App Management Needed Now More Than Ever
The need for app management is higher now than it has ever been. At the beginning of this year, Distimo, the app store research firm, said that the total number of active applications worldwide in the Android Market had hit 400,000. In April 2011, the number was 200,000 and in August,...
Setting the 2xa File to Open Automatically from the 2X Cloud Portal
At 2X, our main concern is making your experience with our product the smoothest, simplest, and enjoyable whenever possible. We constantly work hard to improve our products and make them even faster, reliable, and easy to use. In this article, we take a look at the way we made it easier for your...
Automatically Deploying Google Play Apps to a Group of Devices
This step by step guide will show you how you can automatically deploy Google Play applications to a group of connected devices. For this example, we will assume that we have a Marketing Department whose staff needs to keep abreast of several social networking platforms.
Once you have logged in to...
Remote Lock Android with an SMS
We’ve often discussed the reasons why mobile phone security is important. With most of us keeping important personal or company information on our phones, we can’t afford to lose them. The confidential contact information of clients, our credit card details and our passwords are all at...
Seamless SaaS Provisioning with 2X Remote Application Server
The “software as a service” (SaaS) model has become a popular method for hosting applications, a trend that will continue to gain traction as time progresses. At 2X, we work with many administrators interested in application and virtual desktop delivery options from hosted platforms....
Find My Android
I’ve gone and done it again, I’ve lost my Android phone! Stop what you’re doing and help me find my Android! Have you ever felt like that? I know Manish from the BBC has. He tweeted this yesterday “Everybody shut up and help me find my phone.” I know exactly how he...
Mobile Device Management in the Home
Mobile device management (or 2X MDM for short) allows you to look after one or more of your smartphones and tablets. You can find and track mobile devices, remotely manage apps and make sure all your mobile devices remain secure. It’s the find and track feature that got me interested in...
Smartphone Games Cost Businesses £800 Million Per Year
I’ve noticed that a lot of people play games on their smartphones and tablets during working hours, and wanted to find out what affect this had on businesses. I can tell you that I was fairly shocked to find that Android and iPhone users are costing businesses in the UK up to £800 million...