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Sync Android contacts with Intune

Jul 24, 2025

Looking to automatically sync professional contacts to Intune-managed Android smartphones? This guide is for you.

On this page, learn how to deploy Calliente, a mobile application specialized in syncing Microsoft 365 (Entra ID) contacts, directly to phones managed via Microsoft Intune.

Calliente allows you to sync contacts from the Microsoft Entra ID directory to the native Contacts app on Android (Work Profile) and iOS smartphones, without scripts or complex configuration.

🔍 What is Calliente?

Calliente is an Intune-compatible mobile application (Android & iOS) that connects your Entra ID (Azure AD) directory and allows you to sync contacts with numbers to the phone’s native Contacts app in 1 click.

✅ Android Enterprise (Work Profile) compatible
✅ Works with Microsoft Intune
✅ No scripts, CSV, or admin rights required

📆 Prerequisites for Syncing with Intune

  • Active Microsoft Intune with access to the Endpoint Manager portal
  • Android devices with Work Profile or iPhones
  • Microsoft 365 users with phone numbers entered in Entra ID

📄 Tutorial: Deploying Calliente with Intune (Android)

✅ Step 1: Add Calliente from Managed Google Play

  1. Go to Intune > Apps > Android > Managed Google Play
  2. Click Add, then search for “Calliente”
  3. Select and approve the application
  4. Assign it to target user groups

💚 Step 2: No Configuration Needed

Calliente requires no configuration policy. The user logs in with their Microsoft account and manages the synchronization themselves.

🔐 Step 3: User Side

  • The Android device receives the application via Intune
  • The user opens Calliente in the Work Profile
  • Logs in via Microsoft 365
  • Taps “Sync” → contacts integrate into the Contacts app of the work profile

⚠️ Best Practices Intune + Calliente

  • Create dynamic groups based on platform or role
  • Ensure Microsoft authentication is allowed on devices
  • No admin permissions required

🔗 Go Further

Calliente is the simplest solution to sync your professional contacts on Android via Intune.

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