Open (or scan the QR code below) on your iOS device to go to Microsoft Defender in the Apple App Store and follow the installation steps. To do that on Android, we use the Accessibility Service to read, almost literally, the address from your browser. In order to make sure the site you're going to isn't known to be dangerous, Defender needs to be able to see the address.

In order to do that, Defender needs permission to run in the background. You want Microsoft Defender to always watch your back, protecting you from the malicious sites you weren't expecting.

Run in the backgroundĪ security tool that only works sometimes isn't nearly as effective. During this process, we'll ask you to give Defender permission to do two things: run in the background and use the Accessibility Service. When you first sign into Microsoft Defender on Android, we'll walk you through a few easy steps that start with setting up web protection. If you use JAMF as a Mobile Device Management solution for your macOS devices, you could configure it to automatically onboard and deploy Microsoft Defender ATP.Note: If your device has both a Personal Profile and a Work Profile, then you need to install the app in the Personal Profile.įollow the installation steps on the Play Store page.Īfter installing, sign in with the personal Microsoft account (such as or that is associated with your Microsoft 365 subscription. A guide from Microsoft on how this could be done is found here: If you use Microsoft Intune as a Mobile Device Management solution for your macOS devices, you could configure it to automatically onboard and deploy Microsoft Defender ATP. If you want to manually deploy Microsoft Defender ATP to your macOS devices, Microsoft has created the following guide: No other third-party endpoint protection software installed.

You will have the option to download a standalone package or package for Mobile Device Management / Microsoft Intune.īefore you try to install Microsoft Defender ATP on macOS you need to make sure you meet the following system requirements : In the onboarding section in Microsoft Defender Security Center, if you have preview features selected, you will see how to onboard macOS machines. Yesterday Microsoft released Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac in public preview and are now available for download and installation though the Microsoft Defender Security Center. : Intune, Microsoft By Joel Jerkin Translate with Google ⟶

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