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Configure
Android Management
in the
Google Cloud
console

You must set up
Android Enterprise
using a managed
Google Play
account before you can access the option to configure
Android Management
.
When you set up
Android Management
, you must use a dedicated
Gmail
email address. You cannot use an email address that was used to set up
Android Enterprise
.
  1. Go to https://console.developers.google.com and sign in using the
    Gmail
    email address that will be used for
    Android Management
    .
  2. In the Cloud Console, click
    New Project
    .
  3. Click
    APIs and Services > Select Library
    .
  4. In the search bar, search for
    Android Management
    API.
  5. In the list of search results, enable
    Android Management API
    and
    Cloud Pub/Sub API
    .
  6. In the Cloud Console, on the menu bar, click
    IAM & Admin > Service Accounts > Select > Create Service Account
    .
  7. In the
    Grant this service account access to the project
    section, in the
    Role
    drop-down list, select
    Android Management User
    .
  8. In the second
    Role
    drop-down list, select
    Pub/Sub Admin
    .
  9. In the
    Grant users access to the service account
    section, enter the email address that you used in step 1.
  10. Click
    Done
    .
  11. On the menu bar, click
    Service Accounts
    and select the account that you created.
  12. Click
    Keys > Add Key
    .
  13. In the
    Create a private key for “
    <service_account_name>
    dialog box, select
    JSON
    . Click
    Create
    .
  14. Record the service account name, the
    Gmail
    email address you used for the
    Android Management
    administrator (step 1), and the JSON private key.