Android for Work and car Infotainmentsystems

Hi Malte 

I believe when you say most infotainment systems of cars, you mean Android Auto. 

The corporate contacts sharing must be disabled by your administrator. 

As per this article, "Your administrator might also allow you to search for work contacts from your personal contacts and dialer apps on your device with Android 7.0 Nougat or later.

The policy that governs this behavior is Device Management -> Android Settings -> Apps & Data Sharing -> Sharing to other profiles  ==  Allow content sharing from Work Profile to personal space. (Work Profile only)"

Hi Yashraj,

no I dind't mean Android Auto.

I mean the basic Bluetooth Functionality most cars have.

Normally I connect a device with my car just through bluetooth and it imports my contacts and im able to call them trough my infotainmentsystem.

I tried a lot these days.

The Problem is with both Android Enterprise Management Modes.

But I have the suspicion, that Android 7.0 is the Problem.

Most Android 8.0 can be used with bluetooth in device owner mode.

I'll keep you updated.

Hi Yashraj,

no I dind't mean Android Auto.

I mean the basic Bluetooth Functionality most cars have.

Normally I connect a device with my car just through bluetooth and it imports my contacts and im able to call them trough my infotainmentsystem.

I tried a lot these days.

The Problem is with both Android Enterprise Management Modes.

But I have the suspicion, that Android 7.0 is the Problem.

Most Android 8.0 can be used with bluetooth in device owner mode.

I'll keep you updated.

After you have entered an Android for Work Account (under System Settings) you are able to create Profiles in "Android Enterprise Device Owner Mode".

On www.play.google.com/work you are able to Logon with your AFW credentials and approve Apps to deploy later.

In The Point "Apps" in the Admin Center you have the Button "Sync App List with Google" and under "managed Apps" you can edit the app an see the parameters for provisioning.

Then you have to Reset the Phone to Factory defaults and enter instead of your google ID the code "afw#sophos" (Without "").

After that the device downloads the App Sophos Mobile Control and you are Able to Enroll the Android for Work Profile.

Update:

It seems that the problem is with Android 7 in Device Owner Mode.

Devices with Android 8.0 and higher seem to not have that problem.

I have ordered an new phone to test ist.

keep you updated.

thanks, i found is googling afw# as i remembered the airwatch one, many thanks for the info.