How to Send Custom Notifications to iPhones in Intune (2026)

Microsoft Intune lets you push a notification straight to any enrolled iPhone as its useful for compliance reminders, maintenance windows, security alerts, and onboarding nudges. In this 7-minute walkthrough, we show you the four use cases where it earns its keep, walk through a single-device send live on camera.

Whether you’re an IT admin operating a managed iPhone fleet or studying for MD-102, this is a five-clicks-or-less feature with surprising real-world value.

⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - What is Custom Notification
02:00 - Four use cases
02:50 - Prerequisites
04:21 - LIVE demo - sending a notification to an iPhone
05:12 - Verify the notification on iPhone
06:25 - What happens when notifications are off
06:36 - When NOT to use Custom Notifications
07:25 - Recap & Thank you

🎯 What you’ll learn in this video:
• The four real-world use cases for Intune Custom Notifications
• How to send a custom notification to a single iPhone
• What the user sees on the iPhone (lock screen, in-app, Notifications tab)
• When NOT to use this feature (and what to use instead)

👥 Who this video is for:
• IT admins managing an enrolled iPhone fleet
• Helpdesk technicians who need a direct push channel to users
• MD-102 certification candidates studying device remote actions
• IT students learning how Intune communicates with managed devices

Related videos in this series:
• APNs Certificate Setup: https://youtu.be/NKxSpk71t1w
• User Enrollment vs Device Enrollment Explained: https://youtu.be/Khe2sKuRzbo
• How to Enroll an iPhone in Intune (Step-by-Step): https://youtu.be/5zEjWgpaUhY
• What Intune Can (and Can’t) see on a BYOD iPhone (Privacy): https://youtu.be/A3YFB3HZ8NY

Resources:
• Send custom notification (canonical reference): https://learn.microsoft.com/intune/device-management/actions/send-custom-notification
• Remote actions in Intune (overview): https://learn.microsoft.com/intune/device-management/actions/
• Configure the Intune Company Portal app: https://learn.microsoft.com/intune/app-management/configuration/configure-company-portal
• Help Desk Operator role definition: https://learn.microsoft.com/intune/fundamentals/role-based-access-control/ref-built-in-roles
• Microsoft Graph API reference (sendCustomNotificationToCompanyPortal): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/intune-devices-manageddevice-sendcustomnotificationtocompanyportal

🎬 About This Channel
AzureCloudToday is a Microsoft Intune tutorial channel for IT students, help desk professionals, working admins, and MD-102 candidates. Concepts first, hands-on second, real-world always. Every video is in simple English and built around what actually matters in the field.

🌐 azurecloudtoday.com
📺 youtube.com/@AzureCloud-today

We are not affiliated with Microsoft. All content is original and based on documented Microsoft Learn references and our own hands-on labs.

✅ Subscribe for more Intune tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/@AzureCloud-today?sub_confirmation=1

#microsoftintune #IntuneCustomNotifications #byod

Видео How to Send Custom Notifications to iPhones in Intune (2026) канала AzureCloudToday