Added in [API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) # android.app.admin *** ** * ** *** Provides device administration features at the system level, allowing you to create security-aware applications that are useful in enterprise settings, in which IT professionals require rich control over employee devices. For more information, see the [Device Administration](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/admin/device-admin) guide. ## Interfaces |---|---| | [DevicePolicyManager.OnClearApplicationUserDataListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.OnClearApplicationUserDataListener) | Callback used in `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager#clearApplicationUserData(android.content.ComponentName,%20java.lang.String,%20java.util.concurrent.Executor,%20android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager.OnClearApplicationUserDataListener)` to indicate that the clearing of an application's user data is done. | ## Classes |---|---| | [ConnectEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/ConnectEvent) | A class that represents a TCP connect event initiated through the standard network stack. | | [DelegatedAdminReceiver](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DelegatedAdminReceiver) | Base class for delegated apps to handle callbacks related to their delegated capabilities. | | [DeviceAdminInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DeviceAdminInfo) | This class is used to specify meta information of a device administrator component. | | [DeviceAdminReceiver](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DeviceAdminReceiver) | Base class for implementing a device administration component. | | [DeviceAdminService](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DeviceAdminService) | Base class for a service that device owner/profile owners can optionally have. | | [DevicePolicyIdentifiers](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyIdentifiers) | Class containing identifiers for policy APIs in `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager`, for example they will be passed in `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PolicyUpdateReceiver#onPolicySetResult(android.content.Context,%20java.lang.String,%20android.os.Bundle,%20android.app.admin.TargetUser,%20android.app.admin.PolicyUpdateResult)` and `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PolicyUpdateReceiver#onPolicyChanged(android.content.Context,%20java.lang.String,%20android.os.Bundle,%20android.app.admin.TargetUser,%20android.app.admin.PolicyUpdateResult)` to communicate updates of a certain policy back to the admin. | | [DevicePolicyManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager) | Manages device policy and restrictions applied to the user of the device or apps running on the device. | | [DevicePolicyManager.InstallSystemUpdateCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.InstallSystemUpdateCallback) | Callback used in `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager#installSystemUpdate(android.content.ComponentName,%20android.net.Uri,%20java.util.concurrent.Executor,%20android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager.InstallSystemUpdateCallback)` to indicate that there was an error while trying to install an update. | | [DevicePolicyResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyResources) | Class containing the required identifiers to update device management resources. | | [DevicePolicyResourcesManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyResourcesManager) | Class containing required APIs to set, reset, and get device policy related resources. | | [DnsEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DnsEvent) | A class that represents a DNS lookup event initiated through the standard network stack. | | [FactoryResetProtectionPolicy](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/FactoryResetProtectionPolicy) | The factory reset protection policy determines which accounts can unlock a device that has gone through untrusted factory reset. | | [FactoryResetProtectionPolicy.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/FactoryResetProtectionPolicy.Builder) | Builder class for `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/FactoryResetProtectionPolicy` objects. | | [FreezePeriod](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/FreezePeriod) | A class that represents one freeze period which repeats *annually*. | | [ManagedSubscriptionsPolicy](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/ManagedSubscriptionsPolicy) | A policy class that describes how managed SIM subscriptions should behave on the device. | | [NetworkEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/NetworkEvent) | An abstract class that represents a network event. | | [PackageIdentifier](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PackageIdentifier) | Identifies a package on the current device. | | [PackagePolicy](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PackagePolicy) | A generic class that defines which APK packages are in scope for some device policy. | | [PolicyIdentifier](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PolicyIdentifier)\ | Represents a type safe identifier for a policy. | | [PolicyUpdateReceiver](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PolicyUpdateReceiver) | Base class for implementing a policy update receiver. | | [PolicyUpdateResult](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PolicyUpdateResult) | Class containing the reason for the policy (set from `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager`) update (e.g. | | [PreferentialNetworkServiceConfig](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PreferentialNetworkServiceConfig) | Network configuration to be set for the user profile. | | [PreferentialNetworkServiceConfig.