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Platform SSO with Entra on Tahoe - Is it working in Beta 1
This test setup is Jamf Pro as the MDM with Entra as the IdP. PSSO is working on Sequoia devices. Prior to Tahoe, PSSO required the following three items: An existing local account, the delivery of Company Portal, and a profile containing PSSO payload. Based on the Tahoe announcement, it looks like PSSO is now available during Setup Assistant, removing the requirement of first creating a local account. I assume this means that the requirements now as easy as deploying Company Portal and the PSSO profile during the Pre-Stage policy. I attempted this on the macOS 26 beta 1 and during Setup Assistant, with the PSSO profile delivered, Setup Assistant prompts me to login to my IdP. However, pressing Continue will result in a failure, notifying me that the application required is not available. The continue button is now inactive but a "try again" button is available. This results in the loop of trying and then failing, stating that the required application is not available. I eventually must quit Setup Assistant which exits it and drops me at the login window. The only account that is visible is the management account. A trip into DFU and an IPSW restore then follows. Am I trying this too soon? Is PSSO at Setup Assistant not yet fully supported? Is there another requirement other than delivering Company App in the prestige alongside the profile? I've enabled the beta channel in MAU but there is no newer Company Portal being offered. Any guidance here would be appreciated as this is the PSSO announcement I've been waiting for since the deprecation of Apple Enterprise Connect.
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Jun ’25
DisabledSystemSettings in 2025 year. Is there a method to hide individual items in System Settings that is not Deprecated?
Hi, Is there a method to hide individual items in System Settings that is not Deprecated? It needs some of the settings set and hidden for the end user. I found the DisabledSystemSettings key however it is marked as Deprecated and does not include all the new items, especially those related to Apple Intelligence. Is there any method other than “Restrictions” that does not hide and only set individual settings ? It needs to hide items in system settings :)
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Apr ’25
MDM profile for a binary with multiple signatures
Hello, we use an MDM profile that enables FDA for our program. The Identifier is set to be the path to our program. We'd like to have a profile that allows multiple CodeSignatures. Our older programs are signed with a different certificate than the current ones. We tried deploying 2 profiles (one for the 'old certificate' signed binary and the other for the 'new certificate' signed binary). But it looks like that MacOS accepts only one. I have also tried to use ProfileCreator to generate a profile with 2 entries, but it fails to do it. Manually editing the XML file and adding new entries does not work either. I'd like to know if there's a workaround for this issue.
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Apr ’25
App whitelist profile working on supervised iPhone, but not on paired Watch
Hello, I’ve run into an issue with a configuration profile on my supervised iPhone. I’m wondering if anyone here might be able to help? The profile contains the allowListedAppBundleIDs key within the restrictions payload. My Apple Watch is paired with the iPhone. The iPhone was supervised manually with Apple Configurator, hence the Apple Watch has not been directly supervised itself. The profile works completely as expected when installed on the phone. As soon as the profile is installed on the iPhone, I can witness the apps on the Apple Watch rearrange themselves as some apps are hidden. So clearly the profile is applying its restrictions to the Apple Watch to some degree. My issue however is that apps listed in the whitelist are hidden from the Watch. The apps that are missing from my Watch are Walkie Talkie, Find My Items, Find My Friends, Messages, Alarm, Remote, Now Playing, Sleep, Meditation and Heart Rate. This is despite the following bundle IDs being listed in the whitelist array: com.apple.findmy.findpeople, com.apple.findmy.finddevices, com.apple.HeartRate, com.apple.SessionTrackerApp, com.apple.NanoWorldClock, com.apple.findmy.finditems, com.apple.Mind, com.apple.NanoOxygenSaturation, com.apple.watchmemojieditor com.apple.NanoSleep com.apple.NanoNowPlaying com.apple.noise com.apple.tincan com.apple.NanoRemote com.apple.NanoAlarm com.apple.private.NanoTimer com.apple.NanoStopwatch I’ve done some testing, but not sure what I’ve found