Can we provision devices with a QR code?

Some device management products let you scan a QR code on the welcome screen of a reset device to enrol it. Several device management products offer it, and it can be quick for large batches. If your team has used that before, it is natural to ask for it here.

Skie does not have it yet, and we would rather say so than hint otherwise. What is available is two routes that reach the same result. With a laptop, you connect the device by USB and paste one command from the Provision page. With the Skie Provision app, an Android phone pairs with the device over Wi-Fi and a guided stepper does the work.

In both, the safeguards are the same as any other enrolment. A one-time token binds the device to one student and group, the model and licence checks run first, and the device ends up as the Android device owner with the group's signed policy. You lose nothing in protection by using these routes today.

What you give up is speed at very large scale. Each device needs its own token and its own run, and faster bulk flows are also not available yet. For a class set this is manageable, especially with a session per group and labelled tablets. For thousands of devices, plan the rollout in waves and speak to the team about rollout help.

Practical tip: ask in your pilot how many minutes a device takes on your network, since that varies. See no laptop options and how to provision at scale.

• QR provisioning is not available yet
• Use a laptop with adb or the Provision app
• The same token and checks apply
• Bulk flows are also not available yet