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Shared iPad for Business Complex Passcode
The restriction on Shared iPads for business that requires a Complex Passcode just to unlock the device is preventing us from being able to use this feature. It's such a terrible experience for our f...
I hear you. We have a similar situation.
This is an Apple limitation (not MS or Intune). In shared mode Apple enforces that a complex passcode is used. The only way for iPad users to be able to use a 4/6-digit PIN or biometrics (FaceID or fingerprint) is on user enrolled iPads (IE, not shared-mode).
This functionality is by design.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/enrollment/device-enrollment-shared-ipad#:~:text=Passcode%20complexity%20cannot%20be%20managed
This is an Apple limitation (not MS or Intune). In shared mode Apple enforces that a complex passcode is used. The only way for iPad users to be able to use a 4/6-digit PIN or biometrics (FaceID or fingerprint) is on user enrolled iPads (IE, not shared-mode).
This functionality is by design.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/enrollment/device-enrollment-shared-ipad#:~:text=Passcode%20complexity%20cannot%20be%20managed