really. I’ve so far identified 3 scenarios. Scenario 1: I have the whitelist profile installed on the iPhone. I download an app that appears in the whitelist from my watch (or at least its iPhone version does). The apps show up on the iPhone automatically and can be launched there. These apps cannot be launched on the watch. Scenario 2: I downloaded a few apps to my watch, that didn’t automatically install on my iPhone at the same time. They were on the whitelist. These ones couldn’t be launched from my Watch. I then downloaded them to the iPhone and they could be launched there (since they were on the whitelist). Scenario 3: A couple of 3rd party apps on the whitelist could be downloaded and launched from the watch with the whitelist installed. It seems as though there are different kinds of Apple Watch app and this is what I’ve read elsewhere. First of all there are Watch-only apps, which do not automatically install a companion iPhone app. Secondly there are companion apps, which when installed from the Watch App Store download their companion app to the iPhone in the background. Someone please correct me - I’m bound to be overlooking something here. So maybe the apps that when installed from Watch automatically install on iPhone and can only be launched from the iPhone have a separate bundle ID for their Watch app which I haven’t included? Apps that are on the whitelist AND do not automatically install an iPhone app AND can be launched from the Watch, include: solstice What3words So maybe these do not need a companion app, but have the same Bundle ID as their iPhone app? However, I’m still not sure why many stock Apple Watch apps are missing from the Watch…. The most obvious answer is that I’ve got their Bundle IDs wrong, but I don’t think I have given I extracted the bundle IDs from the App Store pages of the Apple WatchOS apps. I noticed at this Apple Support page (https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/deployment/dep34c5cd30f/1/web/1.0) that there is no mention of whitelisting or blacklisting apps on WatchOS using MDM, yet something definitely happens on the watch when the configuration profile is installed on the iPhone. Furthermore, if I tap on a configuration profile, which comprises a blacklist, on my iPhone it will ask me if I want to install it on the iPhone or Watch. The same pop-up question doesn’t happen when the profile contains a whitelist. All this to say, I’m massively confused as to why I can’t get this working. I’d really appreciate anyone’s advice which is bound to be expert. Thank you
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Sep ’25
How to pass the review process for an app with MDM support?
Hello, We have implemented support for our app to work with MDM. Basically the app needs to read the custom configuration with UserDefaults.standard.dictionary(forKey: ‘com.apple.configuration.managed’) in order to be functional when in an MDM. The issue is that in the app review process we are told that: "Guideline 2.1.0 - Information Needed We are still unable to access the app's Mobile Device Management (MDM) functionality. Provide a demo MDM profile and corresponding login credentials that we can be used to access the MDM features and functionality." How do we create a demo MDM profile? Our app only needs to be passed configuration information and we have used Apple Configurator to create a profile, we have added information but it still doesn't work. Here is an example of the .mobileconfig file we have generated, but when we install it on our device, the app does not return any value using UserDefaults.standard.dictionary(forKey: ‘com.apple.configuration.managed’). <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>PayloadContent</key> <array> <dict> <key>PayloadDisplayName</key> <string>App Name</string> <key>PayloadIdentifier</key> <string>com.xxx.yyy.TESTUUID</string> <key>PayloadType</key> <string>com.apple.ManagedAppConfiguration</string> <key>PayloadUUID</key> <string>TESTUUID</string> <key>PayloadVersion</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>ManagedAppConfiguration</key> <dict> <key>MyFirstKey</key> <string>value1</string> <key>MySecondKey</key> <string>value2</string> </dict> </dict> </array> <key>PayloadDisplayName</key> <string>Test Profile</string> <key>PayloadIdentifier</key> <string>payloadid.TESTUUID2</string> <key>PayloadType</key> <string>Configuration</string> <key>PayloadUUID</key> <string>TESTUUID2</string> <key>PayloadVersion</key> <integer>1</integer> </dict> </plist> On the other hand, about 3 weeks ago we requested the MDM capability for the app (https://developer.apple.com/contact/request/mdm-capability) but we have not received any response. We are at a bit of a loss.
