Intune - Resign app and enable policies (Android)

Owned by Martin Luethi
Last updated: Oct 12, 2024
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These instructions are for Intune and the Android Mobility for Jira app. We publish signed and wrapped files for Intune. If you want to wrap and/or sign the APK yourself, you will need the following:

  • APK file (input app)

  • Your organization’s distribution key or create a new one

  • Windows computer

 

  1. Download & install the wrapping tool: https://github.com/microsoftconnect/intune-app-wrapping-tool-android

  2. Download & install a Java JRE: https://www.java.com/en/download/

  3. Run the wrapping tool from step 1 in PowerShell:

    1. Import-Module "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Intune Mobile Application Management\Android\App Wrapping Tool\IntuneAppWrappingTool.psm1"

    2. invoke-AppWrappingTool -InputPath .\app\jiraconnect.apk -OutputPath .\app_wrapped\jiraconnect.apk -Verbose

  4. Sign the wrapped APK from above step with the apksigner tool

    1. https://developer.android.com/tools/apksigner

    2.  apksigner sign --ks yourkey.jks jiraconnect-wrapped.apk

 

References

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/developer/app-wrapper-prepare-android

https://developer.android.com/tools/apksigner