Google Says Over 19K Organizations Are Now Testing Or Using Android For Work

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Google today announced that over 19,000 organizations are now either testing, deploying or 

 

using its Android for Work service.

 

Android for Work makes it easier and safer for businesses to allow their employees to bring 

 

their own Android devices to work. It separates business apps from personal apps. Thanks to 

 

this, the IT department still retains control of its data and apps, while the employee can 

 

still play Angry Birds on the device, too. This program, which Google first previewed at its 

 

I/O developer conference in 2014, officially launched in February of this year.

 

It’s unclear, of course, how many of the 19,000 organizations Google says are working with 

 

Android for Work right now are actual just testing the service and how many have actually 

 

deployed it. Large enterprises don’t move fast, so my guess is there are far more businesses 

 

trialing Android for Work right now than actually using it, but this is still a pretty good 

 

number either way.

 

As the company also announced today, it is also making it easier for IT admins to issues 

 

certificates and they can now apply more granular permissions. New users can now also be 

 

provisioned using NFC.

 

 

 

Google says it is now working with a total of over 80 partners. One of these is BlackBerry, 

 

which will support Android for Work and match Google’s Android patch schedule for its PRIV 

 

device through monthly scheduled updates. Other partners include the likes of Citrix, Cisco, 

 

F5,  and SAP, as well as a number of device manufacturers and carriers.