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KueskiPay
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12 days ago
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Mobile Device Financing Solutions

Hi Google Team

My name is Fernando from Kueski Pay. We're currently expanding our mobile phone financing business in Mexico

In the past, we used Android DPC for device management. Recently, Springdel approached us with a solution based on the Android Management API

Before moving forward, we’d like to confirm whether their implementation complies with Google’s policies and licensing requirements for our use case.

Thanks in advance for your support

Best regards
Fernando
Kueski Pay

  • Lizzie's avatar
    10 days ago

    Hello KueskiPay​,

     

    Nice to meet you. 

     

    I'm just reading your post here and based on the use case you have mentioned it is against our permissible usage policy and EMM's should not use AMAPI to provide mobile phone financing solutions. You can find out more about this on the link I have included above.

     

    I hope this helps to clarify the matter for you. 

     

    To add, as this is a partner topic and to prevent any confusion from the rest of the discussion, I am going to close it. I'll also send you a direct message to make sure you have this information. 

     

    Thanks so much,

    Lizzie

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  • Emilie_B's avatar
    Emilie_B
    Google Community Manager
    11 days ago

    Hi KueskiPay​ and welcome to the community 👋

     

    From what I can see on our directory, Springdel is one of the EMMs we work with. 

     

    Let us know if you have more questions! 

    • KueskiPay's avatar
      KueskiPay
      Level 1.5: Cupcake
      11 days ago

      Thank you, Emillie.

      We’d like to confirm with Google whether the use of the Android Management API—as offered by Springdel—is permitted for mobile phone financing use cases.

      Appreciate your help in clarifying this.

      Thanks,

  • mattdermody's avatar
    mattdermody
    Level 2.3: Gingerbread
    11 days ago

    My perspective on this is that AMAPI based EMMs, especially the smaller players like Springdel that are not well established are often doing just the bare minimum when it comes to Android Enterprise Management. It is relatively easy for a new upstart EMM provider to let Google do all of the heavy lifting of device management through AMAPI while they effectively just build a front end user experience. Custom DPC based EMMs are doing considerably more work when it comes to developoing and maintaining that infrastructure and you will find they are typically significantly more feature rich when it comes to Android management. Google is generally pushing more and more people to AMAPI over time but I still personally would only ever consider Custom DPC based EMMs for Android device management if you're dealing with enterprise class / line of business devices. If you're dealing with more basic management scenarios like BYOD then it may be okay for you.

    Along those lines I personally don't even necessarily trust the Android Enterprise Recommended badging. I see this badge as the lowest common denominator bare minimum that you should at least be looking for when it comes to EMM selection, but that badge alone does not gaurantee that the EMM will be feature rich enough for your management use cases. That. badge means the EMM has met the minimum requirements set for by Google and they haven't necessarily gone above the call of duty beyond that. The current landscape of AMAPI vs Custom DPC makes it a more straightforward decision for me. If its an AMAPI based EMM then I'm going to assume they're more likely to be doing the bare minimum and just aligning with Google's posted requirements and recommendations. If they are Custom DPC based that signals to me they are going well beyond the bare minimums and are likely offering a much more feature rich and capable EMM for Android Enterprise devices. 

    These are my opinions based on years of experience working with different EMM solutions specifically focused on the Fully Managed device management use case. 

    Edit: And it's worth mentioning that Springdel doesn't even have AER EMM badging so they aren't even meeting what I would consider to be the bare minimum requirements set forth by Google.

  • Lizzie's avatar
    Lizzie
    Google Community Manager
    10 days ago

    Hello KueskiPay​,

     

    Nice to meet you. 

     

    I'm just reading your post here and based on the use case you have mentioned it is against our permissible usage policy and EMM's should not use AMAPI to provide mobile phone financing solutions. You can find out more about this on the link I have included above.

     

    I hope this helps to clarify the matter for you. 

     

    To add, as this is a partner topic and to prevent any confusion from the rest of the discussion, I am going to close it. I'll also send you a direct message to make sure you have this information. 

     

    Thanks so much,

    Lizzie