Device groups
This documentation only describes how to configure the SDK for our device groups feature.
To learn about the feature and the full set of implementation requirements, see the main Device groups feature documentation.
How to implement device groups
You do not need to configure any specific mobile SDK settings to use device groups. However, to experience the full benefit of dynamic activation, then the devices need to be upgraded to SDK version 3.22 or later.
Dynamic activation on new devices
When a new device running SDK version 3.22 or later is added to a device group which has activated face authentication, then the DEVICE_SERVER_SIDE_FACE authentication method is dynamically activated on that device.
This allows immediate use of face authentication without requiring the end-user to reactivate it.
How does dynamic activation work?
The SDK automatically handles dynamic activation during standard operational flows, specifically during:
authenticationaddOrUpdateAuthMethodaddOrUpdateRecovery
During these operations, if the server indicates that the DEVICE_SERVER_SIDE_FACE authentication method is available for the device group, then the SDK automatically activates it locally.
If an end-user deactivates the face authentication method on one device, it is deactivated and deleted for the entire device group.