Adding a web app for Android Enterprise

Web apps are website shortcuts that are distributed as Android native apps. You can add and distribute web apps as regular Android apps for Android Enterprise devices from Managed Google Play. The web apps are started in a browser in a display mode as selected with a pre-defined URL target. This feature is supported on all Android Enterprise deployment scenarios like Device Owner (DO), Profile Owner (PO), and Corporate-Owned Single-Use (COSU).

About this task

Follow these steps to add web apps to the App Catalog.

Procedure

  1. From the IBM® MaaS360® Portal Home page, select Apps > Catalog.
  2. Click Add, expand the Android section, and then select Web App for Android Enterprise.
  3. In Manage Private Google Play Webapps > Managed Google Play iframe, click Create.
  4. Enter the Title, URL, Display mode, and Icon.
    Web app add
  5. In the iFrame window, select webapp and click Select.
  6. To reselect the webapp in the iframe window, press the Back button.
    Note: The web app might take up to 10 minutes to publish.
  7. Click the Policies and Distribution tab and configure according to your requirement.
    Option Description
    Remove App on Select this option for the app to be automatically removed when the distribution to a specific list is stopped.
    Install Settings
    Install Automatically
    The app is automatically downloaded and installed on Android Enterprise devices.
    Distribute to Select this option for your devices to receive the app. Use the plus icon to add multiple distributions. MaaS360 helps you to distribute an app to devices in the following ways.
    • None - The app is loaded in the App Catalog, but the app is not distributed to devices immediately.
    • Specific Device - The app is loaded in the App Catalog and deployed to a specific device.
    • Group - The app is deployed to a group of devices.
    • All Devices - All devices receive the app.
    MaaS360 supports the following distribution options.
    • Send Email - Use MaaS360 to send an email to the recipient about the new app.
    • Track to distribute - The pre-release version (production, alpha, or beta) of the app that you want to distribute.
  8. Click Add.

Results

The web app is successfully added to the App Catalog.