Today all of our users received a popup from the Intune app on their Android devices about Location permissions being enabled by admin, is this expected behaviour and if so is this documented?

The answer I've received from Microsoft: This message appears now on the Android Enterprise corporate owned devices because location services was enabled for this type of enrollment. This is being mentioned in the following documentation: In development - Microsoft Intune | Microsoft DocsThis message appears now on the Android Enterprise corporate owned devices because location services was enabled for this type of enrollment. This is being mentioned in the following documentation: In development - Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Docs This means, the notification is indicating that the location access permission is granted to the Microsoft Intune App.But be aware, location data is not being sent to Intune and no location data is being collected. Location information will be collected/sent only if the Intune Admin is using the locate device action.This means, the notification is indicating that the location access permission is granted to the Microsoft Intune App. But be aware, location data is not being sent to Intune and no location data is being collected. Location information will be collected/sent only if the Intune Admin is using the locate device action.

Microsoft is aware of the issue with the recurring notifications, but they are still investigating this issue.

I assume you're pushing out a WiFi profile? Android Enterprise then requests the "Location" permission as the information exposed by this API could be used to determine an approximate location for the device.Please note that the "Use precise location" item is left unchecked, meaning a GPS-location is not part of the request.

We are pushing WiFi profiles and I am aware of the location permission settings in de Device Policy app, but today there was a popup notification from the Intune app. I assume this is related with the update of the Intune app, but due to privacy concerns I would need an "official" statement.

Bjorn Claes we have got the same issue.A lot of android users are receiving this notification.All started some days ago (no changes made on our Intune configuration). Please let me know Mauro

Intune Android app - Location permission

NielsScheffers
Iron Contributor
Sep 09, 2022
I assume you're pushing out a WiFi profile? Android Enterprise then requests the "Location" permission as the information exposed by this API could be used to determine an approximate location for the device.

Please note that the "Use precise location" item is left unchecked, meaning a GPS-location is not part of the request.
- Bjorn Claes
  Copper Contributor
  Sep 09, 2022
  We are pushing WiFi profiles and I am aware of the location permission settings in de Device Policy app, but today there was a popup notification from the Intune app. I assume this is related with the update of the Intune app, but due to privacy concerns I would need an "official" statement.
  - Mauro_Biagi_-_Diennea
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 13, 2022
    Bjorn Claes we have got the same issue.
    A lot of android users are receiving this notification.
    All started some days ago (no changes made on our Intune configuration).
    
    Please let me know
    
    Mauro
rah1m
Copper Contributor
Sep 14, 2022
Our users got the same notification. Looks like Microsoft is prepping the 'locate device' feature for Android full managed devices. Typical Microsoft roll-out - testing is not their top priority.
rah1m
Copper Contributor
Sep 26, 2022
bjcls - looks like locate device feature is now showing up in intune but greyed out. Is anyone getting the same?
- Bjorn Claes
  Copper Contributor
  Sep 26, 2022
  rah1m locate device is also visible in our tenant, but greyed out

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