Setup Assistant panes in Apple devices
You can have all Setup Assistant panes skipped using mobile device management (MDM) and Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager. Sometimes you may not want users to make specific choices about how their devices are initially configured. You may be able prevent users from initially configuring supervised Apple devices as long as they are enrolled in a mobile device management (MDM) solution and managed by Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager. The device must support the feature for configuration to be permitted. For example, if the device lacks support for Touch ID, the Touch ID setup screen won’t appear.
Consult your MDM vendor’s documentation to learn which Setup Assistant panes they support hiding from the user during setup.
Important: All options in Setup Assistant panes can be configured later by the user unless you also permanently restrict these features using your MDM solution with a restrictions payload in a configuration profile on the device.
Setup Assistant pane | If it is hidden from the user | Devices affected |
|---|---|---|
Language (Can be skipped using Apple Configurator 2) | The language matches the language of the connected Mac. | iPhone, iPad Apple TV |
Region (Can be skipped using Apple Configurator 2) | The region matches the region of the connected Mac. | iPhone, iPad Apple TV |
Keyboard (Can be skipped using Apple Configurator 2) | The keyboard matches the region of the connected Mac. | iPhone, iPad |
Tap to set up | The user can’t use an existing iPhone or iPad to set up another iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. Note: This screen can be hidden after the first erase of a device. | iPhone, iPad Apple TV |
Set up mobile data | The user can’t add a data plan. | iPhone, iPad |
Set up an eSIM data plan | The user can’t add an eSIM data plan. | iPhone XR or later |
Privacy | The user doesn’t see the Privacy consent window. | iPhone, iPad Apple TV Mac |
FileVault | The user can’t enable FileVault. | Mac |
Remote Management | The user can’t refuse to have the device enrolled in MDM and managed. | Can’t be skipped |
Terms and conditions | The terms and conditions aren’t shown to the user. The device must be enrolled in Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager for this screen to be hidden. | iPhone, iPad Apple TV Mac |
Touch ID/Face ID | The user can’t enable Touch ID or Face ID to unlock the device or authenticate to apps that use Touch ID or Face ID. | iPad and iPhone devices that support Touch ID or Face ID Mac (Touch ID) |
Passcode lock | The user can’t alter the passcode from the managed setting. If there’s no passcode, the user is unable to use Touch ID or Apple Pay. | iPhone, iPad |
Apps & Data Set Up as New or Restore | For iOS and iPadOS devices, the user can’t:
For macOS devices, the user can’t:
| iPhone, iPad Mac |
Move from Android | The user can’t migrate from their Android device. Requires Apps & Data to be enabled. | iPhone, iPad |
Apple ID | The user can’t enter their Apple ID. | iPhone, iPad Apple TV Mac |
iCloud Desktop and Documents | The user can’t set up iCloud Desktop and Documents. | Mac |
Sign in to your TV provider | The user can’t sign in to their TV provider. | Apple TV |
Where is the Apple TV | The user can’t select the room for the Apple TV. | Apple TV |
Sync Apple TV Home screen layout | The user can’t use the same Home screen for more than one Apple TV. | Apple TV |
Location Services (Part of Express Setup) | The user can’t configure Location Services. | iPhone, iPad Apple TV |
Siri (Part of Express Setup) | The user can’t configure Siri. | iPhone, iPad Mac |
Siri and dictation | The user can’t configure Siri and dictation. | Apple TV |
Set up your Apple TV | The user can’t configure their Apple TV. | Apple TV |
See the world | The user can’t download videos provided by Apple. | Apple TV |
Apple Pay | The user can’t enable Apple Pay. Requires Touch ID and Apple ID to be enabled. | iPhone, iPad Mac |
All your files in the cloud | The user can’t upload new content in their Documents and Desktop folders to their iCloud account. | Mac |
iCloud Diagnostics | The user can’t choose whether to send diagnostic iCloud data to Apple. Requires Apple ID to be enabled. | Mac |
Device Analytics | The user can’t choose whether to send diagnostic device data to developers. | iPhone, iPad |
App Analytics | The user can’t choose whether to send diagnostic app data to developers. | iPhone, iPad Apple TV Mac |
iMessage and FaceTime | The user can’t enable iMessage and FaceTime. | iPhone, iPad |
Screen Time | The user can’t enable Screen Time. | iPhone, iPad |
Apple Watch migration | The user can’t migrate their Apple Watch data. | iPhone |
True Tone Display | The user can’t enable four-channel sensors to dynamically adjust the white balance of the display. | iPad, iPhone, supported Mac computers |
Display Zoom | The user can’t select from the standard or zoomed Display Zoom setting. | iPhone |
Choose your look | The user can’t select Dark Mode or Automatic. | iPhone, iPad Mac |
Home button feedback on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus | The user can’t set the style of feedback for the Home button. | iPhone |
New Feature Highlights | The user can’t learn about new features of Apple software. If not, multiple new feature panes may appear. | iPhone, iPad |
Software Update | The user can’t update iOS or iPadOS to the latest version available. | iPhone, iPad |
Registration | The user can’t fill out the registration form and send it to Apple. | Mac |