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I am due to move on from my trusty old iPhone 4 to a new Android.
I currently have access to corporate email on my phone via MobileIron.
I very much want to get an Android phone, but IT doesn't support Android. Apparently when testing, the email client (didn't say which one) did not render HTML properly. They are now 'testing' compatibility with Android, but this is on the backburner.
There's no way to argue with IT, as they are not going to change their policy (I work in a large company with bureaucracy).
My iPhone is jailbroken and I use xcon to trick MobileIron into thinking I'm not.
Is there any way of getting MobileIron to work on an Android phone? For example, tricking the client into saying I'm on iOS, or perhaps loading the MobileIron app and just calling IT to activate my phone and tell them that it's an iPhone?
I ONLY want email, nothing else. Perhaps that makes it a little easier for me to just connect despite being on Android?
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We are in the process of getting Android devices at work
On these devices we're being forced to use TouchDown email klient instead of the built in Android klient. Head of IT Security tell us it's because the android klient is not encrypted, while TouchDown is.
I think he means the local data stored on the device, because it surely do use SSL for transfering data.
My question is...wait, what? It isn't encrypted? Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
Hello I'm a htc touch pro 2 owner with android on my phone,I must have the electrum programable drum machine,I noticed the sound installments in the open market but not the drum machine I tried 2 google it but it wouldn't download if there's anyway u can help me it would be most appreciated thank you.
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I found my answer here: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8686
It seems Android won't get device encryption at all. If google was working on it, they could at least drop a hint, to keep people from jumping ship.
I hate to say this but this is where apphole had Android beat. My company is doing some pretty sweet stuff with iOS that just isn't possible with Android. For example Cisco VPN. It is built-in iOS. To get it to work on Android takes a huge work around. But it did take 4 generations of iOS before apphole got it. So maybe by graham cracker Android will too.
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So what are you doing/evaluation to incorporate Xoom into your environments?
I have been asked to test a Xoom for company use, and I'm curious if there are other administrators out there who are doing the same thing atm.
There is little to no "administration" features aside from being able to remote wipe with Exchange 2007.
You can't create user accounts that I am aware of.
The tablet syncs to a gmail account. If I use an account for administration, such as placing purchased apps on the Xoom, how can I keep users from accessing the market or the account? If I remove the Market App are they able to put it back on? So far we don't care if they put Music or Movies on it for when they travel. But since these are a company provided we just don't want unapproved apps.
There are more things, like basic document editing, RDP etc that we are evaluating several apps for.
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So what are you doing/evaluation to incorporate Xoom into your environments?
I have been asked to test a Xoom for company use, and I'm curious if there are other administrators out there who are doing the same thing atm.
There is little to no "administration" features aside from being able to remote wipe with Exchange 2007.
You can't create user accounts that I am aware of.
The tablet syncs to a gmail account. If I use an account for administration, such as placing purchased apps on the Xoom, how can I keep users from accessing the market or the account? If I remove the Market App are they able to put it back on? So far we don't care if they put Music or Movies on it for when they travel. But since these are a company provided we just don't want unapproved apps.
There are more things, like basic document editing, RDP etc that we are evaluating several apps for.
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Hm well I assume you understand that someone could root the device and put whatever they want onto it, which is unlikely if they value their jobs but I was just putting that out there. I don't believe there is a way to remove the market unless you have root access so that makes it a bit more complicated :/
I'm also interested in seeing what others have to say so consider this my subscribing post
I would think the same barriers to using Android phones would exist for the xoom.
Your question about market, paid apps, etc.. would be the same for android phones.
Apps/Products like Touchdown for Tabs, Roadsync (Can't tell if its been updated for tablets or Xoom yet), or something like Good for Enterprise (better for a more "complete" solution, per their site v1.7.1 of the client supports Xoom) could help with some/many of the challenges and obstacles.
But it sounds like some of the control you are looking for will only come from a closed environment like RIM's Blackberry... where when using a BES, you can completely lock down or restrict the devices via IT Policy.
I currently have a Touch Pro 2 and quite frankly I think its great, I like the fact that windows mobile is somewhat of a 'native' windows. I love the fact it integrates directly with Outlook allowing me to seamlessly sync my contacts and calendar
What I don't like is the sluggish 568mhz processor. I don't like the internet response times they're bloody horrendous (I think thats a phone issue), and I absolutely HATE when it suddenly stops working in various tasks, i.e. ActiveSync no longer connecting.
So I figure its time to get something better. The question is what?
First and foremost I need something for business use more than gaming or messing around. My concern is with the Jailbreaking capability with WP7 since I havnt' looked into it much? is it just as easy and universal as android?
