SkieCan I deploy my own APK or push an app to every device with Skie?
Not yet. Skie does not install private app files or push an app to every device automatically today. All apps come from Google Play, and the allow list controls what is visible and usable. The team is working on both, with no dates. You can add an app to a list and install it from Play once.
Two requests often arrive together: use our own in-house app, and have it appear on every device without anyone touching them. Both are common in MDM products. Skie does not offer either yet.
How apps work today: all apps come from Google Play. An organisation has an app store with drafts and a Publish step, and each app has a category and an age band. You paste a Play Store link and the details fill in. Your own apps wait for Skie approval before they can be used. A global catalog exists, and deleting a catalog app that organisations use is blocked unless forced.
The allow list is the control. Apps on the list are visible and usable, and anything else is hidden or removed. But being on the list does not install the app. During setup, the app needs to be installed from Play, either by a person on the device or by showing the Play Store briefly before locking it away. Private APK upload and automatic push install are not available yet.
Practical workaround for an in-house app: publish it on Google Play, even as a private or unlisted listing if your developer account allows it, then add it to the app list. Install it at setup, then hide the Play Store. Check with your developer on the Play options, since they change.
If silent install to hundreds of devices is a must-have today, products such as Hexnode, Scalefusion or 42Gears do it, and you should weigh that against what Skie offers.