Microsoft Intune includes some built-in settings to configure different Apple features on iOS and iPadOS devices. One of such configuration is to block built-in apps on iPhone & iPad. You can configure the policy to block built-in apps through the Microsoft Intune device restriction policy.
This feature applies to iOS/iPadOS versions below.
- iOS 9.3 and newer
- iPadOS 13.0 and newer
Most of these settings are available for Automated Device Enrollment (Supervised) devices.
How to Block Built-In Apps on iOS Devices
The built-in apps on iOS devices can be blocked using Microsoft Intune device restriction profiles. Follow the below steps to create a device restriction policy to block apps on iOS ( iPhone & iPad ) devices.
- On the Intune admin center, navigate to Devices > iOS/iPadOS > Configuration Profiles
- Click on Create and select New policy.
- On the Create a Profile window, select Template under Profile type, select Device restrictions template, and click on Create.
- Provide Policy Name and Description on the Basic page.
- Click on Next to go to Configuration Settings page. Expand Built-in Apps.
- You can now see the list of built-in apps which can be blocked. The default settings are Not configured. You can simply set the toggle switch to Yes to block an app. There are different settings available for different types of enrollment profiles. However, most of the settings are available for Automated Device Enrollment profiles.
- We have turned on the following settings for Automated device enrollment.
- Block Apple News
- Block Podcasts
- Block iTunes Store
- Once you added all iOS apps that you want to block on iPhone or iPad, click on Next to go Assignment page.
- On the Assignment page, assign the policy to the Entra ID group. You can also use Intune assignment filters to narrow down policy assignment scope.
- On the Scope tag page, add the Scope tags if required, else click on Next to move to the Review + Create page.
- On the Review + create page, review the details and click on the Create button to complete policy creation.
- Check the notification in the Notification area to ensure the policy was successfully created.
End User Experience
Once blocked, the app will no longer be visible on the home screen and settings app.
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