android-management-api

How to detect that a user installed an app with installType AVAILABLE

When an app is included in a policy with installType set to AVAILABLE (meaning the app is available to install) how can my EMM server detect that the user has installed the app?

Solution

  • There are two possible ways to check if an app is installed on the device, pub/sub or enterprises.devices.get. The device reports will list all apps installed on the device, not just the ones installed by the user. To pull app reports, you will need to include applicationReportsEnabled in your policy and wait for the device to sync with the server.

    Example policy:

    {
  "applications": [
    {
      "packageName": "com.adobe.reader",
      "installType": "AVAILABLE"
    }
  ],
"statusReportingSettings" : {
    "applicationReportsEnabled" : true
  },
  "debuggingFeaturesAllowed": true
}