Using and deploying Android Work Profile in your company

Everyone wants — or needs — to be able to work on a mobile device without compromising business data or personal privacy, but carrying two separate phones is often inconvenient. Highly mobile companies rely on Android’s work/home model, which essentially splits a mobile device down the middle in terms of app usage and data to achieve the ideal balance.

Android Work Profile gives businesses security and control over company data while respecting employee privacy. It’s one of the many security features built into Samsung business-ready mobile devices, such as Galaxy A Series, that enables anyone and everyone to unlock everyday awesome.

What’s in Work Profile?

Work Profile is an Android feature that creates security and privacy by partitioning a mobile device into work and non-work sectors. With Work Profile a smartphone can become a true dual-use device, with an isolated workspace and a private personal space.

1. Apps

When Work Profile is active, specific apps are loaded into the work side and a small briefcase icon marks them in the Android graphical user interface (GUI). You can even have two copies of the same app, such as Microsoft Outlook, for work and personal use.

2. Data

Another key part of Work Profile is the data partition that keeps the work and personal sides separate unless specifically configured to interact. Social networking apps, for example, often want access to a user’s entire contacts list. With Work Profile, you can have your company directory available in Contacts on the work side, but LinkedIn on the personal side won’t be able to see that information.

Full customization is available, and IT managers can allow connections between the two sides when a business reason requires it. A good example is the Calendar app: If you allow the work and personal sides of the device to communicate, the smartphone user can see their work and personal events…