By: Akriti Srivastava – Product Manager 2 | Microsoft Intune
With Intune’s May (2405) service release, we’re introducing a new enrollment method ‘Device Staging’ for the following Android Enterprise devices:
The new method simplifies the enrollment experience for frontline workers (FLW), optimizing their productivity by reducing the time spent to set up the device. For more information on this enrollment method, review: Set up enrollment for Android Enterprise fully managed devices
Currently, the enrollment process for corporate devices uses a ‘Default’ enrollment token and is completed in 2 stages, first by the admin and then the user. The admin initiates the enrollment process, creates the enrollment token, and then shares it with the user. Then, the user signs into the device using their credentials and navigates through all the provisioning steps to complete enrollment.
The new method introduces a ‘Staging’ token, the enrollment is completed in 3 stages, first by the admin, second by an admin or third-party vendor, and then the user.
In the ‘Staging’ enrollment experience, an admin initiates the process, creates the enrollment token, and then shares device staging token with a third-party vendor or admin. Then, provisioning steps are completed by the third-party admin/vendor. The device remains userless throughout the vendor stage and becomes user affiliated and ready for use only at the last step when the user signs in with their credentials.
With this method, more work is done by the vendor/admin as they perform the enrollment of the device, go through the steps to complete Google registration, and get the device ready (while your organization’s apps are automatically installed in the background).
How to begin using the device ‘Staging’ experience
Stage 1- Actions performed by admin
A screen capture of creating the staging enrollment token within the Microsoft Intune admin center.
Stage 2- Actions performed by third-party vendor/admin
A screen capture of an Android device being enrolled through Microsoft Intune.
Stage 3- Actions to be performed by device user
In the Intune admin center (Devices > All devices), admins can monitor the list of devices which are in the process of staging (vendor stage) and the ones which have completed (user stage). These columns in particular will help admins to view the list and status of the staging devices: Device name, OS (enrollment mode), Primary User.
Stay tuned to What’s new in Intune for the release and for further additions to this functionality! If you have any questions, let us know in the comments or reach out to us on X @IntuneSuppTeam.
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