Tuesday, 21 April 2026

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Legacy Power BI reports face Intune Data Warehouse connector retirement

The period’s most consequential item is the retirement rollout for Intune Data Warehouse (beta) connector v1 in Power BI. Affected reports must move to connector v2 or the OData Feed. The period also adds or restructures Apple ADE guidance across iOS/iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS, plus new how-to coverage for suspending and restoring Managed Home Screen on Android Enterprise. Most other representative edits are terminology or navigation cleanup and do not show a product behavior change.

Intune · Device security
Power BI beta connector retirement is rolling out now
The updated Intune index says the Intune Data Warehouse (beta) connector v1 in Power BI is retired. Reports created after November 2025 already use connector v2, while older reports may still use the beta connector. The transition rolls out gradually over two weeks starting April 20, 2026, with customer communications beginning in late April. Move affected reports to connector v2 or the OData Feed; customers already using supported data-access options are not expected to be disrupted.
Intune · Device enrollment
Apple ADE overview covers userless tvOS and visionOS enrollment
A new Apple mobile ADE overview lists iOS/iPadOS, tvOS, and visionOS. For tvOS and visionOS, it specifies enrollment without user affinity, corporate-owned enrollment, device-targeted policies, and configuration through custom configuration profiles. BYOD and personal devices are explicitly unsupported. This is new or reorganized guidance, not an explicit availability-stage announcement.
Intune · Device enrollment
Apple account service-access guidance sets OS and enrollment prerequisites
The new how-to says service-access settings are configured in Apple Business or Apple School Manager, not directly in Intune; Intune instead issues a management token that Apple uses during device activation. Devices must be owned by the organization in Apple Business, enrolled through ADE, and run iOS/iPadOS 17 or later or macOS 14 or later. The settings apply to all Apple accounts, and changing them can automatically sign out accounts on devices that no longer meet the requirement.
Intune · General
Managed Home Screen suspension temporarily removes kiosk restrictions
New action guidance describes Suspend Managed Home Screen for Android Enterprise corporate-owned Fully Managed (COBO) and Dedicated (COSU) devices. While suspended, Managed Home Screen policies are not enforced and users receive the standard home screen and apps. The action requires the Managed Home Screen Alarms & Reminders permission; built-in Help Desk Operator or School Administrator roles can run it, while custom roles need Remote tasks/Temporarily Suspend Managed Home Screen plus device-visibility permissions
Intune · General
Managed Home Screen restore re-applies configured policies
The companion guidance covers Restore Managed Home Screen on the same Android Enterprise COBO and COSU platforms. Restoring re-enables Managed Home Screen and enforces its policies again, limiting access to the apps and settings defined by those policies. Custom roles need Remote tasks/Restore Managed Home Screen and device-visibility permissions, and Alarms & Reminders must be granted to Managed Home Screen.

This period briefing was generated by AI from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Legacy Power BI reports face Intune Data Warehouse connector retirement

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