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Adding internal apps for
Android Enterprise
devices

You can add internal apps to

Android Enterprise

devices using the

BlackBerry UEM

management console and the

Google Developers Console

. The method you use depends on several factors.

Option	Description
Add an internal app using the UEM management console	Use this option to host a new internal app as a private app in Google Play . This option doesn't require you to purchase a developer account from Google . Use this method only in the following circumstances: You are deploying Android apps only to devices with Android Enterprise activation types. If you want to make the app available to devices with other Android activation types, use the Google Developers Console . You are adding the app to only one UEM instance or UEM Cloud tenant. If you plan to add the app to more than one instance or tenant, you can add the app for the first time using this method and use the Google Developers Console to add it to additional instances or tenants. You are adding a new app to the list. To update an app you have already added using this method, see Update a private app for Android Enterprise devices.
Add an internal app using the Google Developers Console	This method involves using the Google Developers Console and requires the purchase of a developer account from Google . Use this method in the following circumstances: You want to add the app to more than one UEM instance or tenant. You are updating an app that you have previously added using the Google Developers Console . Your organization does not allow Google Play in the work profile. Using this method, you can upload an .apk file to be hosted in Google Play , or you can host the app locally and upload a .json file to the Google Developers Console .

Option

Description

Add an internal app using the UEM management console

Use this option to host a new internal app as a private app in

Google Play

. This option doesn't require you to purchase a developer account from

Google

. Use this method only in the following circumstances:

You are deploying

Android

apps only to devices with

Android Enterprise

activation types. If you want to make the app available to devices with other

Android

activation types, use the

Google Developers Console

You are adding the app to only one

UEM

instance or

UEM Cloud

tenant. If you plan to add the app to more than one instance or tenant, you can add the app for the first time using this method and use the

Google Developers Console

to add it to additional instances or tenants.

You are adding a new app to the list. To update an app you have already added using this method, see Update a private app for Android Enterprise devices.

Add an internal app using the

Google Developers Console

This method involves using the

Google Developers Console

and requires the purchase of a developer account from

Google

. Use this method in the following circumstances:

You want to add the app to more than one

UEM

instance or tenant.

You are updating an app that you have previously added using the

Google Developers Console