Expected in September 2023, Microsoft Intune will report any applications with SDK versions earlier than 17.6.1 on iOS/iPadOS 17 and later as non-compliant to Conditional Access.
Organizations using the Conditional Access grant “Require App Protection Policy (APP)” must upgrade their iOS apps to the latest version prior to upgrading to iOS/iPadOS 17 to ensure applications continue to stay secure and maintain access to Conditional Access protected services. This change is to ensure that apps are using Intune iOS SDK version 17.6.1 or higher in order to support the upcoming release of iOS/iPadOS 17.
[How this will affect your organization:]
If you do not use, or do not plan to use mobile application management (MAM/APP), disregard this notice.
If users do not upgrade their apps to the latest version prior to upgrading to iOS 17, the app will fail the “Require App Protection Policy” Conditional Access check, and these apps will be unable to connect services such as Microsoft 365.
User Impact: Users will need to upgrade their app to maintain access to company data. If they do not upgrade their app, they will need to do so to restore access to these services.
[What you need to do to prepare:]
Communicate this change to your users to ensure they upgrade their apps to the latest version prior to upgrading to iOS 17.
You can review the Intune APP iOS SDK version in use by your end users by using the MAM reports in the Intune Admin Console. Navigate to Apps > Monitor > App protection status, then review “Platform version” and “iOS SDK version”. Review applications with iOS SDK version less than 17.6.1.
Note there have been several service change notices to prepare for iOS/iPadOS 17, including MC666161 and MC578235. Please review all of your service change notices to prepare for Apple’s latest service release.
