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Level 2.0: Eclair

2 years ago

Widgets on COPE - MS Intune

Hey, Unfortunately there are no settings and/or no chance configure Widgets on COPE in MS Intune. There is specific setting in Intune restrictions config profile to allow/disallow Widgets for BYOD m...

Level 2.0: Eclair

4 months ago

Hi GMenzies jasonbayton Lizzie Moombas

Finally there is a solution to get widgets available on COPE enrolled devices.

To enable widgets to a specific application, you need to utilize this policy (addCrossProfileWidgetProvider), and make sure to add the package name of the application (for example com.microsoft.office.outlook) that you want to enable its widgets in the parameters.
Please contact your MDM vendor (our case MS Intune) and raise a request to implement this API if they haven't done so already.

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager#addCrossProfileWidgetProvider(android.content.ComponentName,%20java.lang.String)

We will test this asap once we get the API implemented by Intune folks. Keep you posted....

Google engineers have tested it using testDPC and it works.
Before:

Configuration:

After:

thanks

Jarmo

Rakib
Level 2.2: Froyo
4 months ago
It says it was added as part of API 21, is it just laziness from MS or is it supported for devices from API 21.
I will also raise a ticket to Microsoft.
- jarmo_akkanen
  Level 2.0: Eclair
  4 months ago
  I got the info from Microsoft yesterday: "At the moment it’s not possible but let me ask our Intune PG if there is anything on the Roadmap or if we need to raise a DCR or similar."
  
  I replied to them since we have had case opened to them about this 2 years for now. I think they will take this seriously now.... I'll keep you posted..
  
  thanks
  Jarmo
  - weberda
    Level 2.0: Eclair
    4 months ago
    Haha, love this thread and the answers from microsoft support / PG 🙃
    
    Our DCR dates back to November 2021. 3 years, happy birthday DCR with MSFT 😁