New features to manage Android mobile devices with Google Apps

New features to manage Android mobile devices with Google Apps

Android Device Management has now been released to help administrators manage Android mobile devices and is being rolled out in the next few... 23.04

Android Device Management has now been released to help administrators manage Android mobile devices and is being rolled out in the next few days.

This allows Google Apps admins to set device policy through the Control Panel for Android devices running version 2.2. Policies enforceable on Android devices include:
- Control if policy needs to be enforced before device can sync Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts
- Require device to have a PIN
- Define password complexity
- Remote Wipe
- Number of attempts before device is wiped
- Idle lock timeout

These policies can be enforced on devices that have installed the Google Apps Device Policy application, which will be available from Android Market in the next few days.

Editions included:
Premier and Education Editions

Languages included:
US English Only (Next Generation Control Panel)

How to access what's new:
Administrators can log into the Control Panel, then ‘Service Settings’ and ‘Mobile’ to access the new settings.

For more information:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/10/bring-your-phone-to-work-day-managing.html

To learn more about these updates in mobile device management for Google Apps, join us for a live webcast with Mayur Kamat, Google Apps Product Manager, on November 10, 2010 at 9 a.m. PDT / 12 p.m. EDT / 6 p.m. GMT. Register now.

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