Microsoft Intune includes some built-in settings to configure different Apple features on iOS/iPadOS devices. One such setting is to configure lock screen messages on iPhones & iPads. You can configure the lock screen message through Device feature profiles.
This feature applies to below iOS/iPadOS versions.
- iOS 9.3 and newer
- iPadOS 13.0 and newer
These settings are available for Automated Device Enrollment (Supervised) devices.
Figure: Lock Screen message on iPad
Create a Lock Screen Policy for IOS/iPadOS
Follow the below steps to create a device feature profile to apply the lock screen policy on iOS devices (iPhone / iPad).
- On the Intune Admin Center, navigate to Devices > iOS/iPadOS > Configuration Profiles
- Click on Create > New Policy and select the following
- Profile type: Template
- Profile name: Device features
- Click on Create
- On the profile Basics page, enter the policy name, and description and click on Next
- On the Configuration settings page, expand the Lock Screen Message and provide the following details.
- “If lost, Return to…” Message: The message entered here is displayed on the lock screen. You can enter the information that may help identify the owner if the device is lost.
- Asset tag information: Enter asset details such as User name or device serial number. You can use the supported variables as well. For example, the variable
{{UserId}}shows the Intune user ID. You can find all supported variables on Microsoft documentation here.
- Once you configured the settings, click on Next and assign the policy to the appropriate Entra ID group.
- Review & create the policy.
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