Concept: Best Practices for Mobile Adoption
You can use these practices to simplify setup for mobile users and increase mobile
adoption.
Help Users Download the Workday Mobile Application
Workday displays notices that increase awareness of the Workday mobile application
and enable users to download it easily. These notices:
- Pop up on the Home page or mobile web banner when you sign in to Workday.
- Contain links to download the Workday mobile application from the App Store or Google Play.
Disable Mobile App
Store Links
check box on the Edit Tenant Setup -
System
task.You can also provide these links to enable users to download the Workday mobile app
from public stores:
Workday mobile apps update on a different schedule from Workday
Business Services, so their version numbers might vary.
Device Type | Link |
|---|---|
Android | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.workday.workdroidapp |
iPad and iPhone | https://itunes.apple.com/app/workday/id316800034 |
Help Users Connect to Your
Tenant
Users who don't know how to set up the Workday mobile application
can scan a QR code from their mobile device to connect to your tenant. Workday
displays a unique QR code for your tenant when you click:
- The pop up on the Home page that displays when you sign in to Workday on desktop.
- Organization IDon theMy Accountmenu on desktop, Android, iPad, and iPhone.
Disable Automatic Tenant
Configuration Links
check box on the Edit Tenant Setup -
System
task. You can also email users a link that automatically
configures their Workday mobile application with your tenant information. Users must
access the link from a mobile device. Use these formats for the links:
Device Type | Link Format |
|---|---|
Android | https://myworkday.com/open-android//<web_address>/<tenant_name> |
iPad and iPhone | workday+https://<web_address>/<tenant_name> |
Enable Mobile Authentication
You can enable these authentication types to help users access Workday faster from a
mobile device:
- Personal Identification Number (PIN).
- Biometric (on supported devices only).
- Fingerprint authentication (Touch ID).
- Face ID.