This is the second installment in a multipart series about Android device management in the enterprise. Be sure to read part one for the full story.
Q is the 10th version of the Android operating system (OS), and from consumer privacy to enterprise scalability, the platform has undergone a major evolution.
According to IDC, Google Android’s worldwide share of the OS market is poised to grow from a staggering 85.1 percent to 86.7 percent. In other words, if you work for any organization anywhere in the world, there’s a good chance you’re reading this on an Android device right now.
Let’s explore the new updates from the enterprise to the end user.
Q’ing Up App Privacy
If you’re reading this article as a curious IT or security professional, you may be wondering how Android app permissions operate. Fear not — Google answered that call and laid out a comprehensive set of new rules governing app installations and permissions on Q.
The worst-offending apps always seem to have their hooks in device location, but Android has plugged that hole by giving users the option to fully allow location tracking, deny it or “allow only while app is in use.” Beyond this, users can now limit app access to photos, videos and audio through these new runtime permissions.
Lastly, in the case of downloads, things get more granular, as apps are being forced to use the system file picker. This allows users to specify the download files that an app can access.
Of course, this is all well and good on a one-to-one, user-to-device basis, but what’s new in the rest of the enterprise world ..
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