Android Enterprise administration in the Google Admin console

Starting in 2024, all organizations who sign-up to use Android Enterprise will be provided with a managed Google domain and a managed Google account to access the Google Admin console.

In addition to Android Enterprise, the Google Admin console allows IT admins to manage a number of Google products for their organization (e.g. Workspace, ChromeOS, Chrome browser) in one consolidated location. All settings relating to users, apps, and Google services are available in one single location and need only be configured once by the IT admin.

This article provides details on using the Google Admin console for select Android Enterprise administration tasks. For a step-by-step overview of setting up a managed Google Domain for Android management, please refer to Sign up for Android management using a managed Google domain.

Invite other admins

IT admins can enable access to the Google Admin console for additional admins. All new admins will require a managed Google account to access the Google Admin console. An IT admin may wish to provide access to their fellow colleagues within the IT team by following the steps:

1. In the Admin console, go to Menu Directory Users .
2. At the top of the page, click Invite user.
3. Enter the new user's email address.
4. The new user will be emailed with steps to create an account.

After the new user has accepted the invite and created a managed Google account, the IT admin can enable access to the Google Admin console by making them an admin of the managed Google domain.

Note: If you’re domain has already been verified admins can be added directly to the console  without needing to accept an invite

Read Make user an admin for more details.

Manage EMM bindings

The Google Admin console provides an overview of the active EMM bindings that are linked to the organization's Google managed domain. It is possible for an organization to have multiple EMM bindings—for example, to serve different territories, user groups or to test pre-release features.

To check the current EMM bindings:

1. In the Admin console, go to Menu Devices Mobile & endpoints Settings Third-party integrations.
2. Click Android EMM.

An IT admin can add or remove EMM bindings:

• To add an EMM binding, follow your EMM’s instructions on how to enable Android Enterprise management and bind to your existing managed Google domain.
• EMM bindings can be removed by clicking ‘Remove’ next to the entry in the EMM bindings table.

Note: Removing an EMM binding may wipe devices managed by that EMM, please contact your EMM before performing this action

Cancellation and data deletion

After Android Enterprise has been enabled for your managed Google domain, it is not possible to remove it from your list of subscriptions.

However, organizations can remove all data related to Android Enterprise by removing all EMM bindings by navigating to Devices Mobile & Endpoints Settings Third-party integrations Android EMM Manage EMM providers. This will remove all data relating to Android Enterprise, regardless of the “Android Enterprise” product still being listed under your subscriptions.

An IT admin can also delete their managed Google domain and all associated data by navigating to Account Account settings Account management.

Issues with setting up your managed Google domain

If the IT admin encounters an issue during setup, they may be prompted to create a managed Google Play accounts enterprise instead of using a managed Google domain. Potential reasons could include one of the following: 

• Your company doesn’t have a domain.
• You as the IT admin do not have administrative access to your Google domain.

We highly encourage customers to use a managed Google domain if possible. However, creating a managed Google Play accounts enterprise will allow the organization to deploy Android Enterprise devices, but managing other Google products will require a separate registration. Access to the Google Admin console is not supported for organizations using managed Google Play accounts enterprises. Read Access to Managed Google Play for details.