Using Microsoft Entra account to setup Android EMM

[Daisuke Yajima]

Hello,

Due to changes made by Google, from July of this year onwards, it is recommended to use a Microsoft Entra account when configuring Android EMM with Microsoft Intune.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/enrollment/connect-intune-android-enterprise

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Beginning July 2024, we recommend using your Microsoft Entra account to connect to Google Play.

Though the Omnissa Workspace ONE documentation says to enter a Gmail account, has anyone successfully configured Android EMM with Omnissa Workspace ONE UEM using a Microsoft Entra account?

https://docs.omnissa.com/bundle/android-device-management/page/AndroidRegistrationRegisterAndroidwithWorkspaceONE.html#register_with_a_managed_google_play_accounts_enterprise

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Where prompted to enter your work email address, provide the GMail account that should manage the Managed Google Play Accounts Enterprise.

Regards

[Peter Mohr]

I have not, but I don't see why it would be an issue to use an Entra ID account with the specs listed (mailbox needed)

[Daisuke Yajima]

@Peter Mohr 
Thanks for your reply! I completely agree with your opinion.

[Petter V]

Pros and cons using an Entra account for this.

Seems easy to connect and gives us more control over the account. Feels like a little lock in to Microsoft though.

If you do make sure you use Entra as long as you need the Android Enterprise integration.

I think I will continue to recommend creating a Google account and use an existing company email account for receiving emails (password recovery etc). 

[Sascha Warno]

Google was closing down Google accounts that did not log into mail regularly. Some of the accounts I used to set up EMM where also affected, but there is a process to get them reenabled by Google and that worked without issues.