Mobile Device Management

Hello,

Has anyone had any experience using an app, desktop software or web service to manage a fleet of android phones running ODK Collect?

For instance:
(i) lock apps from operating/ updating to save bandwidth
(ii) update settings including camera resolution on all phones
(iii) change the URL in ODK Collect
(iv) track/ wipe data/ deactivate a phone if it becomes lost or stolen

Thank you

Vijay

In my previous project with GCP...we paid for or used an app to track
phones if they were stolen...we used Lookout https://my.lookout.com/

I however have not come across app that can take care of remote multi
altering or controlling the phones camera etc.

The myLookout does work.

Outsourcerox

ยทยทยท sent from my digicel LG G3

On 3 Aug 2016 11:28, vijay@caribbeangis.com wrote:

Hello,

Has anyone had any experience using an app, desktop software or web service
to manage a fleet of android phones running ODK Collect?

For instance:
(i) lock apps from operating/ updating to save bandwidth
(ii) update settings including camera resolution on all phones
(iii) change the URL in ODK Collect
(iv) track/ wipe data/ deactivate a phone if it becomes lost or stolen

Thank you

Vijay

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Hi Vijay,

Regarding question (i) and (ii) I have not found a service that
accomplishes this (but am also interested in what the community suggests).

For question (iii) Nafundi developed a bulk configuration of ODK settings,
which is great when deploying many devices. It can be found HERE (bottom of
page)
https://opendatakit.org/2013/04/nafundi-adds-auto-send-navigation-buttons-and-bulk-configuration-to-collect/
.

For question (iv) it has been suggested I consider using Device Manager,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adm&hl=en
but have not implemented it yet for a deployment.

~Lloyd

ยทยทยท On Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 7:28:21 PM UTC-4, OutSourceRox wrote: > > In my previous project with GCP...we paid for or used an app to track > phones if they were stolen...we used Lookout https://my.lookout.com/ > > I however have not come across app that can take care of remote multi > altering or controlling the phones camera etc. > > The myLookout does work. > > Outsourcerox > > sent from my digicel LG G3 > > On 3 Aug 2016 11:28, <vi...@caribbeangis.com > wrote: > > Hello, > > Has anyone had any experience using an app, desktop software or web > service to manage a fleet of android phones running ODK Collect? > > For instance: > (i) lock apps from operating/ updating to save bandwidth > (ii) update settings including camera resolution on all phones > (iii) change the URL in ODK Collect > (iv) track/ wipe data/ deactivate a phone if it becomes lost or stolen > > Thank you > > Vijay > > -- > -- > Post: opend...@googlegroups.com > Unsubscribe: opendatakit...@googlegroups.com > Options: http://groups.google.com/group/opendatakit?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ODK Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to opendatakit...@googlegroups.com . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > >

Vijay,

In addition to some of the options Lloyd laid out, there are lots of
off-the-shelf mobile device management solutions for Android (e.g.,
AirWatch, WSO2, AppTech360, Meraki, Google Apps for Business). Perhaps
you can try some of those and report back?

Yaw

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On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Lloyd Owen Banwart lloyd.banwart@gmail.com wrote:

Hi Vijay,

Regarding question (i) and (ii) I have not found a service that accomplishes
this (but am also interested in what the community suggests).

For question (iii) Nafundi developed a bulk configuration of ODK settings,
which is great when deploying many devices. It can be found HERE (bottom of
page).

For question (iv) it has been suggested I consider using Device Manager, but
have not implemented it yet for a deployment.

~Lloyd

On Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 7:28:21 PM UTC-4, OutSourceRox wrote:

In my previous project with GCP...we paid for or used an app to track
phones if they were stolen...we used Lookout https://my.lookout.com/

I however have not come across app that can take care of remote multi
altering or controlling the phones camera etc.

The myLookout does work.

Outsourcerox

sent from my digicel LG G3

On 3 Aug 2016 11:28, vi...@caribbeangis.com wrote:

Hello,

Has anyone had any experience using an app, desktop software or web
service to manage a fleet of android phones running ODK Collect?

For instance:
(i) lock apps from operating/ updating to save bandwidth
(ii) update settings including camera resolution on all phones
(iii) change the URL in ODK Collect
(iv) track/ wipe data/ deactivate a phone if it becomes lost or stolen

Thank you

Vijay

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