Until now we had to be forced to have a mobile for work and another for our personal use or enjoyment, but thanks to the possibilities offered by Android, this is no longer necessary since the system can be divided into two. Possibly you have ever wanted to leave work outside the home , but by using the same number and mobile you have not been able to prevent email notifications from overwhelming you, something that you can already control.
This option that we are going to know in depth will mark a before and after for you, and even in your company if you share it. In addition, the best thing about this option is that it does not require having the latest smartphone on the market, but is compatible with all Android phones with a version 5.0 or higher , which we could venture to say are practically all those that continue to work.
What is the work profile on Android for and how to configure it
Before starting we must know what it offers and allows a work user of Android mobiles , an option that is designed to separate applications and data from obligations in a prominent way, but it is also a tool that gives the option to employment managers know in greater detail and ease how we work.
Although everything is on the same mobile, we do not have to fear anything, since the separation between work and personal data is complete in a system partition. There are many companies that use work profiles on computers and it is something that we can also do on mobile phones with this option.
To configure this option on our Android mobile, what we have to do is access its Settings and click on the option called Google. Once inside we have to proceed to touch on Configure and restore, which will allow us to see the option we need, called “Configure your work profile”, where everything you need will be.
The next thing we must do is complete the steps that we are appreciating in which we basically have to accept the terms and they inform us of its operation. A key and very important point is that of the QR code or well written, which must be provided by the head of staff or IT administrator. With this code, our work profile is configured on the mobile phone and it will give access to some data to those responsible for the company.
After a process that may take a few minutes in which we will have to wait, the participation of the system will be completed and our Android mobile will give us the options and possibilities that the section of work that we have generated admits.
Can I use a work profile without code?
All those users who in their employment department are not up to date and do not use these tools can also use the work mode as a demonstration. No one other than Google will be able to know the details of the use of the space, serving as useful to separate the apps and construction tools from those of free time, something that never hurts.
The only thing we will have to do at the point of the code that we have seen in the previous steps is to enter Google Play and search for the Android Device Policy app to proceed to install it if we do not already have it. Then, when continuing with the process, we will choose to enter a code, by clicking on the button “Don’t you have any code?” This will open a window in which we will click on the link that appears and on the following website we will have to scroll to the end of the whole to click on starting the demonstration.
Once the steps have been completed and the terms accepted, a test code will appear that we will use to generate the job profile.
What changes on your mobile with the work profile
Once we have completed all the steps, on the mobile we will see the differences, which at first glance are visual, especially in the application drawer. Here we can see how two sections appear, among which are our personal apps and those that are installed during the configuration to use at work.
It will be easy to identify the job applications since next to the icon we are shown a small briefcase that refers to work . This can be seen both in the application drawer and on the home screen, where we can have and order the apps as we prefer.
One of the clearest advantages of this work profile is the fast option available to us to get rid of email notifications, apps and different apps configured for work hours. We just have to slide the quick access bar and not run into a button to disconnect from our obligation, but we can also do the same in the application drawer from the button at the bottom.
What this option will do is pause the occupation apps, allowing that the next morning when we go to work and activate the tool, all work notifications will arrive and the mobile will be ready for the new day without having bothered with our free time.
With this mode working, those in charge of the company will be able to know the time of use of each of the applications of the aforementioned profile, as well as access to the contacts in the agenda dedicated to professionals. For greater peace of mind we can use a different contact and phone app, to which we will give access to the company. They will also be able to make changes to our mobile, such as installing apps for that profile.
Going into Settings> Accounts and selecting the desired work profile, we can mark or unmark options such as those that give access to the company’s attempts, those that give management permissions in this way or even remove the work profile in Android in the desired moment.