Allow application installation and configure user access to the managed Google Play store

With Miradore, administrators can control what managed Google Play applications are available for Android device users.

Requirements

To allow application installation and configure user access to the managed Google Play store, the following requirements must be met:

• You must have a Miradore Premium or Premium+ subscription, or an active trial.
• Managed Google Play Enterprise must be configured for your Miradore site.
• The device must have a user assigned and the user must have a managed Google Play account.
• The application must be added to Miradore.

Allow managed Google Play application installation

Administrators can control which Google Play applications users can access and install on their devices. The managed Google Play store on the device shows only the applications available for the signed-in user. Depending on your needs, Miradore offers several different ways to allow app installation on managed devices.

Allow managed Google Play application installation from the Applications page

You can initiate allowing managed Google Play app installation from the Management > Applications page. This approach is especially useful if you want to allow the installation of one or more apps on multiple devices at once.

1. Navigate to Management > Applications and select one or more applications by their checkboxes.
2. Select Managed Google Play > Allow application installation at the top of the page.
   
3. In the Allow application installation wizard, select one or more, or all devices for which the installation of apps should be allowed, then select Next.
4. Select Allow installation, then Close to exit the wizard.
5. Add the apps to your managed Google Play store layout.

Results: The selected applications can be installed on the chosen devices from the Google Play application.

Allow the installation of a specific managed Google Play application from its page

You can allow the installation of a managed Google Play app from the app's page.

1. Navigate to Management > Applications and double-click the row of an application.
2. From the Main tab, select an application version.
3. Select Actions > Allow application installation at the top of the page.
   
4. In the Allow application installation wizard, select one or more devices for which the installation of the app should be allowed, then select Next.
5. Select Allow installation, then Close to exit the wizard.
6. Add the app to your managed Google Play store layout.

Results: The selected application can be installed on the chosen devices from the Google Play application.

Allow managed Google Play application installation for a specific device

You can initiate allowing managed Google Play app installation for a specific device from the Management > Devices page.

1. Navigate to Management > Devices and select a device by double-clicking its row.
2. Select Managed Google Play > Allow managed Google Play application installation at the top of the page.
   
3. In the Allow managed Google Play application installation dialog, select one or more applications whose installation should be allowed by their checkboxes, or select the checkbox to the left of the Application name column to select all apps in the list.
4. Select Next.
5. Select Allow installation, then Close to exit the dialog.
6. Add the apps to your managed Google Play store layout.

Results: The selected applications can be installed on the device from the Google Play application.

Check what applications are allowed on devices

You can check what applications are allowed to be installed on devices either on the application's or the device's page.

Check on which devices a specific application is allowed

1. Navigate to Management > Applications and double-click an application's row to open its page.
2. On the Main tab, select an app version.
3. Select the Allowed devices tab to see which devices the application is allowed on.
   To remove the permission to use the app on a device, select the bin icon.

Check what applications are allowed on a specific device

1. Navigate to Management > Devices and double-click a device's row to open its page.
2. Select the Managed Google Play tab to see the list of allowed applications.
   To remove the permission to use an app on the device, select the bin icon.