Shared Device Mode

Microsoft’s Shared Device Mode (SDM) allows frontline workers to sign in or out of Power Apps and other Microsoft products in a single step, providing convenience, efficiency, and security for workers who frequently hand off shared devices. (e.g. on shift change).  

This feature is particularly useful for industries like retail, healthcare and manufacturing where multiple users share devices, often within a shift with tight time constraints. When Power Apps users have finished with their shift or task, they can sign out once and they will be immediately signed out of all supported apps and the device will be ready for the next employee to use. The simplicity of this flow improves frontline workers’ experience and operational efficiency. This feature is available beginning with the 3.23052.18 version of Power Apps. 

Intune Application Protection Policies

When used with Intune’s Application Protection Policies, administrators can provide additional data protection so that other parts of the device do not leave data behind. User needs to be on 6.2304.2829 or later version of Microsoft Authenticator app for Intune’s Application Protection Policies to take effect.

Learn more

More information on Shared Device Mode:  

Shared device mode overview – Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn  

Shared device mode for Android devices – Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn 

For more information on Microsoft Power Apps: 

Microsoft Power Apps documentation – Power Apps | Microsoft Learn 

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Makers can use wrap wizard to create secure, custom-branded, standalone Android and iOS enterprise native mobile apps and distribute them through the app stores or other native distribution methods.

Wrap wizard eliminates the complexity of building and securing native mobile apps for Power Apps, automates the app registration, API configuration and code signing steps and ties the end-to-end process into one simple, guided experience!

Get started

Select a canvas app in App list and click on Wrap icon on the toolbar to create your first Android or iOS native mobile app.

Follow the steps in the wizard

Choose your target platforms (Android and iOS) and enable automatic code signing for your mobile app package (optional) in wrap wizard.

Wrap wizard automatically configures all the required API permissions and registers your mobile app in Azure cloud.

Test and distribute your native mobile apps

Test the resulting native mobile apps using App Center Test and Distribute them to the end users via:

• Microsoft Intune
• Microsoft App Center
• Google Play Store
• Apple Business Manager

Learn more

Learn more about wrap’s native mobile capabilities in Overview of wrap – Power Apps and Frequently asked questions for wrap!

We are looking forward to having you use wrap for Power Apps wizard to build your native mobile apps for Android and iOS!

Join our Power Apps community to share your feedback and provide your comments.

For more information on mobile capabilities in Power Apps, visit the documentation on Power Apps mobile.

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This new barcode reader control replaces the existing barcode scanner control. The barcode scanner control is still available behind an app setting in the Retired tab. We will continue supporting the barcode scanner but recommend moving any existing apps with the barcode scanner to the barcode reader so that your apps can take advantage of this modern scanning experience.

Select what you want to scan

Being able to identify and recognize what barcodes have been read is key to rapidly capturing data in context. The barcode reader control enables a variety of scenarios through its new capabilities.

• Select to scan – Select which of the visible barcodes you want to be scanned, instead of only being able to automatically scan the first visible code.
• Multiple scan – Within a single barcode reading session, scan as many barcodes as you want, returned as a table output property.
• Better user experience – See what you are scanning and have scanned with barcode tracking indicators and a dropdown drawer showing your scan history.

Scan more codes

Different code formats are optimized for specific situations. We’ve made it easier to scan the types you need for your tasks, wherever those barcodes may be.

• Supported types – The improved barcode reader supports a larger range of barcode types.
• Zoom – Use your device’s zoom capabilities to scan barcodes that are further away.
• Flashlight – Toggle the device’s flashlight or torch on and off while scanning to illuminate and recognize barcodes even in sub-optimal lighting conditions.

Using the barcode reader

We are confident that barcode reading will unlock tremendous value for your business and we are excited to be on this journey together with you. Leverage low-code development to drag-and-drop the barcode reader control directly in your apps today from the Media section of the insert pane. More details in our documentation.

As always, we would love to hear from you on how we can keep improving our barcode scanning capabilities. Please leave your feedback and comments on this post or in the Ideas Forum with the ‘mobile’ label, so we can keep track of your comments and requests. 

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I’m happy to announce that now it is very easy for guest users to use shared apps on mobile devices.

Users can easily switch to a different directory, when using Power Apps on phones or tablets without logging out. Users see the list of directories they have access to on the profile page, and they can pick any directory to see apps shared with them as a guest user.

The directory switcher is available on iOS, Android and Windows. learn more.

Known limitations

Users signing in with a Microsoft Account (MSA) cannot switch directories from the user profile page. They must continue to use deeplink functionality, explained in this documentation.

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The step-by-step guided wizard can “wrap” any existing canvas app(s) into a native mobile app shell and produce an Android or iOS mobile package that is ready to be digitally signed and distributed.

Get started with wrap for Power Apps wizard (Preview)

1. Sign in to Power Apps.
2. Select Apps, from the left navigation pane.
3. Select the app that you want to wrap, and then select Wrap on the tool bar.

4. On the Wrap pane, select Get started to use the wizard.

Distribute your native mobile apps

The resulting wrapped native mobile apps can be distributed to the end users via:

• Microsoft Intune
• Microsoft App Center
• Google Play Store 
• Apple Business Manager

Manage mobile updates on Power Apps maker portal

All changes published to the canvas app(s) that are included in a wrapped mobile package will be automatically downloaded by your distributed native mobile apps.

Learn more

Learn more about wrap’s native mobile capabilities in Overview of wrap – Power Apps and Frequently asked questions for wrap!

We are looking forward to having you try wrap for Power Apps wizard (Preview) to build your native mobile apps for Android and iOS!

Join our Power Apps community to share your feedback and provide your comments.

For more information on mobile capabilities in Power Apps, visit the documentation on Power Apps mobile.

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