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Level 1.6: Donut

2 years ago

How to deploy your custom .apk files to android fully managed devices from Intune

i got stuck with one situation and need your guidance in solving it. We have our own .apk file for android devices, these are custom in-house developed applications, i want to deploy the application ...

fully managed

Shabbir

Level 1.6: Donut

2 years ago

I found this article which mentions that we can host it externally and publish it in google play store, i don't know how it work but need to involve application team to get their input on this requirement, also i have open a case with Microsoft and will see what they suggest in this case.

https://support.google.com/work/android/answer/6145182?hl=en&sjid=5870071348238158035-EU

Thanks Matt.

chickens

Level 1.5: Cupcake

10 months ago

Having the exact same scenario. The externallyHosted json file looks to be the official way forward.
Has anyone been able to get the externallyhosted.py to work.

There's a few steps to get it to work and getting stuck at:
__main__.MissingPrerequisiteError: Couldn't find the aapt binary on system's PATH. This binary is part of the Android developer's SDK. Please ensure it is available on the PATH.

aapt2-8.6.0-11315950-windows.jar downloaded, cant import as a custom plugin.
Error: aapt2 failed to load plugin descriptor from file
Tried adding a system path to a folder which contains aapt2.exe still get the same error.