Intune Management Capabilities for Samsung Devices
Dear Team, Greetings, I would like to better understand the management capabilities available for Samsung Android devices, with Intune . Specifically, I am looking for clarity on whether these devices can be fully managed through Intune instead of relying on the Samsung Knox management tool, including support for application deployment, patch distribution, firmware updates, and other administrative functions. Any slides reference would be good for my internal discussion ?.[Day 2] Mission Intune : When Migration Becomes a Mission (Almost) Impossible
Good Morning Everyone đ”ïž Deep within the digital infrastructure, a high-stakes mission is being prepped. Five mobility experts have been deployed to solve a massive puzzle: migrating tens of thousands of smartphones to Microsoft Intune. The Goal: Ensure a fluid, secure, and uninterrupted transition for thousands of users. The Battlefront: A complex landscape filled with legacy policies, mixed configurations, and strict deadlines. Itâs a race against the clock where one wrong move could start a domino effect. From scripts to security protocolsânothing is left to chance. Failure is not an option. Following Broadcomâs acquisition of VMware in 2023, the Workspace ONE product is now owned by Omnissa. Broadcomâs commercial strategy, which has influenced its spin-off companies, had become highly aggressive toward all customers. Consequently, we have decided to migrate the management of our Android and iOS tertiary fleet to Microsoft Intune.. While we are familiar with Intune, several limitations should be noted: Reporting: Intune offers basic reporting through Microsoft Endpoint Manager and Power BI integration, but lacks the advanced, customizable dashboards available in Workspace ONE. Deployment Performance: Application and configuration deployments can be slow, with status updates often delayed due to Intuneâs reliance on periodic device check-ins rather than real-time communication. iOS Management: Intune provides full functionality only for devices enrolled via Apple Business Manager (ABM). Non-ABM devices have restricted supervision capabilities, limiting advanced configuration and app deployment. Error Handling: Intune does not display granular error codes in its console. Troubleshooting often requires log collection from the device or use of Microsoft Support tools, increasing diagnostic complexity. Conditional Access & Compliance: Intune integrates tightly with Azure AD for conditional access policies, which is a strength, but requires additional configuration and licensing for advanced scenarios. App Protection Policies: Strong for Microsoft 365 apps, but less flexible for third-party apps compared to Workspace ONE. Migration Strategy Overview The project aims to migrate the entire mobile fleetâa few tens of thousands Android and some iOs devicesâbetween September 2023 and December 2024. Cybersecurity requirements mandate a shift from COBO (with personal Google accounts allowed) to COPE, reinforcing corporate control and reducing exposure to security risks. Key Challenges Technical Constraints: Devices incompatible with Android 13 require hardware replacement. For most employees, migration involves full device reset and Intune re-enrollmentâa complex, time-consuming process. Security Limitations: Backup tools cannot be authorized, increasing the risk of data loss and user errors. A recurring issue is failure to remove Microsoft Authenticator configurations, creating significant support overhead. Performance Impact: The Samsung Galaxy A32, previously adequate under COBO, performs poorly under COPE, affecting user experience. Status and Strategic Decision By June 2024, progress is far below target. To mitigate operational disruption and support overload, the strategy shifts: forced migrations are discontinued. Migration now occurs only during: Hardware replacement (obsolescence, failure, or breakage) Voluntary device reset This approach prioritizes stability and resource optimization while maintaining compliance with security standards. Weâve been with Intune for almost two years, we make do with it and we are hardly surprised anymore when something doesnât work. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out via the comments below Kris
"Your administrator has not given you access to this item" - Intune issues with Google accounts and previously used apps
Basic set up: Managed Google Play + Intune Devices all set up as "Corporate-owned, fully managed user devices" Policies are set to allow all apps from store and to allow other accounts to be installed on devices. GSuite individual Google accounts with corporate email addresses signed in to all devices to allow for things like Photos backup. Problem: When migrating a user to a new device, some apps cannot be installed. When a user is signed into Google Play with their Google Account, any app that is already linked to their Google Account from their previous device (for example: WhatsApp, Samsung Notes, Translate), cannot be installed with the error "Your administrator has not given you access to this item". If I sign the user out from their Google account, install the app and then sign them in again, it all works fine, but this should not be necessary. It seems like the problem is stemming from the Play Store not liking the fact that the corporate Play Store profile is trying to install apps that the Google account has already signed in to previously. Any thoughts on fixes? Thanks.
ZTE Enrollment Profiles Issue
Greetings everyone! New day, new challenge. Iâve received a number of Zebra tablets. We already use ZTE, which works fine, but as you know it assigns devices to a single profile based on the serial number. The issue is: These tablets (same model) will be used for many different purposes, and I donât think itâs efficient to take each device out of the box, read the serial number, and manually assign it to a different ZTE profile. I could easily end up managing 200 different profiles. So my question is: Is there a way to let the device choose which group or category it should belong to during enrollment? For example, during setup the device could ask the user which category it belongs to and based on that selection it would automatically join the correct group and receive the appropriate configuration. Is this possible? Or am I dreaming? đ Has anyone faced this issue and found a good solution? Thanks in advance!
Intune Migrate Managed Google Play Account to Managed Google Domain
Hi there, Iâm 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 Entraâlinked Managed Google Domain account without deprecating the old method, and without device impact. Is the migration fully inâplace 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.
Work Profile Setup
Hi, I am setting up some new Samsung devices with Intune. I have chosen to go with Company Owned Work Profile (COPE). in the work profile, I see a Work Phone app and a Work Messenger app. How can I transfer the info from their existing phone to here? Smart switch will goto the Personal profile. There is a Samsung and Google Account on the phone. How do I verify that the data like text messages (from the work profile) are being backed up to one of those accounts? I can probably move the contacts to outlook so the work profile is syncing that. Also, on the S24Fe I am testing on, it created Messages in the work profile, but on the S25 it didn't any way to get that to install? Thanks -Joe
Android Expert Forum & Feature Request
Hey As I saw that bunch of question have been left unanswered on the expert forum is no one at Google monitoring the feed? I just wanted to post it here as the conversations seem to get more traction here. Is there official thread where feature request could be sent, I have been supporting mobile device management over way over a decade and in that time I have seen all sorts of things and there would be some features that would help greatly in managing enterprise environments with Android. Couple examples: It would be great if there would be a way to deploy some contact numbers to the devices on device address book, such service desk or onsite support number. This is especially needed for dedicated devices which usually do not have any email accounts associated with them and getting common contacts deployed to all devices is quite labor intensive with the current tools. Another one is the OS update management, which is lacking quite a bit, especially as I need to do a comparison to Apple and how their new OS update delivery works, it just makes the Android one lack in features. I would really want to see that on enteprise owned device we would have an override for downloading the OS updates via mobile data, as this is huge pain point when wi-fi networks are not available on some sites, and if the end users are not the most technically savvy, it would allow us admins to at least keep the fleet to some what up to date, obviously there still would probably be some issues, but the current status of the OS update policies is lacking. Also not sure should the update installation recognize on going phones calls when it is set to do the updates in automatic mode? As initially when we tried to apply it we got bunch of notifications that the updates where triggered during a phone call. /rant Thanks,
