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
- 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
- Set-up 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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- 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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What’s new in Apple platform deployment
Deployment and mobile device management (MDM) introduce new features for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro devices. These updates include the following operating systems:
iOS 17.6
iPadOS 17.6
macOS 14.6
tvOS 17.6
watchOS 10.6
visionOS 1.2
Note: This isn’t a full comprehensive list of all new content in Apple Platform Deployment. For a more complete list, see the document revision history.
You can participate in testing these features using beta versions of the operating systems by signing up for AppleSeed for IT. For more information see the AppleSeed for IT website.
For more information, see the WWDC24 video What’s new in device management.
Activation Lock
In Apple School Manager, Apple Business Manager or Apple Business Essentials, a user with Manage Device privileges can turn off organisation-linked and user-linked Activation Lock for an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch or Apple Vision Pro that their organisation owns. The device must appear in Apple School Manager, Apple Business Manager or Apple Business Essentials; however, it doesn’t need to be assigned to an MDM server.
For more information, see:
Apple School Manager User Guide: Turn off Activation Lock
Apple Business Manager User Guide: Turn off Activation Lock
Apple Business Essentials User Guide: Turn off Activation Lock
SIS and SFTP in Apple School Manager
Apple School Manager has added new features to enhance SIS synchronisation. These enhancements use Claris Connect and include options to filter by schools and terms, and prevent duplicate entries during data import.
For more information, see SIS and SFTP in Apple School Manager.
Software update process and release dates
Updated information an how software updates work has been added. Dates have also been added for operating system updates.
For more information, see:
Managed Device Attestation updates
Updates to Managed Device Attestation with MDM requests and a new section, Handling failed attestations.
For more information, see Managed Device Attestation.
Privacy Preferences Policy Control MDM payload settings update
Added Bluetooth to the list of General settings.
For more information, see Privacy Preferences Policy Control MDM payload settings.
Web Content Filter MDM payload settings updates
Updated information regarding filter grade types and operating system support for each type.
For more information, see Web Content Filter MDM payload settings.