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Configure
BlackBerry UEM
to support
Android Enterprise
devices

If you previously connected a
UEM
domain to a
Google
domain and you want to connect a new
UEM
domain, you must remove the existing connection. In the management console, on the menu bar, click
Settings > External integration > Google domain connection
and remove the connection. You can also remove the connection from the Admin Settings in
Google Play
(https://play.google.com/work) using the same
Google
account you used to create the connection. When you remove a connection, all devices that are activated with an
Android Enterprise
activation type will be deactivated.
  1. In the management console, on the menu bar, click
    Settings > External integration > Android and Chrome Management
    .
  2. Do one of the following:
    Task
    Steps
    Use
    Android Enterprise
    devices that have managed
    Google Play
    accounts.
    1. Select
      Allow BlackBerry UEM to manage Google Play Accounts
      .
    2. Click
      Next
      .
    3. In the
      Bring Android to Work
      window, sign in using a
      Google
      a
      Google
      or
      Gmail
      account. The account that you use will become the administrator account for the Bring Android to Work service.
    4. Click
      Get Started
      .
    5. Type the name of your organization. Click
      Confirm
      .
    6. Click
      Complete registration
      .
    Use a
    Google
    domain.
    1. Select
      Connect BlackBerry UEM to your existing Google domain
      .
      Note that you cannot share
      Google
      domains between multiple
      UEM
      domains. This option supports
      Android Enterprise
      and
      Chrome OS
      Enterprise.
    2. Click
      Next
      .
    3. Complete the fields to create a service account and click
      Next
      .
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To send app configuration details using the
      BlackBerry Infrastructure
      , select
      Send app configuration using UEM Client
      .
    • To send app configurations details using the
      Google
      infrastructure, select
      Send app configuration using Google Play
      .
  4. When prompted, click
    Accept
    to accept the permissions set for some or all of the displayed
    Google
    and
    BlackBerry
    apps.
  5. Click
    Done
    .
  • Complete the steps to activate
    Android Enterprise
    devices. For more information about device activation, see Activating Android devices in the Administration content.
  • You can edit the
    Google
    domain connection from Settings > External integration to change the type of
    Google
    domain that you use or to test the domain connection.
  • If you ever plan to decommission a
    UEM
    domain that is connected to a
    Google
    , remove the connection before you decommission the domain (Settings > External integration > Google domain connection). You can also remove the connection from the Admin Settings in
    Google Play
    (https://play.google.com/work) using the same
    Google
    account you used to create the connection. When you remove a connection, all devices that are activated with an
    Android Enterprise
    activation type will be deactivated.