MC1454371: Intune to Require iOS and iPadOS 18 or Later for Device Management and App Protection

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MWPRO IMPACT SCORE
OPERATIONAL IMPACT
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Tenant AdminsMicrosoft 365 AdminsIT ManagersService Owners
Why this score?
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Assessment Reasoning
Intune will require iOS/iPadOS 18 or later after Apple’s new OS release, meaning older devices will soon fall out of compliance. Admins need to audit device inventory, adjust OS version policies and plan for upgrades or replacements where necessary. End users on unsupported devices will lose app or policy access, creating some workflow disruption. Preparation and configuration changes are required before the enforcement date, driving high admin effort and moderate urgency.
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🛡️ Admin Impact
HIGH
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👥 User Impact
MEDIUM
62
⚡ Urgency
HIGH
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🔧 Effort
HIGH
ℹ️ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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AT A GLANCE

Intune will soon require iOS and iPadOS 18 or later for management and app protection policies. Older devices may lose support after Apple releases iOS/iPadOS 27.
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END USERS

Devices that can’t upgrade to iOS/iPadOS 18 may stop working with Intune policies.
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IT ADMINS

Check Intune reports to identify devices on older OS versions and plan for upgrades or replacements.
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ROLLOUT TIMELINE

Upcoming:
Later this year

📢 Official Microsoft Message Center Announcement

Plan for Change: Intune moving to support iOS/iPadOS 18 and higher later this year
Message ID: MC1454371

As mentioned in MC1403401, we expect iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 to be released by Apple later this year. Microsoft Intune, including the Intune Company Portal and Intune app protection policies (APP, also known as MAM), will require iOS/iPadOS 18 and higher shortly after the iOS/iPadOS 27 release.

[How this will affect your organization:]

If you are managing iOS/iPadOS devices, you might have devices that will not be able to upgrade to the minimum supported version (iOS 18/iPadOS 18). Provided that Microsoft 365 mobile apps are supported on iOS 18/iPadOS 18 and higher, this may not affect you; you have likely already upgraded your OS or devices.

Refer to the following Apple documentation for devices to check which devices support iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 (if applicable):

For instructions on how to check in the Microsoft Intune admin center which devices or users may be affected, read below. 

Note: Userless iOS and iPadOS devices enrolled through Automated Device Enrollment (ADE) have a slightly nuanced support statement due to their shared usage. The minimum supported OS version will change to iOS 18/iPadOS 18 while the allowed OS version will change to iOS 16/iPadOS 16 and later. For more details, see https://aka.ms/ADE_userless_support.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

Check your Intune reporting to see what devices or users may be affected. For devices with mobile device management (MDM) go to Devices > All devices and filter by OS. For devices with app protection policies go to Apps > Monitor > App protection status and use the Platform and Platform version columns to filter.

To manage the supported OS version in your organization, you can use Microsoft Intune controls for both MDM and APP. For more information, please review: Manage operating system versions with Intune – Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Learn.


Source: Microsoft Message Center • Analysed by MWPro

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