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tmaeda
Level 1.5: Cupcake
2 years ago

Testing Apps on BYOD Work Profile

We are a game app development company and we use both company-owned and personally owned devices (BYOD) to test our apps. We have been managing BYOD as Android device administrator, but recently mig...
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Moombas
Level 4.1: Jelly Bean
2 years ago

hi tmaeda,

we use Android Enterprise from the beginning and via the MDM we use, we can deploy any app or apk to the devices without playstore used.

I have to be honest, i never used Firebase App Distribution or Microsoft App Center and have no knowledge of them but if you don't use an MDM for such things (which i currently guess), it may be a setting to allow install apps from unknown sources in the work profile (or both if needed).

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    tmaeda
    Level 1.5: Cupcake
    2 years ago

    Hi Moombas , thanks for the reply.

     

    > we can deploy any app or apk to the devices without playstore used.
    Does this refer to the EMM console?
    https://support.google.com/work/android/answer/9146439
    We use Intune and this feature allows us to install apps to devices, but there is a strict limit of up to 15 uploads per day. There is no explicit API and it does not seem to work for testing purposes.

     

    Also, it does not seem to allow installation from unknown sources to the work profile in the BYOD configuration profile (from my research this seems to be a limitation of Android Enterprise).

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      Moombas
      Level 4.1: Jelly Bean
      2 years ago

      We have the possibility to set this for enterprise devices via our MDM for work profiles (one setting for the work part, one for the private part):

      So, i assume it's in general possible but doesn't know much about intune.