Windows Autopilot device preparation support in Intune operated by 21Vianet in China

Week of October 14, 2024 (Service release 2410)

App management
Updates to app configuration policies for Android Enterprise devices
App configuration policies for Android Enterprise devices now support overriding the following permissions:

• Access background location
• Bluetooth (connect)
  For more information about app configuration policies for Android Enterprise devices, see Add app configuration policies for managed Android Enterprise devices.

Applies to:

• Android Enterprise devices

Device configuration
Windows Autopilot device preparation support in Intune operated by 21Vianet in China
Intune now supports Windows Autopilot device preparation policy for Intune operated by 21Vianet in China cloud. Customers with tenants located in China can now use Windows Autopilot device preparation with Intune to provision devices.

Device management
Minimum OS version for Android devices is Android 10 and later for user-based management methods
Beginning in October 2024, Android 10 and later is the minimum Android OS version that is supported for user-based management methods, which includes:

• Android Enterprise personally-owned work profile
• Android Enterprise corporate owned work profile
• Android Enterprise fully managed
• Android Open Source Project (AOSP) user-based
• Android device administrator
• App protection policies (APP)
• App configuration policies (ACP) for managed apps

For enrolled devices on unsupported OS versions (Android 9 and lower)

• Intune technical support is not provided.
• Intune won't make changes to address bugs or issues.
• New and existing features aren't guaranteed to work.
  While Intune doesn't prevent enrollment or management of devices on unsupported Android OS versions, functionality isn't guaranteed, and use isn't recommended.

Userless methods of Android device management (Dedicated and AOSP userless) and Microsoft Teams certified Android devices are not affected by this change.

Collection of additional device inventory details
Intune now collects additional files and registry keys to assist in troubleshooting the Device Hardware Inventory feature.

Applies to:

• Windows