Chapter 10. Mobile Administration

In this chapter, we will look at the administration of Salesforce Mobile solutions that can significantly improve productivity and user satisfaction and help them access data and application functionality out of the office.

In the past, mobile devices that were capable of accessing software applications were very expensive. Often, these devices were regarded as a nice to have accessory by management and were seen as a company perk by field-based teams.

Today, mobile devices are far more prevalent within the business environment, and organizations are increasingly realizing the benefits of using mobile phones and devices to access business applications.

Salesforce has taken the lead in recognizing how mobiles have become the new standard for being connected in people's personal and professional lives. It has also highlighted how increasingly, the users of their apps are living lives connected to the Internet, but rather than sitting at a desk in the office, they are in between meetings, on the road, in planes, in trains, in cabs, or even in the queue for lunch. As a result, Salesforce has developed innovative mobile solutions that help you and your users embrace this mobile-first world in Salesforce CRM.

Accessing Salesforce Mobile products

Salesforce offers two varieties of mobile solutions, namely mobile browser apps and downloadable apps. Mobile browser apps, as the name suggests, are accessed using a web browser that is available on a mobile device. Downloadable apps are accessed by first downloading the client software from, say, the Apple App Store or Google Play and then installing it onto the mobile device. Mobile browser apps and downloadable apps offer various features and benefits and, as we'll see, are available for various Salesforce mobile products and device combinations.

Most mobile devices these days have some degree of web browser capability, which can be used to access Salesforce CRM; however, some Salesforce mobile products are optimized for use with certain devices. By accessing a Salesforce mobile browser app, your users do not require anything to be installed. Supported mobile browsers for Salesforce are generally available on Android, Apple, BlackBerry, and Microsoft Windows 8.1 devices.

Downloadable apps, on the other hand, will require the app to be first downloaded from the App Store for Apple® devices or from Google Play™ for Android™ devices and then installed on the mobile device.

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