Tutorial - Upgrade Android Work Profile to Knox Workspace

This tutorial teaches you how to set up an Android Work Profile and activate a Knox license to use premium Knox features with the Work Profile.

You will learn how to

• Create a Android Work Profile on a Samsung Knox Device
• Get a Knox License Key
• Upgrade the Android Work Profile to a the Knox Workspace container
• Call a Knox Workspace API

What you will need

1. The Knox 3.x SDK
2. Android Studio (or another IDE)
3. The complete source code for this tutorial
4. A Samsung Knox device running Android O to test with

Prerequisites

1. You have set up your Android Environment
2. You have set up the Knox SDK
3. You have generated a Knox 3.0 License key

App walk-through

This app:

1. Creates a managed Android Profile on your device through the CREATE MANAGED PROFILE button.

   

   

   

2. Activates a Knox License through the ACTIVATE LICENSE button.

   After the Android profile is created, you use a Knox license key (KLM) to upgrade the container to a Knox Workspace. You know you are using a Knox Workspace container if the icon badge is a shield instead of a briefcase.

3. Toggles a policy to enable / disable the camera thorough the TOGGLE CONTAINER CAMERA policy. We will use the following permissions:

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