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What is the Latest Update Regarding AOSP Management?
The latest update allows users to deploy a mandatory line of business apps to AOSP devices, enhancing their functionality and management capabilities.
Android AOSP Devices Support with Intune
Let’s explore the Android AOSP Devices Support feature with Intune. This feature allows you to manage Android devices, including specialized ones like the Meta Quest 2, using Intune. As part of this process, you will be able to create a new Line of Business (LOB) app in Intune.
The below screenshot helps you to show the supported 3rd party devices. The table below indicates the OEM and the device.
| OEM | Device |
|---|---|
| HTC® | HTC Vive® Focus 3 |
| HTC® | HTC Vive® XR Elite |
| Meta | Quest 2 |
| Meta | Quest Pro |
| PICO | PICO Neo3 Pro/Eye |
| PICO | PICO 4 Enterprise |
| RealWear® | HMT-1® |
| RealWear® | HMT-1Z1® |
| RealWear® | Navigator500® |
Sign in to the Intune Admin Center portal https://intune.microsoft.com/. Once logged in, navigate to the App section on the left side of the Intune admin center. Under App, select “Android.” On the Android, you will find a set of menus, including options like Add, Refresh, Export, and more.
- Select the Add button from the screenshot below
- Select the Line of business app as an App type
To add a custom or in-house app, upload the app’s installation file. Make sure the file extension matches the app’s intended platform. Intune supports the following Line of business app platforms and extensions.
- Android (APK)
- iOS (IPA)
- macOS (.pkg)
- Windows (.msi, .appx, .appxbundles, .msix, and .masixbundle)
In Intune, when creating a new app, you’ll find various tabs for app creation. The first tab is “App Information.” Under this tab, you’ll see an option labelled “Select app package file.”
Click on this option, then add the app package file by selecting it from your device. After adding the file, click the “OK” button to proceed with the app creation process.
In the “Add App” tab below, you must enter specific details about the app. First, input the app’s name, “New Office Arch Viz.” Then, specify the publisher name as “Woodgrove Architects.” Lastly, select the targeted platform as “Android (AOSP).”
The “Assignments” section is crucial in the app deployment process. You can efficiently assign the app to specific users, devices, or groups. Under “Assignments,” choose the “Add group” option. This will prompt a window titled “Select groups.”
- In this window, type “headset” in the search bar and select the “Construction project headsets” option from the search results.
You can double-check all your settings in the “Review + Create” tab before finalizing. Once you are satisfied with everything, click the “Create” button.
Let’s switch to the headset and explore how the app deployment process works. Here, Meta Quest 2 devices enrolled with Intune using integration with the Meta IT admin portal. To expedite, we need to skip through the enrollment steps to reach the home environment of Quest 2.
The screenshot below shows that the device is already used for work. The 2nd screenshot shows the set-up process of Meta Quest for business. You will need your desktop or mobile device and headset to complete this process.
- Set up a work account using the credentials in the email from Meta on your organisation’s behalf.
- Enrol in your organisation’s mobile device management software
- Set up a Meta account
In the background, the Intune agent is already in action, installing the Line of business apps that were just deployed. You can observe them directly on the device, listed neatly under “Company managed apps.”
This means the apps you deployed using Intune are now automatically installed on the Meta Quest 2 device. Integrate between Intune and the Meta IT admin portal. This process ensures that your apps are swiftly and securely distributed across your managed devices, providing users access to the tools they need for their tasks.
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