Application management

Run apps on your industrial and embedded Android devices

Manage app distribution and updates on the device management and customization platform - Device Hub - provided by emteria. Once your devices run a ready-to-use or custom Android OS, you have two options to manage your apps via a ...

Private app repository - Customer-facing application repository for marketplace-like app distribution and updates on Android devices
File management - Employee-facing file management for centralized app distribution and control on the Device Hub platform

Customer-facing & private application distribution

Creating your own private app repository to provide applications for your customers makes sense if you want to leave the end user in control of their applications. By adding a private repository, you can host and distribute apps, ensuring that your end-users always have the latest versions and configurations available for installation. All apps and updates are downloadable in their own repository app.

Marketplace-like app display (similar to known application stores)
Shifts the control to the end-user, they decide which provided apps to install or update

Apps available in categories
Updates available for installed apps

Employee-facing app file management

Centralized control over products calls for the distribution of apps through your or your customers' device administrator, optimizing management and accessibility. By uploading app and app updates in the Device Hub, you can distribute them, using file management capabilities. The end-user does not need to install or update any apps. This is a great app management feature, especially when building kiosk solutions that restrict user access.

Remote app management via cloud platform
Keeps the control with the device administrators, they install apps and rollout updates

Root access

Allow root access permissions for all custom applications and services installed on your Android devices.

Over-the-Air updates for apps

Ensure that apps are always up-to-date with the newest features and security enhancements.

Single- or multi-app kiosk mode

Restrict user access to a specific app or a set of apps and hide the navigation on your Android devices.

PREDEFINE SETTINGS WITH DEVICE PROVISIONING

The Device Provisioning allows to predefine a set of configuration options in the emteria Device Hub, which will be automatically applied to the device during the installation and the first device boot. These settings may be useful for choosing the correct screen configuration, to pre-install additional applications or change settings as required for your product.

MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT

With MDM you can perform all actions on the device remotely from the emteria Device Hub. That saves you the time to get in physical contact with a device. The deep integration of our MDM application into emteria.OS enables fine-grained control over all parameters and low-level management of devices and fleets – 24/7 and from everywhere.

PRIVATE APPLICATION REPOSITORY

A private application repository is used to host and distribute additional applications and data via F-Droid. With the repository emteria ensures for you that the latest version of your apps and configurations are always available on all devices of the fleet. The private app repository is also a way to offer selected apps with a custom marketplace experience on the device via F-Droid.

OVER-THE-AIR UPDATE MANAGEMENT

OTA updates are the fastest and easiest way to keep devices up-to-date and secure. Important security patches and new functionality can be delivered either to a single device or a device fleet with a few clicks. Group policies allow automatic update installation with a specific schedule to not disturb device operation or to require manual user confirmation to start the installation.

DEVICE MONITORING

See and remotely monitor all device details. Keep track of hardware parameters, network information, peripherals, and installed applications. A log of the last commands executed on the device shows you everything that was changed, added, removed, fixed, or deprecated, as well as any drastic changes.

Extensive remote configuration possibilities

High volumes of devices strongly depend on consistent configuration management. Therefore, the emteria Device Hub offers extensive possibilities to configure the devices and device fleets remotely. Defining initial device settings, identifying distinct devices and organizing them into meaningful groups are crucial for fleet transparency and maintenance cost reduction. The set of services accessible via the emteria Device Hub allows to bring devices in the desired state before the first boot and monitor as well as control active devices directly from a browser. Furthermore, the Device Hub supports adding your teammates and external administrators to operate device fleets. Role-based permission management regulates access and prevents misuse.