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Microsoft Teams with Realwear

Pre deployment considerations

Does your organisation support Android devices?

Realwear is an Android device. If your organisation only supports one type of operating system i.e Apple iOS, you may not be able to deploy Microsoft Teams to your HMT.


Does your organisation run Microsoft Intune mobile device management?

Many of organisation have strict IT policies in place which can prevent applications being deployed to non company approved devices.

You may require the Intune Company Portal app to also be deployed to your HMT along with Teams. This means when you try to log into Teams, you will be redirected to your organisations Intune Company Portal page asking you to enter your credentials.

If approved, this will result in the HMT becoming a company managed device and IT policies deployed.

Your organisation may have many different policies in place which could still inhibit your ability to get Teams working. It is recommended talking with your IT department beforehand.


Does your organisation restrict apps being downloaded from external app stores?

Some organisations only allow apps to be downloaded from the internal app store. Even if Microsoft Teams is on the internal app store, it is unlikely to be optimised for wearable technology such as Realwear.


Is corporate WIFI also delivered by a Intune policy?

Some organisations also require users to be authenticated to access corporate WiFi. This will mean you will not be able to connect the HMT to the internet without enrolling the HMT as a corporate device first.

This can be a challenge as you first need internet connectivity to be able to download the Intune Company portal app to the HMT.

A workaround, if possible, is to first connect the HMT to a mobile hotspot or alternative internet connection, to download the apps needed to begin device enrolment.


Microsoft Endpoint Manager

Realwear is now supported by Microsoft Endpoint Manager - https://www.realwear.com/press-releases/first-aosp-device-supported-microsoft-endpoint-manager


Resources for IT Admins

Microsoft Teams for Realwear - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/flw-realwear


Using Microsoft Teams for Realwear - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/using-microsoft-teams-for-realwear-af20d232-d18c-476f-8031-843a4edccd5f?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us


Microsoft Endpoint adds Android open Source Project device management (incl enrolment steps) - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-endpoint-manager-blog/microsoft-adds-android-open-source-project-device-management/ba-p/2792318

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