The set of Google apps and services on Android. Android Enterprise depends on it, while corporate devices that don't have it are handled by AOSP management.
Also called Google Mobile Services.
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Terms in this definition
- Set
Secret permission in Key Vault for writing secrets; some older material refers to it as Create.
- Android Enterprise
How Google lets organisations manage Android devices that run Google Mobile Services. After a Managed Google Play account is connected, Intune handles four scenarios: fully managed, dedicated, corporate-owned work profile and personally owned work profile.
- AOSP
Intune's option for company-owned headsets (AR and VR) and other Android hardware lacking Google Mobile Services, with or without an associated user. Rather than going through Android Enterprise, it uses the Authenticator and Microsoft Intune apps.
Related terms
- Android device administrator
An older way of managing Android that's now deprecated and can't be used on devices that have Google Mobile Services. Its documentation is kept only for certain devices without GMS running Android 15 or earlier.