Preparing to use the wrapping tool

Do the following tasks before using the wrapping tool:

  1. See Before wrapping an Android app.

  2. See Enterprise private key considerations with AppConnect for Android.

  3. Install the Java Development Kit (JDK) on your Windows or macOS computer.

    See http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads.

  4. Install Android Studio on your Windows or macOS computer as an easy way to get the Android Software Development Kit (SDK) build-tools that the wrapping tool requires.

    See https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html to download Android Studio. After downloading and installing Android Studio, launch it to install the standard Android SDK component and tools.

    The build-tools must be version 24.0.1 through the most recently released version as supported by MobileIron.

  5. Obtain a private key for signing secure apps.

    You will upload the keystore file to the wrapping tool, and you will upload the matching public certificate to MobileIron Core or MobileIron Connected Cloud.

    Use the Java keytool command to generate the public and private key pair. See https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/unix/keytool.html.

  6. Get the Secure Apps Manager and any other MobileIron-provided apps that you distribute. You will need to re-sign these apps with your enterprise private key. The apps are available at https://help.mobileiron.com in the Software tab. For example, if you use Web@Work, Docs@Work, or Email+, you must re-sign them.

    NOTE: Do not re-wrap MobileIron apps, including the sample apps. You only re-sign the Secure Apps Manager and MobileIron apps.

  7. Download the wrapping tool, a JAR file, to your computer from https://help.mobileiron.com in the Software tab.