Managing Android devices with Intune - without Exchange Active Sync

Question

We don't have on-prem exchange or SCCMS, just Intune & O365, and if we can avoid on-prem exchange that would be preferable.
In the medium term (3-9 months), I'll need to start managing Android devices through Intune.
As far as I know, EAS is still required to manage Android devices (as per
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh452635.aspx last updated 11 months ago), and I understand that the fragmented Android landscape makes it difficult.
Because that page is 11 months old, I'm not sure what the latest plans are.
This article mentions that a preview of Company Portal is expected in Play store around
now, but I presume that will still need SCCM/EAS behind the scenes.
What else might be coming in the next few months?

Answer 1

You can manage Android through EAS+Office 365 using our service to service connector.  No on-premise hardware is required, it will make a direct connection to your Office 365 account and import your devices and/or apply any mobile policies you want.
Set up the Service to Service Connector
Open the Windows Intune administrator console.
In the workspace shortcuts pane, click Administration.
In the navigation pane, under Mobile Device Management, expand Microsoft Exchange and then click Set Up Exchange Connection.
On the Set Up Exchange Connection page, click Set Up Service to Service Connector.
The Service to Service Connector will automatically configure and synchronize with your Hosted Exchange (Office 365) environment.
Thanks,
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