Over-the-air firmware updating for Android. As part of Intune Plan 2, Intune connects to Zebra LifeGuard Over-the-Air and Samsung Knox E-FOTA to do this.
Also called firmware over-the-air.
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Terms in this definition
- Intune
Microsoft's device management service, once branded Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Its compliance policies are what the compliant-device grant in Conditional Access relies on.
- Zebra LifeGuard Over-the-Air
Zebra's way of delivering firmware to supported Android devices it makes, which Intune can control via FOTA deployments.
Related terms
- Microsoft Intune Plan 2
Adds advanced features on top of Plan 1, for instance Advanced Analytics, Remote Help, Tunnel for MAM, FOTA and management of specialty devices. Microsoft 365 E3 has included them since July 2026.