How to Use Managed Google Play Apps with Intune on a unmanaged Android device ?.

[govi]

Hi, Greetings to all.

Have you tried the possibility of displaying and installing the Managed google play work apps(Public apps, iframe LOB APPS, iframe Weblink) for an UN-MANAGED Device in an Intune Comp portal situation ?. If so please share your experience and success rate for an LOB Apps workflow.

Regards, Govi

[jasonbayton]

I'm going to be honest, I've not seen a MAM use case the way you're describing.

@Michael any thoughts?

[govi]

Hi Jason, thanks for your response. I can understand that "Managed Google account" is mandatory to access the Managed google play. I read this interesting topic in this forum Use Managed Google Play with Intune on a unmanaged Android device – Cloud First (osddeployment.dk). Hence trying to clarify with expert opinion.

[Moombas]

But why don't you just use a work profile (don't mix up with fully managed!) on the private device?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/user-help/enroll-device-android-work-profile

[jasonbayton]

That's interesting indeed. In particular how it doesn't actually appear to have a provisioned managed Google Play account on the device, but still appears to pull down apps. 

I'll look into this 🙂

[govi]

thankyou and eagerly waiting for your feedback. 🙂 

[jasonbayton]

I return with news since Mike hasn't chimed in yet 🙂

Did some testing and it does actually appear to be a supported use case, if not one the Google team advertise or talk about. 

There is a managed Google Play account provisioned, and it does indeed provide access to the apps in managed Play.

Caveats appear to be - 

• No local admin
• No silent install/removal
• Limited reporting

Which I suppose is also MAM in general. 

I wouldn't count on this being supported by Google longer term since there's basically nothing about it.. but it could do the job for you today 🙂

[govi]

Thanks for your feedback and sharing your expert views. Any possibility to share an screenshot or a video ?. 

[jasonbayton]

Nothing that isn't shown in the link to the article you shared originally, no.

[govi]

It's ok. The original link has only the limited (1 screenshot). Thanks for testing.