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Feb ’25
Return to Service with App Preservation - Missing "Get Bootstrap Token" Request
Hello Apple Developer Community, I am implementing the "Return to Service" feature with app preservation in our MDM solution (iOS 26+). My goal is to use the EraseDeviceCommand to securely erase user data while preserving managed apps, and then have the device automatically re-enroll without user interaction. What I am doing: The device is supervised and successfully enrolled in Automated Device Enrollment (ADE). The device has generated and escrowed a bootstrap token to our MDM server (SetBootstrapToken received). I am sending the EraseDeviceCommand to the device via MDM with the necessary parameters for Return to Service with app preservation. The command payload includes: Enabled: true The previously escrowed BootstrapToken (as Base64 data). WiFiProfileData (as Base64 data) to ensure connectivity post-erase. Example Payload Structure (Simplified): <key>ReturnToService</key> <dict> <key>Enabled</key> <true/> <key>BootstrapToken</key> <data>YOUR_BASE64_TOKEN</data> <key>WiFiProfileData</key> <data>YOUR_BASE64_WIFI_PROFILE</data> </dict> The observed behavior: The erase command is successful. The device performs the secure user data erase. Crucially, the managed applications are preserved and automatically installed again after the reboot (confirming app preservation is working). The device connects to the Wi-Fi network successfully. The issue: I am not seeing the GetBootstrapToken request from the device hit our MDM server's check-in URL during the post-erase setup assistant phase. The re-enrollment seems to complete, but this specific request is missing from our server logs. My questions: Is the GetBootstrapToken request an explicit check-in message type, or is it an implicit part of the general CheckIn process during ADE re-enrollment when the token is used? If the device successfully re-enrolls and preserves apps, is the explicit GetBootstrapToken request still expected? Or does the token included in the EraseDeviceCommand payload satisfy all authentication needs for this workflow? What specific conditions or capabilities on the MDM server side might prevent the device from sending this specific request, even if the overall process succeeds? Any insights from Apple engineers or other developers who have successfully implemented this flow would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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When did the phonenumber item among the information that can be obtained by the command 'DeviceInformation Command.command.Queries' stop?
Hello ! Currently, we have customers who use about 5,000 devices. In the case of ios26, the phone number is not acquired overall, and 18.x, 17.x, and 16.x are all acquired in half and not acquired in half. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/deviceinformationcommand/command-data.dictionary/queries-data.dictionary It seems that it is the right behavior not to acquire it on the specification sheet. However, I wonder when it became impossible to acquire. (There are devices that can be acquired and devices that can't be acquired in the same os version.) Will the devices that are being acquired be blocked someday? When it was developed in 2019, it was in a state that could be acquired in full. I would also like to ask if there is an alternative way to get your phone number. Thank you.
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Sep ’25
iOS/iPadOS Updates via MDM fail if the device has OS Deferral settings applied
We have noticed that if we apply forceDelayedSoftwareUpdates in Restrictions profile, it causes ScheduleOSUpdates to fail or go into an invalid state. For example: On my iOS device, we have set the forceDelayedSoftwareUpdates to 90 days which removed the latest iOS update iOS 18.2 from the Software Updates section on the device. Post this, if I schedule an update for iOS 18.2 using ScheduleOSUpdateCommand, it fails to download. If I schedule the same without forceDelayedSoftwareUpdates, the update works as expected. Please help what could be the reason for this behavior as forceDelayedSoftwareUpdates should not block ScheduleOSUpdates.
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Mar ’25
Documented future changes to device management
I recently reviewed the device management restrictions page of the developer docs (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/restrictions) and noticed that several items are now marked "In a future release, this restriction will begin requiring supervision." Some of these changes are likely to have a dramatic impact on our app and business! So my question is threefold: a) where can I find out or request more information about the planned changes (e.g. timeline would be especially helpful)? b) why are these changes being implemented at all? c) to whom / where can I protest these changes (aside from this forum and feedback assistant)?
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Supervised devices show wifi setup screen on restart
When an iOS 26.0 device is prepared in supervised mode, wifi connection screen is showing when the device is restarted. This wifi connect appears always on restart. I have tried using Apple Configurator GUI and Command line (cfgutil) command. In both cases, The behavior Wifi screen is showing up on restart for supervised mode. Cfgutil command: cfgutil -C {Certificate} -K {Key} prepare --supervised --name {NAME} --host-cert {Certificate} --skip-all Note: In non-supervised mode and other iOS, the wifi screen is not showing. Apple Configurator version: 2.18 iOS version: 26.0 Device model: iPhone 11 and above. Anyone else facing this issue? Any help is super appreciated.
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Nov ’25
ExFAT External Drive Deletion is Slow
Hello guys, I wanted to reach out to see if any of you have experienced or come across an issue we are facing in our organization. We are encountering a campus-wide problem where Macs are take an unusually long time to delete files on external drives formatted with ExFAT. We manage these Macs through Jamf Pro, and numerous policies are applied when the devices are enrolled. We have tested the issue in both scenarios—when the Macs are connected to the domain and when they are not—and the slow deletion persists in both cases. At this point, we are unsure whether the issue lies on our end or if it is related to the operating system itself. If anyone has found a fix or workaround for this problem, we would appreciate your input.
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Feb ’25
How can we check if LegacyAppConfigAssetReference applied in iOS 18.4?
