Can I deploy web clips to Android?Solved

Hello @tom_wilson ,

Android handles this differently from iOS. There is no separate Android policy payload for web clips like there is for iOS web clips.

For Android devices, create the web clip as a Managed Google Play web app and deploy it through a Required Apps policy.

To add a web app for Android:

1. Go to the Hexnode UEM portal and open the Apps tab.
2. Click +Add Apps and choose Managed Google Apps.
3. In the Managed Google Play window, select Web Apps.
4. Click the plus icon to create a new web app.
5. Enter the title, URL, display mode, and icon.
6. Save the web app.
7. Select and approve the web app so it is imported into the Hexnode app inventory.
8. Add the imported web app under Required Apps policy and associate the policy with the Android device.

After the policy reaches the device, Android installs the web app through Managed Google Play rather than through an iOS-style web clip profile.

Regards,
Simon Scott
Hexnode UEM

I was trying to copy over the web clips we already had for iOS. Where do I find the URL for an existing web clip so I can recreate it as a Managed Google Play web app?

You can check the existing web apps from the Apps tab by filtering the app list by Web App. If you know the web clip name, searching by the app name is usually the quickest way to locate it and view its details.

Once you have the URL, create a new Managed Google Play web app for Android using that same address, then add the Android web app to the Required Apps section of the Android policy.

I got the web apps created and added them to the required apps policy. The device checked in, but the apps are showing as “initiated” and I don’t see them properly installed on the tablet yet. Is that normal?

An “initiated” status usually means Hexnode UEM has sent the install command, but the final app inventory/status update has not yet been received from the device.

Try the following checks:

1. Open the device in Hexnode UEM under Manage > Devices.
2. Confirm that the device has checked in recently.
3. Review the Action History for the app installation action.
4. Run the Scan for apps remote action on the device.
5. If the status still does not update, run Clear app data for the Google Play Store app on the device.
6. After clearing Play Store app data, run Scan for apps again and wait for the device to complete the scan.

This helps refresh the Play Store/Managed Google Play state and allows Hexnode to receive the latest installed app inventory from the Android tablet.