and colleagues! So, letâs start a real conversation: How do you like your pancakes? What are your favourite toppings? Do you have a tested and adopted game-changing recipe youâd like to share? Looking forward to your answers đđ€€ EmilieHow has the invention of the smartphone changed the way you work?
Hey everyone, Itâs hard to believe how far weâve come since the first smartphones hit the scene in the late 90âs. What started as a tool for calls and texts has evolved into a powerful companion that drives how we work, collaborate, and stay secure â wherever we are. BenMccâ recently took us on a trip back to 2005 with his Community festival post titled âI Tried Living Like It's 2005 for a Weekâ, which highlights some of our past struggles with tech in a fun and real way! In the world of Android Enterprise, smartphones are essential tools that help organisations empower teams, protect data, and adapt to modern work. From zero-touch enrolment and work profiles to seamless app management and security controls â the smartphone has completely transformed enterprise mobility. How has the smartphone changed your work life? How about your personal life? Share your experiences, insights, or even a throwback to your first work-issued smartphone in the comments section. Looking forward to reading it all! Chat soon, EmilieWhat is your favourite sandwich type?
Hey everyone, Some of my colleagues and I were chatting over lunch the other day about our favourite sandwich types â and it got us wondering what really counts as a sandwich! Can it be an âopenâ sandwich where you add toppings to a slice of bread or can it only be two pieces of bread with a filling? And how do you cut said sandwich - are you a fan of the triangle or just go for a straight cut down the middle? As we are a community of food lovers, I wanted to open the floor to you and ask what is your favourite sandwich type and what are your go-to toppings/fillings? Personally, I like a triangle sandwich with brie, rocket/arugula and cranberry sauce but Iâm also partial to a classic jambon-beurre with gherkins (and thatâs only for the savoury options!). What about you? đ„Ș I canât wait to be inspired by your replies! Chat soon, EmilieHappy New Year!
Happy 2026 everyone đ„ I hope you all had a wonderful festive break and managed to get some well-deserved rest. Coming off the back of our end-of-year recap, the momentum is incredible. I'm so excited to keep that energy going and see what we build together over the next few months. As many of us settle back into âwork modeâ, I thought it could be helpful to share some tips for making the transition as smooth as possible: Review your priorities: A quick audit of your January goals or key tasks can create instant clarityWrite them down and triage your to-dos before diving in. Catch up mindfully: Inbox overload is real! Skimming for relevance and archiving low-priority items can help you regain control without losing your whole week to emails. Re-engage with your team: A quick catch-up message or call can rebuild connection and give you context on anything that evolved while you were away. Be gentle on your colleagues: theyâre likely easing back too! How do you approach the return to work after the festive season? Any tips, rituals, or practices that help you reset and get going again? Looking forward to reading your tips! EmilieNew to the community? Introduce yourself here...
Hello everyone, My name is Lizzie and I am the Community Manager here in the Android Enterprise Customer Community. You are probably all use to having the roundtable introductions in meetings and sharing a fun fact about yourself. If you are like me, you then spend the next 30 seconds trawling through your brain to find an interesting fact to share with a group of people...the good news is you are not on the spot here! đ This aside, it's really nice in a community to get know others and so it would be fantastic to hear from you! I'll kick us off: I've been working in community for over 10 year across a few different industries. I'm a big fan of music and I play a couple of instruments: so my 'office' playlist is quite an array of tunes I live on an island (it's quite a big one): so when I go to the Google office, I actually have to take a ferry, which sounds quite exotic! Please share a few facts about yourself, (here are a couple of ideas): What type of industry do you work in? Which country you are based in? Hobbies or interests? Favourite / couldn't live with out piece of tech? Looking forward to speaking with you. Thanks, LizzieđŹ What actually makes a festive film⊠festive? đ
Hi everyone, As the festive season kicks in â lights everywhere, classic tunes on repeat, tinsel and baubles as far as the eye can see â I thought itâd be fun to chat about festive films. But first⊠what is a festive film? Is it simply a movie set in December? One built around stockings, snow and last-minute shopping? Or does it need to revolve around the kind of chaos we all recognise this time of year: packed airports (the stress of a festive travel can lead to forgetting one of your kids at home), tight deadlines, school plays (and pantomimes if youâre in the UK), gift-wrapping and giving dilemmas (turns out a Joni Mitchell CD can be a risky choiceâŠ). For me, anything set during this period counts â the festive backdrop just raises the stakes in the best way. Itâs the most wonderful time of the yearâŠor is it?! What about you? Is Die Hard a festive film? Do you have a personal favourite that others might not consider âfestiveâ? Looking forward to your thoughts â let the merry debate begin! EmilieFrom spooky spirits to scary ghouls: do you celebrate Halloween?
