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Microsoft Intune Cookbook

By : Andrew Taylor
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Microsoft Intune Cookbook

By: Andrew Taylor

Overview of this book

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-managed mobile device management (MDM) tool that empowers you to manage your end-user device estate across various platforms. While it is an excellent platform, the initial setup and configuration can be a daunting process, and mistakes made early on can be more challenging to resolve later. This book addresses these issues by guiding you through the end-to-end configuration of an Intune environment, incorporating best practices and utilizing the latest functionalities. In addition to setting up your environment, you’ll delve into the Microsoft Graph platform to understand the underlying mechanisms behind the web GUI. This knowledge will enable you to automate a significant portion of your daily tasks using PowerShell. By the end of this book, you’ll have established an Intune environment that supports Windows, Apple iOS, Apple macOS, and Android devices. You’ll possess the expertise to add new configurations, policies, and applications, tailoring an environment to your specific requirements. Additionally, you’ll have the ability to troubleshoot any issues that may arise and package and deploy your company applications. Overall, this book is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to learn how to use Microsoft Intune to manage their organization's end-user devices.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Setting up a managed Google Play account

Before we configure any Android policies or settings, we need to attach Intune to a managed Google Play account. We will then use this for enrolling devices as well as deploying applications.

You do not need an existing Google account for this, as we can set it up during the process (ideally an Android Enterprise account). It is also worth using a shared/generic account rather than one linked to a particular member of staff.

Follow this recipe to link Intune and a managed Google Play account.

How to do it…

Follow these steps:

  1. First, we need to navigate to Devices from the Intune menu.
  2. Then, click Enrollment; in the old portal, click Enroll Devices.
  3. Now, click Android.
  4. Click Managed Google Play.
  5. Check the box to agree to the permissions and click the Launch Google to connect now button.
  6. In the pop-up window, click either of the Sign In buttons.
  7. Now, click Create Account (not Sign in).
  8. Select...