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Personally-owned devices

Devices owned by employees can be set up with a work profile. A work profile provides a self-contained space for work apps and data, separate from personal apps and data. Most app, data, and other management policies apply to the work profile only, while the employee's personal apps and data remain private.
To set up a work profile on a personally-owned device, use one of the following provisioning methods (ensure that the enrollment token has "Personal usage" set to "Allowed"):

Enrollment token link (Android 5.1+)

You can provide the Enrollment URL to the end users. When an end user opens the link from their device, they will be guided through the work profile setup.

 

Add work profile from "Settings" (Android 5.1+)

To set up a work profile on their device, a user can:

1. Go to Settings > Google > Set up & restore.
2. Tap "Set up your work profile".

These steps initiate a setup wizard that downloads Android Device Policy on the device. Next, the user will be prompted to scan a QR code or manually enter an enrollment token to complete the work profile setup.

 

Download Android Device Policy (Android 5.1+)

To set up a work profile on their device, a user can download Android Device Policy from the Google Play Store. After the app is installed, the user will be prompted to scan a QR code or manually enter an enrollment token to complete the work profile setup.