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Articles on Android MDM and mobile device management for small businesses: enrollment, kiosk mode, security policies, lost phones and more.
How to Stop Company Data Leaving Android Phones
Block printing, SD cards and USB drives, screenshots and USB file transfer on company Android phones, per policy, to keep customer and patient data in.
Find a Lost Company Phone Without Tracking Employees
Find a lost company Android phone with lost mode and a Google Maps trail, without tracking staff. Location is collected only while lost mode is on.
How to Put Your Own App on Company Android Phones
Publish your in-house Android app privately through managed Google Play so only your company phones see it. Free, about 10 minutes, no sideloading.
How to Fix an Employee's Work Phone Without the Trip
How to help staff with a company Android phone from your desk using TeamViewer, AnyDesk or Splashtop, set up once through NounDesk and opened in one click.
How to Share Company Documents With Field Staff
Get handbooks, safety sheets and price lists onto field staff phones, share them by team or person, and see who opened each one and when they did.
Android 17 and Your Business Phones: Blocking Mobile Malware
Android 17 is tightening security against malware. Learn how new protections, security updates, and a good policy keep your company phones safe.
How to Block Websites on Company Android Phones
Block a list of sites, or allow only the ones you choose, in Chrome on company Android phones. How it works, how to set it up, and what it does not cover.
Do You Need Zero-Touch Enrollment? How It Works
Zero-touch lets new company Android phones enroll the first time they are switched on, with no QR code. Who can use it, how to set it up, and its limits.
What Happens When a Stolen Work Phone Is Factory Reset?
A thief who wipes a company Android phone usually gets a working phone. Factory reset protection stops that. Here is how it works and how to turn it on.
Guard Phones for Security Companies: What to Lock Down
Configuring company Android phones for security officers: locking devices to the patrol app, handling shift handovers, and where monitoring should stop.
Shared Android Phones for Meet and Teams Calls: How to Set Up
How to set up shared company Android phones and tablets for Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls, and keep them locked down between users.
Shared Classroom Tablets: Setup Guide for Small Schools
How a small school or training centre sets up shared Android tablets: identical every morning, locked to the right apps, and safe for students.
Front-Desk Tablets in Clinics: Setup and Patient Privacy
How small clinics set up check-in tablets that patients can use safely: kiosk lockdown, the privacy settings that matter, and what to document.
How Delivery Companies Keep Driver Phones Secure and on Task
Setting up company Android phones for delivery drivers: the configuration that survives a shift, and where device management stops and dispatch begins.
Setting Up Order Tablets for Restaurants Without an IT Person
A practical setup for restaurant order and counter tablets: kiosk lockdown, the settings that survive a busy service, and what to do on a power cut.
5 Questions to Ask Before Choosing an MDM Provider
The five questions that separate device management tools that suit a small business from ones that will quietly cost you time, money and a re-enrollment.
Google MDM vs a Dedicated Android MDM: What's the Difference?
What Google's built-in MDM does for Android phones, where it stops, and when a small business with company-owned phones needs a dedicated Android MDM.
Managing Technician Phones: A Field Service Owner's Checklist
A practical checklist for company Android phones in vans and on sites: the policy settings that suit field work, and the two that cause complaints.
A Simple Company Phone Policy Template for Small Businesses
A one-page company phone policy you can copy and adapt: what it must cover, the wording that avoids arguments, and the clauses people forget.
Can My Employer See My Messages? What MDM Can and Can't See
A straight answer for employees handed a managed work phone: what device management shows an employer, what it does not, and what to ask before you accept one.
Free vs Paid Android MDM: What You Give Up
What free Android device management actually covers, the five things it usually does not, and when free is genuinely the right answer for a small fleet.
How to Explain Device Management to Employees
What to say when you hand out managed company phones: the announcement, the questions you will get, and the answers that keep people's trust.
How to Lock an Android Tablet to One App (Kiosk Mode Guide)
Turn a company Android tablet into a single-purpose device: what kiosk mode locks down, how to set it up, and the three settings people forget.
How to Stop Employees Installing Apps on Work Phones
Blocking apps on company Android phones by controlling what is available rather than policing what gets installed, plus how to handle the requests that follow.
Corp MDM Spyware: Settings That Stop Fake Play Installs
How the Corp MDM Android spyware used fake Google Play pages to steal SMS and forward calls, and the four phone settings that stop it on company devices.
Employee Lost a Work Phone? What to Do in the First Hour
A calm, ordered checklist for the hour after a company Android phone goes missing, whether or not you have device management in place.
Employee Quit and Kept the Company Phone? What You Can Do
Lock it, show a return message or erase it remotely: what you can do when a former employee keeps a company Android phone, and how to prevent it.
How to Factory Reset a Company Phone for a New Employee
Yes, you can factory reset a company phone, but do it in the right order or factory reset protection can lock it for good. The steps, in plain English.
Company-Owned vs BYOD: Which Is Right for Your Team?
The real trade-offs between buying company phones and letting staff use their own: cost, control, privacy, and what happens when someone leaves.
How Much Does MDM Cost for a Small Business? A Real Breakdown
What device management actually costs for 10 to 50 Android phones, the pricing traps that punish growth, and the costs nobody puts on the pricing page.
How to Set Up a New Company Android Phone in 10 Minutes
A step-by-step QR enrollment walkthrough for company-owned Android phones, including the factory reset that catches everyone out the first time.
Android Enterprise Explained for Small Businesses
Android Enterprise is Google's device management built into Android itself. What it is, why there is no agent app, and the three things that actually matter.
Do I Need MDM for 10 Company Phones? How to Decide
A straight answer for small businesses with a handful of company Android phones: the four questions that decide it, and when doing nothing is still fine.
What Is MDM? A Plain-English Guide for Small Business Owners
Mobile device management explained without jargon: what MDM actually does to a company phone, what it cannot do, and when a small business needs it.
Who Should Have Admin Access to Company Phones?
Which people on a small team should be able to wipe, lock, change or only view company phones, and how to give time-limited admin access in Google Admin.
Android MDM for Small Business: The Complete Guide
How a small business runs company Android phones: when you need MDM, what it costs, setup, security, apps, kiosks, offboarding and choosing a provider.
Welcome to NounDesk Blog
What NounDesk Blog covers, how a new Android MDM or mobile device management article lands here three mornings a week, and how to read it.
Fully Managed vs Kiosk Android Devices: Which Setup to Use
Fully managed or kiosk? How to pick the right Android Enterprise setup for each company phone and tablet, and which security settings belong on each one.
Gemini Notebook on Work Android Phones: What Admins Should Set
Gemini Notebook now records audio on Android and is on by default for Workspace. What that means for shared and field phones, plus Drive's new data rules.
How to Keep Company Android Phones Updated and Patched
How to check the Android security patch level on one phone or a whole fleet, and a 20-minute monthly routine that keeps every company phone updated.
Android 17 for Business: What Changes and When
What Android 17 changes on company phones, when each brand ships it, how to stage the update, handle phones that won't get it, and what to check this week.