Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune

Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune

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Key Takeaways

  • This policy controls Handoff and Activity Continuation.
  • Enabled means better user experience across devices.
  • Disabled means better security and data control.
  • Very useful for supervised and managed devices.

Hey, let’s discuss about How to Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices Using Intune. This policy controls Activity Continuation (Handoff) on iOS and macOS devices. Activity Continuation allows users to start work on one Apple device and continue it on another device using the same Apple ID.

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Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune

This policy works on iOS 8 and later and macOS 10.15 and later. Older versions do not support this setting properly. This policy is important because it controls how data moves between Apple devices. In organizations, uncontrolled sharing can cause security and privacy risks. With this policy, admins can decide whether users are allowed to continue activities across devices.

When the policy is enabled (true), users can use Handoff and Activity Continuation. Apps, documents, websites, and emails can move smoothly between devices. This improves productivity and gives a better user experience.

When the policy is disabled (false), Activity Continuation is turned off. Users cannot continue tasks between devices. Each device works separately. This improves security but reduces convenience.

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Create a Profile

First sign in to the Microsoft Intune admin center. Go to Devices and select Configuration profiles. Then click Create profile to open the profile creation window. Select platform and profile type. After that, click Create to begin configuring your new policy.

StepsDetails
PlatformiOS/iPadOS
Profile TypeSettings Catalog
Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune – Table 1
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Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune – Fig.1

Basic Step

To begin configuring a policy in Intune, start with the Basics step. Here, we can add the name of the policy and give a brief description.

  • Name of the Policy: Allow Activity Continuation
  • Description: To Allow Activity Continuation
  • Platform: iOS/iPadOS
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Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune – Fig.2

Configuration Settings

In the Configuration settings tab, click the Add settings button to open the Settings picker.Type Activity Continuation or search the category Restrictions in the Search bar. Then Select the Allow Activity Continuation.

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Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune – Fig.3

Once you have selected this policy and closed the Settings picker. You will see it on the Configuration page. Here we have only two settings True or False. By default, it will be set to true. If you want to allow these settings, click on the Next button.

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Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune – Fig.4

Block this Policy

If we not allowed or not configure this policy, you can block the Activity Continuation policy by toggling the switch from right to left. Then you can click the Next button to proceed.

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Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune – Fig.5

Scope Tags

In Intune, Scope Tags are used to control who can view and modify a policy. The scope tag is not mandatory, so you can skip this section. It functions as a tool for organisation and access management, but assigning it is optional. Click Next if they’re not required for your setup.

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Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune – Fig.6

Assignments

In the Assignments tab, you choose the users or devices that will receive the policy by clicking Add Group under Include Group, select the group that you want to target (e.g HTMD Supervised Devices – iOS/iPadOs) and then click Next to continue.

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Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune – Fig.7

Final Step

At the final Review + Create step, we see a summary of all configured settings for the new profile; after reviewing the details and making any necessary changes by clicking Previous. We click Create to finish, and a notification confirms that the “Allow Activity Continuation created successfully”.

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Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune – Fig.8

Monitoring Status

To view a policy’s status, go to Devices > Configuration in the Intune portal, select the policy(Allow Activity Continuation) and check that the status shows Succeeded (1). Use manual sync in the Company Portal to speed up the process.

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Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune – Fig.9

How to Remove Assigned Group from Activity Continuation Policy

After creating the policy, if you want to remove the specific group that you previously selected, you can easily do that. First, go to Devices > Configuration policies. In the Configuration policy section, search and select the policy. In the Assignment section, you will find an Edit option and click on it. Then, click the Remove option.

For detailed information, you can refer to our previous post – Learn How to Delete or Remove App Assignment from Intune using by Step-by-Step Guide.

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Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune – Fig.10

How to Delete Activity Continuation Policy from Intune

If you want to delete this policy for any reason, you can easily do so. First, search for the policy name in the configuration section. When you find the policy name, you will see a 3-dot menu next to it. Click on the 3 dots, then click the Delete button.

For detailed information, you can refer to our previous post – How to Delete Allow Clipboard History Policy in Intune Step by Step Guide.

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Managing Activity Continuation Policy on iOS Devices using Intune – Fig.11

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Anoop C Nair has been Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards for 10 consecutive years! He is a Workplace Solution Architect with more than 22+ years of experience in Workplace technologies. He is also a Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group Community leader. His primary focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM and Intune. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM,   Windows, Cloud PC, Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security, Career, etc

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