What’s new in Apple Configurator for Mac

Find out about the latest updates to Apple Configurator for Mac.

To get the latest version of Apple Configurator for Mac, check the Updates tab in the App Store. Find out about the requirements to use Apple Configurator 2.17.

What’s new in Apple Configurator 2.17

  • Support for new devices

  • Shortcut actions: Find/Filter, Erase, Restore, Update, Prepare, Rename, Install Profile, Provide Supervision Identity

  • Run Shortcuts when devices are attached and detached

  • Skip new Setup Assistant panes added in iOS 17

  • Allow removing eSIMs when erasing device

  • Adding App Store apps to devices no longer fails when running on macOS 14.1 or later

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.16

  • Support for new hardware

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.15.1

  • Support for new hardware

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.15

  • Allow skipping of the App Store pane in Setup Assistant

  • Support for restoring Mac computers with Apple silicon to macOS Monterey

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.14

  • New restrictions for Unpaired External Boot to Recovery and Unlock with Apple Watch

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.13.3

  • Support for macOS Big Sur

  • Support for restoring macOS on Mac computers with Apple silicon

  • Web Clip: configure Ignore Manifest Scope and Target Application Bundle Identifier

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.13.1

  • Multiple locations for VPP assignments

  • Restrictions: allow app clips

  • Notifications: allow notification previews on lock screen

  • Exchange ActiveSync: override previous password

  • Wi-Fi: disable MAC address randomisation

  • Dark mode

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.12.1

This update adds support for restoring firmware on Mac Pro (2019).

For iOS:

  • VPN: configure Provider Designated Requirement for Custom SSL connection type

  • VPN: configure network options for Cisco, Juniper, Pulse, F5, SonicWall, Aruba, CheckPoint and Custom SSL connection types

    • Send all traffic through VPN

    • Exclude local networks

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.11.1

This update addresses an issue regarding accessing saved organisations, tags and Blueprints.

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.11

Support for new hardware.

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.10

For iOS

  • Wi-Fi: configure WPA3 Personal security type

  • VPN IKEv2: configure Enable Fallback setting to support Wi-Fi Assist

  • Exchange ActiveSync: enable Mail, Calendar, Contacts and Reminders individually for managed accounts

  • Configure new supervised-only restrictions: allow Find My Device, allow Find My Friends, allow turning on or off of Wi-Fi, allow external drive access in Files app

  • Configure app single sign-on payload

  • Skip Dark Mode and Welcome panes in Setup Assistant

  • Allow Continuous Path Keyboard

For tvOS

  • Wi-Fi: configure WPA3 Personal security type

  • Allow DeviceSleep

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.9

  • Phone number, ICCID and IMEI details of connected Dual SIM devices are now reported in the device detail pane and cfgutil

  • Skip New Features Highlights in Setup Assistant using Automator action

  • Configure new restrictions: personal Hotspot modification (supervised only)

  • Configure Certificate Transparency payload

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.8.2

Support for new hardware.

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.8.1

For iOS

New Restrictions payload settings

  • Allow proximity-based password sharing requests (supervised devices only)

  • Allow password sharing (supervised devices only)

  • Allow password auto-fill (supervised devices only)

  • Force automatic date and time (supervised devices only)

  • Allow USB accessories while device is locked (supervised devices only)

  • Allow managed Contacts accounts to write to unmanaged accounts

  • Allow unmanaged Contacts accounts to read managed accounts

  • Allow modifying of eSIM settings (supervised devices only)

New Mail and Exchange payload settings

  • Allow a user to enable or disable S/MIME signing

  • Allow a user to modify the selection of the S/MIME signing certificate

  • Allow a user to enable or disable S/MIME encryption

  • Allow a user to modify the selection of the S/MIME encryption certificate

New Exchange payload settings

  • Use OAuth for authentication

New Notifications payload settings

  • Allow grouped notifications

  • Specify whether an app is allowed to send critical alerts

  • Show in CarPlay

New Setup Assistant pane Device Enrolment skip options

  • iMessage & FaceTime, Screen Time and Keep Your Device Up to Date

  • Allow software update installation for non-admin users

  • Add Data Plan

For tvOS

New Restrictions payload settings

  • Allow proximity-based password sharing requests (supervised devices only)

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.7.1

  • Preparing supervised devices for management by Configurator now automatically allows USB accessory connections while device is locked

  • Configure new supervised-only restriction for iOS 11.4.1: allow USB accessories while device is locked

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.7

  • Skip Setup Assistant panes in iOS 11.3 and tvOS 11.3

  • Configure new profile payloads and restrictions for iOS 11.3, including requiring Face ID authentication before Auto-fill, configuring Managed Software Updates, CellularServices Service Exception and requiring teacher consent before leaving teacher-created class

  • Configure new profile payloads and restrictions for tvOS 11.3, including restricting Remote connections from whitelisted iOS devices

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.6.1

  • Various bug fixes and improvements, including the restoration of the ability to install configuration profiles on Apple TV (3rd generation)

What's new in Apple Configurator 2.5

  • Provisionally add devices to Device Enrolment Programme (DEP)

  • Skip Tap to Setup and Keyboard Chooser panes in iOS Setup Assistant

  • Skip Sign in to TV Provider pane in tvOS Setup Assistant

  • New profile payloads and restrictions for iOS including Restrict VPN Creation, AirPrint Security, DNS Proxy and Managed class behaviour on supervised student devices for Classroom

  • New tvOS payload for AirPlay Incoming Security

  • Support for configuring tvOS devices running tvOS 11 on the local network subnet

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