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Google workspace enrolled devices, enable applications in work profile
Hi Yunchuan,
Thank you for posting this question. I would like to add an additional perspective that would enable you to continue using Work Profile.
You can allow apps which are already installed on a device in the personal side, to appear within the Work Profile (Work Apps). You just need to search for, and approve them through Managed Google Play within the Workspace Admin console, and then assign them to the users who need them. This is the same process as allowing any other app which is not yet installed on the device.
Step by step instructions for adding apps within Workspace can be found here.
Thanks Michael and Moombas.
It's a fairly small app, that only has a Paid version on Playstore, there is no login page and not sure if there is a licensing mechanism. There is no Free version that can be upgraded to Premium version through a license.
So if the device in using a different configuration method that doesn't have a separation between Personal and Work profile, then it should be fine to directly have access to all preloaded content on the device? If we are in COBO or COSU where the device is dedicated to corporate usage, then will it be possible to directly use the pre-installed app in the device rather than needing to go through Playstore?
Thanks!
Yes - you should be able to use a fully managed deployment to enable the use of pre-loaded apps without needing to re-download them through Google Play.
Note: It is likely that you will still need to allow the application through Managed Google Play for the app to be visible to the user.
