Apple Platform Deployment
- Welcome
- Intro to Apple platform deployment
- What’s new
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- Accessibility payload settings
- Active Directory Certificate payload settings
- AirPlay payload settings
- AirPlay Security payload settings
- AirPrint payload settings
- App Lock payload settings
- Associated Domains payload settings
- Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) payload settings
- Autonomous Single App Mode payload settings
- Calendar payload settings
- Mobile payload settings
- Mobile Private Network payload settings
- Certificate Preference payload settings
- Certificate Revocation payload settings
- Certificate Transparency payload settings
- Certificates payload settings
- Conference Room Display payload settings
- Contacts payload settings
- Content Caching payload settings
- Directory Service payload settings
- DNS Proxy payload settings
- DNS Settings payload settings
- Fonts payload settings
- Domains payload settings
- Energy Saver payload settings
- Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) payload settings
- Exchange Web Services (EWS) payload settings
- Extensible Single Sign-on payload settings
- Extensible Single Sign-on Kerberos payload settings
- Extensions payload settings
- FileVault payload settings
- Finder payload settings
- Firewall payload settings
- Fonts payload settings
- Global HTTP Proxy payload settings
- Google Accounts payload settings
- Home Screen Layout payload settings
- Identification payload settings
- Identity Preference payload settings
- Kernel Extension Policy payload settings
- LDAP payload settings
- Lights Out Management payload settings
- Lock Screen Message payload settings
- Login Window payload settings
- Managed Login Items payload settings
- Mail payload settings
- Network Usage Rules payload settings
- Notifications payload settings
- Parental Controls payload settings
- Passcode payload settings
- Printing payload settings
- Privacy Preferences Policy Control payload settings
- Relay payload settings
- SCEP payload settings
- Security payload settings
- Setup Assistant payload settings
- Single Sign-on payload settings
- Smart Card payload settings
- Subscribed Calendars payload settings
- System Extensions payload settings
- System Migration payload settings
- Time Machine payload specifics
- TV Remote payload settings
- Web Clips payload settings
- Web Content Filter payload settings
- LDAP payload settings
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- Declarative app configuration settings
- Authentication credentials and identity asset settings
- Calendar declarative settings
- Certificates declarative configuration
- Contacts declarative configuration
- Exchange declarative configuration
- Google Accounts declarative configuration
- LDAP declarative configuration
- Legacy interactive profile declarative configuration
- Legacy profile declarative configuration
- Mail declarative configuration
- Passcode declarative configuration
- Passkey Attestation declarative configuration
- Screen Sharing declarative configuration
- Service configuration files declarative configuration
- Software Update declarative configuration
- Subscribed Calendars declarative configuration
- Glossary
- Document revision history
- Copyright
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Join AppleSeed for IT to test essential services
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Apple has developed a programme for enterprise and education customers who want to test all pre-release changes in the mobile device management (MDM) settings for their organisation. These changes are to Apple software, pre-installed apps and their organisation’s deployment-related apps. The testing targets Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, Apple TV and Apple Watch) and pre-installed apps such as Mail and Calendar. With this program, AppleSeed for IT, your professionals and technology managers evaluate the latest prerelease software versions in their unique work environments and offer feedback directly to Apple engineering teams. Your team also takes part in a dedicated bug submission process, detailed testing plans and forums with other participants.
When you give Apple feedback, you ensure that the new software works in your organisation. You also give your users confidence that the technology will support them as soon as it’s released.
Features
Apple leads the industry in delivering operating system updates to provide new enhancements and features to users as well as to address emerging security concerns. Updates are provided for all supported devices simultaneously. With AppleSeed for IT, your IT department tests beta software readiness for your organisation before the software is released to users. As a result of your feedback — on feature quality, usability, integration and operation of features in your environment — Apple identifies issues, fixes them and makes the final software release even better.
Access
Customers with Apple School Manager and Apple Business Manager are eligible to participate in AppleSeed for IT. Each participant must have a Managed Apple ID provided by their organisation and an email associated with their Managed Apple ID. Managed Apple IDs with the role of student can’t participate.
Combine with other beta programs
AppleSeed for IT provides access to pre-release software versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS and other specific Apple apps. Work with your MDM vendor and other IT partners to join their beta programs and ensure their products support the latest features. Test business critical apps, network connectivity, security settings, deployment workflows and other essential services.