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Ensemble MDM can set the grant state of permissions for applications. This feature works on apps from the Play store or private APKs.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Introduction to Android Permissions
• Permission Group Breakdown for Developers
• Managing Permissions with Ensemble
  • Managing Permissions for Private Apps
  • Managing Permissions for Google Play Content

Introduction to Android Permissions

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Permission Group Breakdown for Developers

Android devices use permission groups to group related permissions with related functionalities so the user can grant permissions on a group basis. The table below breaks down the groups and what versions they appear in from Android 8.0 and higher.

Each permission group corresponds with a one or more permissions that can be added in an application manifest file.

Body Sensors

Calendar

Call Log

Camera

Contacts

Files / Storage

Location

Microphone

Music and Audio

Nearby Devices

Notifications

Phone

Photos and Videos

Physical Activity

SMS

Managing Permissions with Ensemble

Introduction

The permission grant state of any application installed via Ensemble can be controlled via a project. Permissions can be set to one of the three following states:

1. Default: the end user has full control over setting permissions
2. Grant: the permission group is granted and the end user cannot change the permissions
3. Deny: the permission group is denied and the end user cannot change the permissions

Certain permissions provide other options like "Allow only while using the app" or "Ask every time". Setting the permissions state to grant will always choose the "Allow all the time" option.

Default permission grant state values can be applied from the company level Private Content or Google Play content pages. This will use those grant states when this app is added to a project. The permissions can be customized on the project once it has been added. Changing the default values will not affect existing project values.

Managing Permissions for Private Apps

1. Navigate to the Content | Private Content page.

2. (Optional) if the private APK has not already been uploaded, upload that APK first.

3. Find the private APK you wish to set the default permission grant state to and click Options | Manage Application Permissions.

4. (Optional) change the target version to ensure the right manifest permission values are in the right permission group since this can change depending on the device OS. See the break down above for more details.

5. Select the grant state values for each permission as needed.

6. Navigate to the Project | Content page you wish to add the private APK to

7. Add the APK to the project. Select Private Application as the file type. Next.

8. Select the APK from the table. Next.

9. Choose Apply settings individually. Next.

10. (Optional) if you wish to change the permissions to be different than the default value

    1. Click Manage permissions

    2. The default values for this application will load. Customize them. Apply.

11. Finish

Managing Permissions for Google Play Content

1. Navigate to the Content | Google Play Content page.

2. (Optional) if the application has not already been added from the Play store, do that first.

3. Find the application in the Enterprise Applications table that you wish to set the default permission grant state to and click Options | Manage Application Permissions.

4. Select the grant state values for each permission as needed.

5. Navigate to the Project | Content page you wish to add the private APK to

6. Add the application to the project. Select Application as the file type. Next.

7. Select the application Choose Apply settings individually. Next.
   

    from the table. Next.

8. (Optional) if you wish to change the permissions to be different than the default value

   1. Click Manage permissions

   2. The default values for this application will load. Customize them. Apply.

9. Finish