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PreferentialNetworkServiceConfig.Builder) | Builder used to create `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PreferentialNetworkServiceConfig` objects. | | [SecurityLog](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/SecurityLog) | Definitions for working with security logs. | | [SecurityLog.SecurityEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/SecurityLog.SecurityEvent) | A class representing a security event log entry. | | [SystemUpdateInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/SystemUpdateInfo) | A class containing information about a pending system update. | | [SystemUpdatePolicy](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/SystemUpdatePolicy) | Determines when over-the-air system updates are installed on a device. | | [TargetUser](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/TargetUser) | Class representing the target user of a policy set by an admin (set from `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager`), this is passed in to `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PolicyUpdateReceiver#onPolicySetResult(android.content.Context,%20java.lang.String,%20android.os.Bundle,%20android.app.admin.TargetUser,%20android.app.admin.PolicyUpdateResult)` and `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PolicyUpdateReceiver#onPolicyChanged(android.content.Context,%20java.lang.String,%20android.os.Bundle,%20android.app.admin.TargetUser,%20android.app.admin.PolicyUpdateResult)`. | | [WifiSsidPolicy](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/WifiSsidPolicy) | Used to indicate the Wi-Fi SSID restriction policy the network must satisfy in order to be eligible for a connection. | ## Exceptions |---|---| | [SystemUpdatePolicy.ValidationFailedException](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/SystemUpdatePolicy.ValidationFailedException) | An exception class that represents various validation errors thrown from `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/SystemUpdatePolicy#setFreezePeriods(java.util.List)` and `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager#setSystemUpdatePolicy(android.content.ComponentName,%20android.app.admin.SystemUpdatePolicy)` | | [UnsafeStateException](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/UnsafeStateException) | Exception thrown when a `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager` operation failed because it was not safe to be executed at that moment. | - ## Interfaces - [DevicePolicyManager.OnClearApplicationUserDataListener](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.OnClearApplicationUserDataListener) - ## Classes - [ConnectEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/ConnectEvent) - [DelegatedAdminReceiver](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DelegatedAdminReceiver) - [DeviceAdminInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DeviceAdminInfo) - [DeviceAdminReceiver](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DeviceAdminReceiver) - [DeviceAdminService](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DeviceAdminService) - [DevicePolicyIdentifiers](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyIdentifiers) - [DevicePolicyManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager) - [DevicePolicyManager.InstallSystemUpdateCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.InstallSystemUpdateCallback) - [DevicePolicyResources](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyResources) - [DevicePolicyResourcesManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyResourcesManager) - [DnsEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DnsEvent) - [FactoryResetProtectionPolicy](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/FactoryResetProtectionPolicy) - [FactoryResetProtectionPolicy.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/FactoryResetProtectionPolicy.Builder) - [FreezePeriod](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/FreezePeriod) - [ManagedSubscriptionsPolicy](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/ManagedSubscriptionsPolicy) - [NetworkEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/NetworkEvent) - [PackageIdentifier](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PackageIdentifier) - [PackagePolicy](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PackagePolicy) - [PolicyIdentifier](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PolicyIdentifier) - [PolicyUpdateReceiver](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PolicyUpdateReceiver) - [PolicyUpdateResult](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PolicyUpdateResult) - [PreferentialNetworkServiceConfig](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PreferentialNetworkServiceConfig) - [PreferentialNetworkServiceConfig.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/PreferentialNetworkServiceConfig.Builder) - [SecurityLog](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/SecurityLog) - [SecurityLog.SecurityEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/SecurityLog.SecurityEvent) - [SystemUpdateInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/SystemUpdateInfo) - [SystemUpdatePolicy](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/SystemUpdatePolicy) - [TargetUser](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/TargetUser) - [WifiSsidPolicy](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/WifiSsidPolicy) - ## Exceptions - [SystemUpdatePolicy.ValidationFailedException](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/SystemUpdatePolicy.ValidationFailedException) - [UnsafeStateException](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/UnsafeStateException)