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morganwp
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January 26, 2026
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Intune Migrate Managed Google Play Account to Managed Google Domain

  • January 26, 2026
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Hi there,
I’m looking for clarification on Microsoft's recent update about upgrading tenants from a Managed Google Play account to a Managed Google Domain account in Intune. Intune Android Enterprise Update 


We have 130+ Android Enterprise devices enrolled in Intune with an old Gmail account we dont have direct access to. Our Intune connection was originally set up using this account back in 2023.

Now we have the option to "Upgrade" our account but we need to understand the risks before we proceed.

Microsoft says that we can continue managing devices under the new Entra‑linked Managed Google Domain account without deprecating the old method, and without device impact.


Is the migration fully in‑place and non-disruptive?
Meaning:

No need to retire devices
No re-enrollment
No break in Managed Google Play sync
No loss of approved apps or assignments

 

Is this migration guaranteed to perform an in-place transition of the administrative account without:

Breaking the existing Android Enterprise binding
Generating a new enterprise ID
Requiring any user/device actions
Interrupting app delivery or policy deployment?

 

Any advice from someone who has already completed the upgrade would be great! Thank you in advance for any clarification.

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    nesseijah
    Level 1.5: Cupcake
    January 27, 2026

    I have seen the same notification on multiple environments, but it was under the impression that it only comes into play if you have need for managed Google services with those accounts and need a managed Google domain. 

    If you just need device management and app distribution you should easily still get by with the managed google play accounts.

    Lizzie
    Lizzie
    Community Manager
    January 27, 2026

    Hello @morganwp and @nesseijah,

     

    Great to meet morganwp (and nice to see you again nesseijah).

     

    We've actually got a couple of useful community resources that might like to explore further.

     

    Firstly, we have a Feature Focus video which provide more information on exactly what the upgrade is about.

     I know quite a few member here in the community have shared that they would like to have less reliance on a single Gmail account - it's often difficult to manage this binding. So there are multiple benefits to it, hopefully you will find this a useful video. 

     

    Secondly, we actually have an Insiders project for this, which has other community members who are currently upgrading, have upgraded or are researching it - so I would recommend you join that. We also provide work closely with our Product Team who work on this feature, so if you have any questions that others can't answer we can look into this for you. If you would like to learn more about joining Insiders, you can read about it here (and let me know if you'd like me to add you to it). 

     

    Hopefully this helps, let me know if you have any further questions. 

     

    Thanks,

    Lizzie

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