What’s new in Microsoft Intune September 2024

September always brings with it the excitement of returning to school after summer break. It’s a time of new impressions, even among classmates you’ve known for years. In that spirit, we’re highlighting new features in Microsoft Intune, starting with expanded options for managing macOS devices.

Reintroducing Intune

We’re proud of how much more powerful Microsoft Intune has become over the past few years, especially when it comes to Apple macOS devices. That’s why I want to reintroduce Intune as a truly unified endpoint management platform, where you can manage and optimize your phones, tablets, virtual PCs, physical laptops, or desktops from a single pane of glass.

If you haven’t been paying close attention to product news because of the summer weather, it’s understandable. To summarize the recent macOS improvements, Extended options for configuring automatic device registration. The app is now available. Available on demand. The ability to configure policy settings and controls follows other innovations introduced later. zero day.

Intune ensures that you can customize the Apple Intelligence features and capabilities released in macOS 15.1 and iOS 18.1 to your environment. Intune can also help you ensure that your data is protected, whether you use mobile device management (MDM) or mobile application management (MAM). Subscribe to learn more about Intune controls. Intune Customer Success Blog So don’t miss out on upcoming posts from our engineering team.

A new experience for Microsoft Intune Enterprise Application Management

Last year, we introduced Enterprise App Management as an add-on to the Intune Suite, and we have some good news about improvements to managing and updating apps in the catalog. IT admins responsible for creating update replacement policies will now see a new tile on the Overview page that provides notifications of available application updates and provides one-click access.

An updated app overview screen with new notifications for available updates.

Update button on the Overview Blade.

The steps required to configure an update have also been streamlined. Update The button starts the app creation flow. The main app properties are already filled in, but administrators can edit them as needed.

Administrators can set the app to automatically update when an older version is detected on an enrolled device. For administrators in Government Community Cloud (GCC) High and US Department of Defense (DoD) environments, this feature is expected to be available in early 2025.

A new look for the Intune Company Portal app

The Intune Company Portal app for Windows 11 has a new look for “back to school.” This redesign was done in-depth When this feature was released as a preview in June.

Users with automatic updates configured for Microsoft Store apps will automatically receive new versions, and Intune administrators can assign apps as needed. This update includes a more intuitive design that makes it clearer when users have actions to take or notifications to read.

A new design for the Intune Company Portal app.

Before we wrap things up, please register for the Microsoft Intune Tech Community Live event on October 1st, where you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and get answers from Microsoft product engineers and experts. Learn more and RSVP to the event.

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