On the flipside, i'm concerned that Android doesn't seem to natively support syncing with Outlook? I want to literally just plug it in (or use bluetooth) and have everything updated, no third party apps that require manually transfering or setting up external internet accounts and such
Is there anything else to look out for?
Thank you
Has any tried setting up the Email app on the N5? I'm getting getting "You don't have permission to sync with your server." error mgs. I have set up hundreds of these including my own Exchange account. I have looked on the Exchange server and security is all good. Hell, I can connect just fine with my Nexus 4 or any other phone. Thoughts? THX
Works for me.
Worked out of the box for me on exchange 2010. Maybe your setup is not set to allow the nexus 5. Check your activesync device policy.
Weird! Anyway, I got it to work. I ended up removing all devices associated with my account. The Exchange 2010 Server can allow 10 user device agents and I only had 4 devices linked. Technically, I should be able to add new devices without issues without removing old user agents. Maybe in this case, the server got confused or something... lol.
The Nexus 5 isn't encrypted, are you guys really allowed to connect unencrypted devices to corporate email?
That's blocked here.
I use touchdown which stores corporate email in an encrypted container.
"The Nexus 5 isn't encrypted"
I disagree with this. Android OS does have some level of basic encryption. I recalled that it was implemented back in the Gingerbread days. The argument is not whether it's effective or not, but some sort of "encryption" does exist in the Android platform.
By default it's not encrypted, but there is an option in Security section to encrypt your device.
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"The Nexus 5 isn't encrypted"
I disagree with this. Android OS does have some level of basic encryption. I recalled that it was implemented back in the Gingerbread days. The argument is not whether it's effective or not, but some sort of "encryption" does exist in the Android platform.
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It's not hardware level encryption that's always on, and on by default like with blackberry or iPhones though.
It's a software based option that 99.999% of people have turned off.
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I'm frightened to make the change, but I use Google services and apps constantly. I'm also tired of having to use Apple software to access basic parts of my phone.
I'm also a VERY desktop-type person. Love linux distros, and am not going to be changing my setup anytime soon (Mac Pro). I'm wondering how switching to Android will effect my Mac-ness? I know it'll be golden on my Linux setups.
Any comforting advice about switching to the Pixel is appreciated!
ymgenesis said:
I'm frightened to make the change, but I use Google services and apps constantly. I'm also tired of having to use Apple software to access basic parts of my phone.
I'm also a VERY desktop-type person. Love linux distros, and am not going to be changing my setup anytime soon (Mac Pro). I'm wondering how switching to Android will effect my Mac-ness? I know it'll be golden on my Linux setups.
Any comforting advice about switching to the Pixel is appreciated!
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I own a monster iMac dual monitor set up at work, same at home, Mac Book Pro and a Pixel. I can deal with Mac OS, can't stand iOS! Get a Pixel, it'll be a very liberating experience, guarantee you.
ymgenesis said:
I'm frightened to make the change, but I use Google services and apps constantly. I'm also tired of having to use Apple software to access basic parts of my phone.
I'm also a VERY desktop-type person. Love linux distros, and am not going to be changing my setup anytime soon (Mac Pro). I'm wondering how switching to Android will effect my Mac-ness? I know it'll be golden on my Linux setups.
Any comforting advice about switching to the Pixel is appreciated!
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Give it a try. If you dont like it , return it but I doubt you wont like it
I have a mixture of Mac and Windows. Windows desktop and Macbook Air at work and Windows destop and Lenovo Yoga at home so I've found that the Google apps work nicely across all of them. I don't feel like I'm losing anything in switching back and forth as all my files are available in Google Drive, my calendar, email and everything are synced across all devices. I went from Windows Mobile devices to the iPhone 3GS and enjoyed the ease of use compared to what I was used to, but once I got a taste of Android on a GS3 I was hooked. The Pixel makes my GS3 and GS5 look sad in comparison, the battery life, speed and the OS are all pretty incredible. I wouldn't even bother looking at the locked down proprietary Apple phones at this point. There are so many little things that Android does so easily that Apple just doesn't get right. I love to play with ringtones and notifications tones and I can just download any MP3 onto my Pixel and use it. Try to do that on an Apple phone, good luck. You've got to get to a desktop to use software to convert to the right format then upload with iTunes. No thanks. Don't even get me started on the incredibly overpriced cables, no headphone jack etc. It's like they're trying to drive people away from their products. And for me one of the biggest selling points: the unlimited storage for photos and videos that you get with the Pixel!