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Configure device restriction settings in Microsoft Intune

Important

Android device administrator (DA) management is deprecated and no longer available for devices with access to Google Mobile Services (GMS). If you currently use DA management, we recommend switching to another Android management option. Support and help documentation remain available for some Android 15 and earlier devices without GMS. For more information, see Ending support for Android device administrator on GMS devices.

Intune includes device restriction policies that help administrators control Android, iOS/iPadOS, macOS, and Windows devices. These restrictions let you control a wide range of settings and features to protect your organization's resources. For example, admins can:

  • Allow or block the device camera.
  • Control access to Google Play, app stores, viewing documents, and gaming.
  • Block built-in apps, or create a list of apps that allowed or prohibited.
  • Allow or prevent backing up files to cloud and storage accounts.
  • Set a minimum password length, and block simple passwords.

These features are available in Intune, and are configurable by the administrator. Intune uses configuration profiles to create and customize these settings for your organization's needs. After you add these features in a profile, you then assign the profile to devices in your organization.

This feature applies to:

  • Android device administrator
  • Android Open Source Project (AOSP)
  • Android Enterprise personally owned devices with a work profile
  • iOS/iPadOS
  • macOS
  • Windows

This article shows you how to create a device restrictions profile. You can also see all the available settings for the different platforms.

Create the profile

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Intune admin center.

  2. Select Devices > Manage devices > Configuration > Create > New policy.

  3. Enter the following properties:

    • Platform: Select the platform of your devices. Your options:

      • Android device administrator
      • Android (AOSP)
      • Android Enterprise
      • iOS/iPadOS
      • macOS
      • Windows 10 and later

    • Profile type: Select Device restrictions. Or, select Templates > Device restrictions.

  4. Select Create.

  5. In Basics, enter the following properties:

    • Name: Enter a descriptive name for the policy. Name your policies so you can easily identify them later. For example, a good policy name is iOS/iPadOS: Block camera on devices.
    • Description: Enter a description for the policy. This setting is optional, but recommended.

  6. Select Next.

  7. In Configuration settings, depending on the platform you chose, the settings you can configure are different. Select your platform for detailed settings:

  8. Select Next.

  9. In Scope tags (optional), assign a tag to filter the profile to specific IT groups, like US-NC IT Team or JohnGlenn_ITDepartment. For information about scope tags, go to Use RBAC and scope tags for distributed IT.

    Select Next.

  10. In Assignments, select the users or groups that will receive your profile. For information on assigning profiles, go to Assign user and device profiles.

    Select Next.

  11. In Review + create, review your settings. When you select Create, your changes are saved, and the profile is assigned. The policy is also shown in the profiles list.