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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Shared iPad overview
Shared iPad allows more than one user to sign in to an iPad. The iPad must be supervised before Shared iPad can be used. Shared iPad can be used not only in education but also in business. Multiple users can use the iPad, and the user experiences can be personal even though the devices are shared.
Shared iPad requires a mobile device management (MDM) solution and Managed Apple IDs that are issued and owned by the organisation. Users with a Managed Apple ID can then sign in to Shared iPad, which is owned by the organisation. Devices must have at least 32 GB of storage and be supervised. Shared iPad is supported on:
All iPad Pro models
iPad (5th generation) or later
iPad Air 2 or later
iPad mini (4th generation) or later
![A Shared iPad showing 24 students.](https://help.apple.com/assets/664256E0F9FFA26F690A0B01/664256E3F9FFA26F690A0B07/en_AU/b24660a9e8140bf6310b85de2a9ca0e8.png)
Classroom app
Teachers can also use the Classroom app for iPad or the Classroom app for Mac with Shared iPad. With Classroom, educators can take full advantage of iPad — helping students stay on task by using Classroom tools to manage common classroom workflows. To see the requirements for Classroom with Shared iPad, see the Classroom User Guide.
For example, in the classroom, transitions from class to class are greatly simplified. It’s easier to pick up right where students left off, and their work is automatically saved. When used with Classroom, intelligent caching helps accelerate student sign-ins by returning students to an iPad they previously used.
Shared iPad Temporary Session
In iPadOS 13.4 or later, any user has the ability to initiate a temporary session without the need for a username or password by tapping Guest at the login screen. When a guest logs out, all their data — including browsing history — is deleted. In a temporary session, any user can unlock and access the iPad without a password. Users working in a temporary session should take this into account if they’re signed into any websites or apps. Because a Managed Apple ID isn’t required, apps that use or require iCloud or cloud-based storage may not be supported.
Using Temporary Sessions with Shared iPad also prevents users from modifying account settings or signing into Apple services. For example, users can’t sign in to Messages or the App Store.
Temporary Sessions on Shared iPad using iPadOS 17 or later can use the QuotaSize
key for the temporary user. This key helps reserve sufficient space to install apps or other media while a user is signed in.
Note: Purchased books can’t be assigned in a temporary session on Shared iPad, because books can be assigned only to users with a personal Apple ID or Managed Apple ID.