Sync Contacts on Android with Intune

Jul 24, 2025

Looking to automatically sync Microsoft 365 contacts on Android devices managed by Intune? You’re in the right place.

This guide shows how to deploy Calliente, a mobile app that syncs Microsoft Entra ID contacts directly to native contacts on Android (Work Profile) and iOS devices via Microsoft Intune.

Calliente lets users sync Entra ID (Azure AD) contacts to their mobile phone’s native Contacts app — no scripts, no configuration profiles, no admin rights required.

🔍 What is Calliente?

Calliente is a mobile app (Android & iOS) that connects securely to Microsoft Entra ID and syncs users with phone numbers into the device’s Contacts app. It supports Work Profile and integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Intune.

✅ Android Enterprise Work Profile compatible
✅ Microsoft Intune ready
✅ No PowerShell, no CSV, no admin permissions

📆 Requirements

  • Active Microsoft Intune tenant (Endpoint Manager)

  • Android devices with Work Profile enabled or iOS devices

  • Microsoft 365 users with phone numbers populated in Entra ID

📄 How to Deploy Calliente with Intune

✅ Step 1: Add Calliente from Managed Google Play

  1. Go to Intune > Apps > Android > Managed Google Play

  2. Click Add, search for “Calliente”

  3. Select and approve the official app

  4. Assign it to the appropriate user groups

💚 Step 2: No configuration required

Calliente works out of the box. No configuration profiles or settings are needed. Users sign in and sync contacts directly.

🔐 Step 3: End user experience

  • The device receives Calliente via Intune

  • User opens the app from their Work Profile

  • Signs in with Microsoft 365

  • Taps “Sync” → contacts appear in the Work Profile’s Contacts app

⚠️ Intune Admin Best Practices

  • Use dynamic user groups based on platform or department

  • Ensure Microsoft sign-in is allowed on managed devices

  • No elevated admin permissions are required

 

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Calliente is the simplest way to sync Microsoft 365 contacts to Android with Intune.

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