I found a new Payload attribute LegacyAppConfigAssetReference in AppManaged introduced in iOs 18.4 beta. So I tried it, however no configuration is discoverted in the installed app. -- configuration { "Identifier": "8c2af0b6-5ae0-5927-a1cd-bab5e4148bb8", "Type": "com.apple.configuration.app.managed", "Payload": { "InstallBehavior": { "Install": "Required", "License": { "Assignment": "Device", "VPPType": "Device" } }, "AppStoreID": "535886823", "LegacyAppConfigAssetReference": "ac35558f-aefc-5faf-8f64-1faaff993b96" }, "ServerToken": "2abdc89492d89ca1a213ca61318ae0651c2b8de660c2847a44a3fb8ad9d9a8ad" } -- declaration/asset/ac35558f-aefc-5faf-8f64-1faaff993b96 { "Identifier": "ac35558f-aefc-5faf-8f64-1faaff993b96", "Type": "com.apple.asset.data", "Payload": { "Reference": { "DataURL": "https://i3-oreore-ios-mdm.azurewebsites.net/asset_files/eyJpZCI6IjNkOTg2YWVjNzQ1MWJiYWZlZjJmZGU1NmZmYmJlYjdkLnBsaXN0Iiwic3RvcmFnZSI6InN0b3JlIiwibWV0YWRhdGEiOnsiZmlsZW5hbWUiOiJFbmNvZGVkQ2hyb21lUG9saWN5RXhhbXBsZS5wbGlzdCIsInNpemUiOjMyMjUsIm1pbWVfdHlwZSI6ImFwcGxpY2F0aW9uL29jdGV0LXN0cmVhbSJ9fQ", "ContentType": "application/plist" } }, "ServerToken": "7433f7c0c991a1943636ff7bd8949e88738c684ecbde347ac8a9c5b5c19dda14" } -- And the data type of the managed app configuration is application/plist http https://i3-oreore-ios-mdm.azurewebsites.net/asset_files/eyJpZCI6IjNkOTg2YWVjNzQ1MWJiYWZlZjJmZGU1NmZmYmJlYjdkLnBsaXN0Iiwic3RvcmFnZSI6InN0b3JlIiwibWV0YWRhdGEiOnsiZmlsZW5hbWUiOiJFbmNvZGVkQ2hyb21lUG9saWN5RXhhbXBsZS5wbGlzdCIsInNpemUiOjMyMjUsIm1pbWVfdHlwZSI6ImFwcGxpY2F0aW9uL29jdGV0LXN0cmVhbSJ9fQ HTTP/1.1 200 OK Accept-Ranges: bytes Cache-Control: max-age=31536000 Content-Length: 3225 Content-Type: application/plist Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 22:59:40 GMT X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC '-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN' 'http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd'> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>EncodedChromePolicy</key> <string>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</string> </dict> </plist> Please note that this example plist is the same content as is described here: https://www.chromium.org/administrators/ios-mdm-policy-format/ After applying the declaration, the app GoogleChrome is successfully installed but no managed app configuration seems applied. MDMAppManagement.plist in the sysdiagnose is like below: plutil -p logs/MCState/Shared/MDMAppManagement.plist { "metadataByBundleID" => { "com.google.chrome.ios" => { "Attributes" => { "Removable" => 0 } "flags" => 1 "source" => "Declarative Device Management" "state" => 7 } "com.microsoft.skype.teams" => { "Attributes" => { "Removable" => 0 } "flags" => 1 "source" => "Declarative Device Management" "state" => 7 } } } I also tried with our private apps and not applied... How can we use this feature or check the configuration is applied? Thank you,
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Apr ’25
Unexpected Removal of Apple Watch Apps When Using allowListedAppBundleIDs in iOS Configuration Profile
Summary: When applying a configuration profile that uses allowListedAppBundleIDs to permit a defined set of apps, essential Apple Watch apps are unexpectedly removed from the paired Watch — even though their associated iPhone bundle IDs are explicitly included. This issue occurs with a minimal profile, and has been consistently reproducible on the latest versions of iOS and watchOS. Impact: This behavior severely limits the use of Apple Watch in managed environments (e.g., education, family management, accessibility contexts), where allowlisting is a key control mechanism. It also suggests either: Undocumented internal dependencies between iOS and watchOS apps, or A possible regression in how allowlists interact with Watch integration. Steps to Reproduce: Create a configuration profile with a Restrictions payload containing only the allowListedAppBundleIDs key. Allow a broad list of essential system apps, including all known Apple Watch-related bundle IDs: com.apple.NanoAlarm com.apple.NanoNowPlaying com.apple.NanoOxygenSaturation com.apple.NanoRegistry com.apple.NanoRemote com.apple.NanoSleep com.apple.NanoStopwatch com.apple.NanoWorldClock (All the bundles can be seen in the Attached profile) Install the profile on a supervised or non-supervised iPhone paired with an Apple Watch. Restart both devices. Observe that several core Watch apps (e.g. Heart Rate, Activity, Workout) are missing from the Watch. Expected Behavior: All apps explicitly