Hey everyone, You might have noticed that spooky season is upon us. We thought we could join the conversation - we might as well! - and have a little bit of fun ourselves! Halloweenâs origins can be traced back over 2,000 years to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain - this festival was marking the end of harvest season and the start of winter. People believed that the boundary between the living and the dead blurred on this night â leading to traditions of costumes, bonfires, and lanterns to ward off spirits. Celebrating Halloween is pretty new in the UK but, every year, itâs fun to see my local high street turn into a spooky place: from the cemetery ghoul in the estate agent window to the cute pumpkins at the locksmiths - even the corner burritos and tacos shop where you have to order from the booth plays along by plastering a âdo not enterâ yellow tape on its windows! Kids love Halloween too and can go trick or treating in certain areas. The code to show youâre participating is to have a pumpkin outside your house đ Do you celebrate Halloween? How is it celebrated where youâre based? Is your workplace organising anything or decorating the offices? Bonus points if you share pictures! Emilieđ Check it out: Community Festival - 2025 edition
Hey everyone, Last December, we wrapped up the year with something really special â our very first Community Festival! We loved reading posts on everything from AI and mobile strategy to the future of Android â and even beyond. âš This year, weâre bringing the Festival back âš From December 1st-5th, the Festival will be all about celebrating you and the amazing mix of voices in our community. Each day of that first week of December, a different community member will take part and write an article on a particular topic of interest - weâre aiming for a mixture of subject areas, from Android specific to tech-inspired topics. How to get involved: Itâs really simple! Just drop a comment below if youâd like to contribute, or send a private message to me or Lizzie. Check our festive community posts below: đ [Day 1] Mobile Devices With a Sixth Sense: What Android Can Learn From Detection Dogs by Michelâ [Day 2] Mission Intune : When Migration Becomes a Mission (Almost) Impossible by Krisâ [Day 3] Dedicated to Dedicated: Non-negotiables for EMM/MDM in Rugged Android Deployments by mattdermodyâ [Day 4] Managed Google Domains: What, why, and how to upgrade by jasonbaytonâ [Day 5] Community festival: I Tried Living Like It's 2005 for a Week by BenMccâ [Day 6] Introducing a mobile first/only digital environment, Android-based by turquetâ and Yann_ROLANDâ With cheer and excitement, Emilie (and the Community Team)
Barcode Scanners - ideas / suggestions needed!
Hi there, I work for a medium sized digital e-commerce platform that holds stock for, picks, packs and ships goods to customers when they place orders on clients websites such as TikTok Shop / Etsy etc etc... All our software (WMS/e-commerce) is completely bespoke and written in-house by our developers. One issue that we have is that our warehouse pickers use a Chromebook and separate USB barcode scanner on their picking trolleys to perform their work however this leads to numerous broken Chromebooks (several every week) and I feel it isnt the most efficient solution. What we are wanting is an Chrome based solution for barcode scanning (1D & 2D) - it needs to be able to get to a webpage where our WMS is hosted and be more rugged than a Chromebook!! I am aware there are Android based "gun grip" mobile computers but what I have seen are hugely expensive (circa ÂŁ2200 each) and this would be too much for us to swap to. Do any of you have a solution in place that you think might suit us? We want to stay with Android where possible as all our office staff use Chromebooks & Google G-Suite. Any advice or suggestions greatly appreciated!! Thank you!!Are you going to Fal.con next week?
Hello everyone, Are you heading to Fal.con EMEA in Barcelona next week (Nov 4-6)? If so, please share below and perhaps you can connect with other community members at the event. Weâd also like to let you know that members of the Android Enterprise team will be there too, so do stop by the Android booth to say âhelloâ! This is a great opportunity to get your questions answered directly from our team or just to chat around all things Android! One last thing - weâd love to see your event photos (sadly not all of us can make it to Barcelona đ), so please feel free to post them in this thread! Enjoy the conference! Emilie & Lizzie
