What’s new for enterprise in iOS 18

Find out more about the enterprise content that Apple has released for iOS 18.

iOS 18 updates improve the stability, performance or compatibility of your device and are recommended for all users. Device administrators can manage software updates using an MDM solution.

For information about general improvements, find out more about iOS 18 updates.

For details about the security content of these updates, see Apple security releases.

iOS 18.1

  • MDM can disable RCS messages.

  • MDM can manage Writing Tools and Mail summarisation.

  • Messages.app restriction can no longer be bypassed using ShareSheet.

  • Users can no longer deactivate per-app VPN.

  • MDM can disable the ability to record phone calls.

  • MDM can disable the ability to hide apps.

  • MDM can block apps from being locked by users, which also blocks the ability to hide the app.

iOS 18.0.1

  • Improved reliability for single sign-on authentication in Safari.

iOS 18

iOS includes new features, bug fixes and improvements for enterprise and education deployments.

Device Management

  • Software updates can now be managed entirely with declarative device management, replacing the MDM profiles for software update restrictions, settings and software update commands and queries.

  • MDM can manage which Safari extensions are allowed, always on or always off, and what websites they can access.

  • On supervised devices, organisations can disable a user’s ability to hide and lock apps.

  • The allowVPNCreation restriction now prevents VPN settings from being modified by unmanaged apps.

  • Profile-based User Enrolment is no longer supported. For User Enrolment, sign in to a Managed Apple Account in Settings.

  • A new MDM restriction can be set to prevent eSIM from being removed when a device is erased locally. When using the MDM erase command, eSIM can still be cleared, regardless of whether the restriction is in place.

  • Restrictions for Maths Notes, Maths Notes keyboard, scientific mode and unit conversions are available in MDM and Assessment mode.

  • MDM can prevent an iPhone from mirroring to any Mac.

Bug fixes and other improvements

  • Proprietary in-house apps installed without the use of MDM will now require a device restart to complete trust of the distribution identity. Identities trusted prior to upgrading will be preserved.

  • The Security Framework can now import PKCS12 files created with AES-256-CBC encryption.

  • Users with complex passwords no longer need to lock and unlock a device with a home button to see the keyboard.

  • Users can navigate in the Move panel in the Files app on iPhone.

  • Devices with host pairing restricted can connect to Xcode on Mac computers with the correct supervision identity.

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