Company-managed Android work profile

Some companies install Mobile Locker into an Android work profile (or a fully managed device) from managed Google Play. You still use the same Android app. The install path is different.

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How to tell if you are managed

  1. Open Mobile Locker, then Settings.
  2. Scroll to About.
  3. Read MDM Managed. Yes means this device (or profile) is under mobile device management. No means a normal Play install.

Android also shows a small briefcase badge on work-profile apps. If you see two Mobile Locker icons, open the one with the work badge.

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Settings About, MDM Managed row Yes or No. Optional: work-profile briefcase on the app icon.

Install when IT assigns the app

  1. Open the Play Store inside the work profile (often labeled Work).
  2. Find Mobile Locker in the apps your company assigned, or wait for it to appear after IT pushes it.
  3. Tap Install.

You do not need a personal APK. Updates may also come from IT instead of as soon as Play publishes them.

What not to do

  • Do not sideload an APK from email or a website.
  • Do not use the old website link that opens a different Play package.
  • If install is blocked, ask your administrator. Full MDM setup belongs in Administrators docs, not this user article.
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