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We need more reporting information for Mobile Devices in the Intune GUI. Just like Windows has Update Rings, Android, iOS/iPadOS, and macOS devices should also have an update rings section within Intune. It's very tedious and time consuming to try and aggregate that data to present it in a meaningful way manually.
When will Intune implement a section like that where we can get a breakdown of device count across different OS versions? Other MDM tools like WorkSpace One provide this functionality. The section should be linked to an auto sort that only shows those devices on that OS version. The GUI does not even provide a filter for OS version.
With regard to updates, MS can only do so much. If the OS itself can't reliably update itself, or provide information about its update status, then there isn't much MS can do. Apple has recently had to revamp its automatic updates because vital security patches weren't getting installed. You can deploy a Configuration Policy in Intune that will force Apple to update, and so far, it seems to be working for me.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/protect/software-updates-macos
I'm not aware of any way to mass deploy updates to Android or iOS devices, though someone can correct me there. Again, this is a limitation of the OSes, not MS.
With regard to device counts, the latest Device page in Intune does exactly what you want. Go to endpoint.microsoft.com -> Devices and you'll see all your OSes with a count of the devices using each one. You might need to flip a toggle button at the top of your page to get the new view, though.
- iOS/iPadOS and macOS both have update policies you can apply to force automatic updates on check-in. That's not my issue though. It on the data collection/reporting side. The GUI does not have a good dashboard that where I can easily grab numbers for how many devices are on what version. This is really important for situations where we need to track update deployment or determine the organization impact of a problematic OS update.