included in the allowlist should function normally. System apps — especially those tied to hardware like Apple Watch — should remain accessible unless explicitly excluded. Actual Behavior: Multiple Apple Watch system apps are removed or hidden, despite their iPhone bundle IDs being listed in the allowlist. Test Environment: iPhone running iOS 18 Apple Watch running watchOS 11 Profile includes only the allowListedAppBundleIDs key Issue confirmed on fresh devices with no third-party apps Request for Apple Engineering: Please confirm whether additional internal or undocumented bundle IDs are required to preserve Apple Watch functionality when allowlisting apps. If this behavior is unintended, please treat this as a regression or bug affecting key system components. If intentional, please provide formal documentation listing all required bundle IDs for preserving Watch support with allowlisting enabled. Attachment: .mobileconfig profile demonstrating the issue (clean, minimal, reproducible) Attached test profile = https://drive.google.com/file/d/12YknGWuo1bDG-bmzPi0T41H6uHrhDmdR/view?usp=sharing
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Sep ’25
Unknown unauthorized mdm
m personal iPhone is managed by an Unauthorized and Unknown mdm management team, The profile isn’t showing up in VPN Settings and I can’t remove them from having Remote access and control over my Personal Device! I’ve SPENT MANY MONTHS TRYING TO GET SUPPORT VIA EMAILING APPLE DEVELOPER AND SPEAKING TO APPLE SUPPORT WHICH HAS BEEN EXTREMELY EXHAUSTING AND HUMILIATIN! I’ve resorted to contacting Internet crime websit, the federal trade commissio, Better business bureau and Consumer Affairs to file an online complaint against Apple for not complying with their Security and Privacy policy for consumers accounts! Because of this unauthorized and unknown mdm device management profile I don’t have COMPLETE CONTROL OVER MY OWN IPHONE! ! Unable to find a team with the given Team II 'L95TAW5KWP' to which you belong. Pleas Developer Program Support. https://developer.apple.com/support I contacted developer support via email and also tried calling but they don’t respond!
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Jun ’25
shared IPad - how to retrieve Managed Apple ID (email)
Hey everyone, Is it possible and how to get Managed Apple ID (email) programmatically for user signed in to ipad through shared IPad feature ? It would be good to have MDM independent solution, I mean API call to MDM service is not acceptable for us. Maybe API call to ASM or ABM, or get that somehow on iOS device end... any advice ? Thanks in advance, Dima
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Aug ’25
Understanding allowedExternalIntelligenceWorkspaceIDs in MDM Payload – What ID is expected?
Hello, We're testing the new allowedExternalIntelligenceWorkspaceIDs key in the MDM Restrictions payload on supervised iPads. According to Apple's documentation, this key expects an "external integration workspace ID", but it's not clear what this specifically refers to. We've tried the following IDs individually (one at a time, as documentation says only one is supported currently): OpenAI Organization ID ChatGPT user email Apple ID used in ChatGPT Google ID used in ChatGPT login The profile installs correctly via MDM and the key is set, but we want to confirm: What exactly is considered a valid "external integration workspace ID" for this key? Is there a way to verify that the restriction is working as intended on the device (e.g. does it limit specific integrations or apps)? Is there an official list of services that currently support this? Any clarification from Apple or other developers with experience on this would be very helpful. Thanks in advance.
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Apr ’25
In the iOS 26 beta, enterprise Apps installed via MDM cannot be run
I am a developer working on iOS apps. I would like to report an issue occurring in iOS 26 beta 2. Our company has Enterprise account, and we are developing apps. When we distribute these apps, and install them on a device running iOS 26 beta2, apps install successfully, but apps crashed immediately after being launched. MDM Install Application When I install the app via Xcode and trust it, apps will run. Launchd job spawn failed This issue does not occur on versions prior to iOS 26. I would like to know if this is a problem that will be resolved in future updates, or if it is a policy change.
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Sep ’25