What’s new in Apple platform deployment
New deployment and device management features for Apple devices and updates for the following operating systems:
iOS 27
iPadOS 27
macOS 27
tvOS 27
visionOS 27
watchOS 27
You can participate in testing these features using beta versions of the operating systems by signing up for AppleSeed for IT. For more information see the AppleSeed for IT portal.
Declarative configuration management
Updates to content related to declarative device management:
Device deployment
Updates to content related to the 27.0 operating systems:
Back up and restore
Updates to content related to the backup and restore of devices:
Apple School Manager and Apple Business
Updates to content related to the use of Apple School Manager and Apple Business:
Network configuration and Apple Push Notification service
Updates to content related to the setup and configuration of network and the Apple Push Notification service:
Content caching
Updates to content related to content caching:
Mac integration with Active Directory
Updates to Distributed File System namespace support:
New Apple devices added
New Apple devices added to the following topics:
Platform Single Sign-on
Updates to content related to Platform Single Sign-on:
Content management
Updates to app distribution:
FileVault
Updates to content related to FileVault:
Mac startup security
Updates to content related to startup security on a Mac:
Smart card on Mac
Updates to content related to using a smart card with a Mac:
Device management command settings options
Added content to the Settings commands list:
Declarative configurations
Added new declarative configurations:
Lights out management
Updates to supported hardware for Lights Out Management configuration:
Login window management
Updates to the Login Window options for the Login window configuration: