Coming this week: Android App Wrapping Tool + new features for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone

First published on CloudBlogs on May 19, 2015
We are excited to share with you the next set of Intune features that will be released between May 19 and May 26.  With our monthly release cadence, we continue to focus on providing you with best-in-class experiences that help keep your users productive while protecting your company’s sensitive data. You can expect to see the following new Intune standalone (cloud only) features in this release:

• Ability to extend application protection to your existing line-of-business apps using the Intune App Wrapping Tool for Android ( Intune App Wrapping Tool for iOS made available in December 2014)
• Ability to assign help desk permissions to Intune admins, filtering their view of the Intune admin console to only provide access to perform remote tasks (e.g. passcode reset and remote lock)
• RSS feed notification option added for Intune admin to subscribe to be alerted when new Intune service notifications are available for their service instance
• Improved end user experience in the Intune Company Portal app for iOS with step-by-step guidance added on how to access corporate email by enrolling for management and validating device compliance
• Updated Intune Company Portal app for Windows Phone 8.1 to provide enhanced status notifications for app installations
• New custom policy template for managing new Windows 10 features using OMA-URI
• New per-platform mobile device security policy templates for Android, iOS, Windows, and Windows Phone, in addition to new Exchange ActiveSync policy template
• Ability to deploy Google Play store apps that are required/mandatory to install on Android devices

Also, as announced last week, several new hybrid features are now available for those using System Center Configuration Manager integrated with Intune once upgraded to the latest Configuration Manager 2012 or R2 service pack. You can view the full list of hybrid features included in these service packs by visiting here. We hope that you enjoy these new features! Make sure to bookmark this blog and the ConfigMgr blog to keep up-to-date on the latest features being released and read the latest how-to technical posts written by the engineering team.

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Note: To see the specific timeframe for when your tenant will be updated, please visit the Microsoft Intune status page . You can identify the Service Instance that your Intune subscription is running on by opening your Intune administration console, clicking on the Admin tab and then selecting View Service Status. Your Service Instance will be displayed at the top of this page.