Configure Microsoft Launcher for Surface Duo

Surface Duo supports Microsoft Launcher for enterprise, an Android application that lets users personalize their phone, stay organized on the go, and seamlessly sync their Calendar, Task, Notes and more between mobile devices and their PCs. In fact, the Surface Duo launcher is a two-screen customized version of Microsoft Launcher that you can adjust to define the preferred experiences on the fully managed devices for your organization as well as allow users some options to personalize their experiences on these corporate devices. For example, you can select which apps you want pinned to the home screen, deploy a branded wallpaper, or hide a search bar while allowing users to enable the Search bar if desired.

Microsoft Launcher settings

Microsoft Launcher includes the following settings to customize the end user experience:

  • Home Screen App Order User Change Allowed
  • Set Grid Size
  • Set Device Wallpaper
  • Set Device Wallpaper User Change Allowed
  • Feed Enable
  • Feed Enable User Change Allowed
  • Search Bar Placement
  • Search Bar Placement User Change Allowed
  • Dock Mode
  • Dock Mode User Change Allowed

For full details of each setting, refer to Configure Microsoft Launcher for Android Enterprise with Intune.

For step by step deployment instructions, refer to How to Setup Microsoft Launcher on Android Enterprise Fully Managed Devices with Intune.