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Google Apps Mobile Management lets administrators enforce device policies over their mobile fleet using their Google Admin console, without the need for an on-premise device management server. Watch this video for an overview.

Google Apps Mobile Management covers Android and Google Sync devices, which include iOS, Windows Phone, and other smartphones and tablets using Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®. BlackBerry devices and devices syncing to Google Apps using only IMAP or POP are not supported by Google Apps Mobile Management. Android devices need to have the Google Apps Device Policy app installed to show up under the Devices tab.

Access Mobile Management by signing in to your Google Admin console and going to Settings > Mobile.

New Features

On December 4, 2012, two new features were added to Google Apps Mobile Management. See the blog post and the links below for more information.

• Google Play Private Channel for Google Apps
• Enable Lock Screen Widgets (for Android 4.2+ devices)

Overview of Features

With Mobile Management, you can manage your mobile fleet with the following features:

• Granular policies: Configure mobile settings at the organizational unit level
• Device activation: Control what devices can connect to your users' Google Apps data
• Device console: View all mobile devices in your domain connecting with Google Sync or Android Sync.
• Application auditing: View all apps that access Google Apps data installed on an Android device. Apps auditing isn't supported on other operating systems, such as iOS and Windows Phone.

In addition to these mobile settings, you can view graphs about mobile usage and see mobile trends in your organization in the Reports tab of your Admin console. 

For answers to your mobile policy questions, see these Mobile Management articles: Setup, Org Settings, Activation, Devices. You can also post your questions to the Enterprise Mobile help forum.