How can I block exporting outlook contact list on Android.

Question

Hi Microsoft Support,

I knew users can export outlook contact list on Windows devices. But I am not sure if Android can do this?

If Android has this function, please tell me how to achieve it and how to block it on Intune.

Thanks.

Answer 1

@James Chan_110, Thanks for posting in Q&A. Based on my researching, to make export outlook contact on Android work, the "Sync contact“ option needs to be turned on.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/office/how-do-i-export-my-contacts-from-outlook-for-android-6b04f9e9-1e68-450c-ad20-7b393984c8fa#:~:text=Outlook%20for%20Android%20automatically%20syncs,Android%20settings%20for%20your%20account.

In App configuration policy, there's a setting named "Save (or Sync) Contacts" which seems related, we can set it to off to disable the exporting.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/clients-and-mobile-in-exchange-online/outlook-for-ios-and-android/outlook-for-ios-and-android-configuration-with-microsoft-intune#general-app-configuration-scenarios

Hope the above information can help.

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