Do you need to use Google Mobile Services (GMS)-certified devices for your single-purpose Android solutions?
The answer depends on what you’re trying to do.
Your average corporate-owned employee smartphone probably shouldn’t be running an opaque Android Open Source Project (AOSP) build. When it comes to dedicated devices like kiosks and single-purpose tablets, the answer is a bit more complex. Corporate-owned, single-used devices (COSU) don’t always need GMS capabilities, but depending on your specific requirements, GMS may still be the best way to go.
Non-GMS-certified AOSP devices can be the right solution for some single-purpose device use cases; it depends on what you’re trying to do and whether you need Google services and associated packages to get there. Non-GMS AOSP-based devices may be the only answer for some dedicated devices that fall into non-standard use cases, like smart displays for single-purpose fitness equipment.
On the other hand,…