Apple Business Manager release notes
Learn about the updates and changes we're making to Apple Business Manager. Updates are cumulative, so when you launch Apple Business Manager, it has all the latest features. You can see all the features included with each release below.
June 2024
Organizations can now turn off Activation Lock on devices they own. Learn More
March 2024
Added support for allowing Managed Apple IDs to add employee badges to Apple Wallet in iOS 17.4 and later. Learn more
January 2024
Added support for federating with Custom Identity Providers. Learn more
November 2023
Access Management for Apple Services is now available and allows organizations to control which Apple services and features users can access. Learn more
October 2022
Added support for Sign in with Apple at Work & School. Learn more
Added support for enabling beta features. Learn more
April 2022
Added support for federated authentication with Google Workspace. Learn more
March 2022
Updated user interface for Preferences, Users, and Devices.
See the total amount of storage for users, including how much is used and available.
Administrators in the United States can now sign up for Apple Business Essentials. Learn more
June 2021
Administrators in the United States can now update tax status for their organization in Settings > Enrollment Information. Learn more
May 2021
Administrators in Canada can now update tax status for their organization in Settings > Enrollment Information. Learn more
August 2020
Support for System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM). Learn more
Updated user interface for managing devices, including improved filtering and bulk device management.
June 2020
Added support for two new privileges to provide access to the AppleSeed for IT beta testing portal.
May 2020
Administrators can configure collaboration to automatically accept sharing between users in the same organization.
April 2020
You can now remove federated domains from Apple Business Manager.
March 2020
New domains added to Apple Business Manager will have to be verified before Managed Apple IDs can be created using that domain. Learn more
Shared iPad can now be configured on iPads in Apple Business Manager.
October 2019
Support for Federated Authentication with Microsoft Azure Active Directory. Learn more
September 2019
User Account Lookup allows users to search for the contact information of other users and groups in your Apple Business Manager organization. Requires iOS 13, iPad OS 13, or macOS 10.15. Learn more
You can choose who users can share with using Pages, Numbers, and Keynote documents, Notes, Reminders, and other files in iCloud Drive. Learn more
June 2019
Apple Business Manager can now be used on iPad.
February 2019
The MDM Servers section is now located in the Settings tab.
You can now configure Default Device Assignment in Settings > Device Management Settings and in Settings > MDM Servers.
September 2018
tvOS apps are now available in Apps and Books.
May 2018
Apple Business Manager is a place that lets IT administrators manage people, Apple devices, and content. Along with improved device and role management, it includes Apps and Books — the new location–based license transfer system.
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Learn how to upgrade to Apple Business Manager.
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