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Android Enterprise, AOSP DevicePolicyManager, Device Owner mode, and Google Android Management API topics.

AOSP Device Owner is a Public API

Public discussion of Android Enterprise governance often conflates three separate enforcement layers. They are not the same thing — and the conflation has real consequences for any organization considering custom DPC deployment. From Lockia CTO Kevin Fernandez, with citations to Jason Bayton's public writing on the topic.

Kevin Fernandez

Jun 4, 2026 · 11 min

EngineeringAndroid

AOSP Device Owner vs Google AMAPI

Side-by-side technical comparison of building UEM on public AOSP DevicePolicyManager APIs versus Google's Android Management API. Architecture, capabilities, costs, and failure modes for each approach. From Lockia CTO Kevin Fernandez.

Kevin Fernandez

May 28, 2026 · 10 min