Android 11 COPE and the end of Internal apps

We know about the changes to Android 11 COPE, and how they affect the EMMs. One aspect that was slightly overlooked though, is what happens to Internal apps, which many organizations are still employing. We have recently released a KB, which caused a bit of panic between customers and colleagues. Let’s dive deeper and see...

Use compliance data in Azure AD Conditional Access policies by integrating Workspace ONE UEM with Microsoft

The title says it all! The feature has been available for a while in a closed preview status, but with 2008 it has moved to Public Preview! Similarly, Microsoft moved the APIs on their side to Public Preview as well, listing VMware Workspace ONE as the ONLY (currently) supported EMM. Needless to say, we are...

Android management in China – what are your options?

After I published the article regarding the enrollment of Android devices in closed networks, the hottest question was how to apply it for China. The answer is as usual “it depends”. If you want to know more – read on! What’s the problem?What options are available?What is the optimal approach? What’s the problem? Problem is...

Enroll Android Enterprise devices in closed networks with Workspace ONE

As more customers migrate from the legacy Device Admin to Android Enterprise, I get more often questions about networks that have no Internet access (mostly rugged devices in retail, logistics, manufacturing, or high security cases such as police or healthcare IoT). So I think I’ll leave a quick guide/FAQ here. How does closed network enrollment...

VMworld 2020 for free – what to expect?

VMworld 2020 is going to be a special one. Mainly because for once it's free for all, and you don't have to travel. The session catalog had been posted recently. Let's explore what it has to offer for Digital Workspace and how much yon get with your free pass. What can I see at VMworld...

How to publish an app to customer’s Managed Play Store with Android Enterprise

As more organizations migrate to Android Enterprise (in light of Device Admin deprecation), I get this question more and more often from customers, partners, colleagues and developers alike. The model of application publishing with Managed Play Store is different than it previously was with Internal Apps. While Google has official documentation, many people still stumble...

Watch your certificates when working with Apple devices!

A while ago a colleague turned to me for help. Customer tested iOS, Android and Win10 with a SCEP server. Win10 and Android had no issues, but on iOS the certificates failed to install with a cryptic error. I decided to write a blog about it, because I expect a second wave of such issues...

Click-to-Call – a new nifty feature for Android and Chrome

I discussed this by accident today, it's pretty simple and cool. When you click a telephone number of a webpage in Chrome (tel:XXX URL) on PC, you will get a popup offering you to call from your phone. The picture below explains it all, using VMware's phone number in Germany. You get a toast notification...

Zoom vs Teams – security options

Zoom banned? Think Teams is better? Show this to your boss.

RIP AirWatch Container – move to Hub Registered Mode

Yesterday, the end of general support announcement for AW Container (the app) was posted in VMware KB effective as of August 9 2020. This is a long expected move, but I know that there are still customers out there using it on unmanaged devices for MAM only mode. What can they do to replace the...