Apple Platform Deployment
- Welcome
- Intro to Apple platform deployment
- What’s new
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- Declarative status reports
- Declarative app configuration
- Authentication credentials and identity asset declaration
- Background task management declarative
- Calendar declarative configuration
- 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
- Math and Calculator app declarative configuration
- Passcode declarative configuration
- Passkey Attestation declarative configuration
- Safari browsing management declarative configuration
- Safari extensions management declarative configuration
- Screen Sharing declarative configuration
- Service configuration files declarative configuration
- Software Update declarative configuration
- Software Update settings declarative configuration
- Storage management declarative configuration
- Subscribed Calendars declarative configuration
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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
- Cellular payload settings
- Cellular 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
- Dock 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 settings
- TV Remote payload settings
- Web Clips payload settings
- Web Content Filter payload settings
- Xsan payload settings
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- Glossary
- Document revision history
- Copyright and trademarks
What’s new in Apple platform deployment
New deployment and device management features for Apple devices and updates for the following operating systems:
iOS 26
iPadOS 26
macOS 26
tvOS 26
visionOS 26
watchOS 26
Note: This isn’t a full comprehensive list of all new and changed content in Apple Platform Deployment. For a more complete list, see the document revision history.
Return to Service
The Return to Service feature is explained in detail, including how to preserve apps and how to allow Apple Vision Pro to join Wi-Fi on restart.
For more information, see Use Return to Service.
Software update release dates
Added the latest software update release dates.
For more information, see Software release dates.
Bundle ID app updates
New app bundle IDs added to the bundle ID list for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV apps.
For more information, see:
URL filters
On devices with iOS 26, iPadOS 16, and macOS 26, you can use URL filters to make content filtering decisions based on the full URL.
For more information, see URL filters.
Managed Device Attestation
You can learn how to deploy Managed Device Attestation in one of three models.
For more information, see Deploy Managed Device Attestation.
FileVault updates
On a Mac with Apple silicon with macOS 26 or later, FileVault can be unlocked over ssh after a restart if Remote Login is turned on and a network connection is available.
For more information, see Intro to FileVault.
Safari browsing management
You can use two declarative configurations to customize the browsing experience in Safari for users.
For more information, see Safari browsing management.