App usage MDM restrictions for Apple devices
You can restrict specific app features on iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices enrolled in a mobile device management (MDM) solution or with Apple Configurator 2 (iPhone and iPad only). See the Apple Configurator 2 User Guide.
Setting | Functionality restriction | Supervised | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|
Allow Find My Device | Users can’t use the Find My app. | Yes | iOS 13.0 iPadOS 13.1 |
Allow Find My Friends | Users can’t use the Find My Friends feature in the Find My app. | Yes | iOS 13.0 iPadOS 13.1 |
Apple Music | Users can’t use Apple Music. | Yes (iOS) Yes (iPadOS) No (macOS) | iOS 9.3 macOS 10.12 |
Radio | Users can’t listen to the radio with Apple Music. | Yes | iOS 9.3 |
News | Users can’t use the News app. | Yes | iOS 9.0 |
Podcasts | Users can’t download podcasts. | Yes | iOS 8.0 |
Apple Books | Apple Books is disabled, and users can’t access it from the Books app. | Yes | iOS 6.0 |
Game Center | The Game Center app and its icon are removed. | Yes (iOS) Yes (iPadOS) No (macOS) | iOS 6.0 macOS 10.13 |
iMessage | For Wi-Fi–only devices, the Messages app is hidden. For devices with Wi-Fi and cellular, the Messages app is still available, but only the SMS/MMS service can be used. | Yes | iOS 5.0 |
Add Game Center friends | Users can’t find or add friends in Game Center. | No (iOS 12.4 or earlier) Yes (iOS 13 and iPadOS 13.1) | iOS 5.0 macOS 10.13 |
Multiplayer gaming | Users can’t play multiplayer games in Game Center. | Yes (iOS) Yes (iPadOS) No (macOS) | iOS 5.0 macOS 10.13 |
FaceTime | Users can’t place or receive FaceTime audio or video calls. | Yes (iOS) Yes (iPadOS) | iOS 5.0 |
Use of cameras | Cameras are disabled and the Camera icon is removed from the Home Screen in iOS and iPadOS. Users can’t take photographs or videos. | This restriction is deprecated on unsupervised devices and will be supervised in a future release. | iOS 5.0 macOS 10.11 |
Add Widgets | Specific Widgets can be added so they appear in Dashboard. | No | macOS 10.8 |
Hide specific System Preferences | Specific System Preferences can be hidden from the user. | No | macOS 10.7 |
iTunes Store | The iTunes Store is disabled and its icon is removed from the Home Screen. Users can’t preview, purchase, or download content. | No (iOS 12.4 or earlier) Yes (iOS 13 and iPadOS 13.1) | iOS 5.0 |