What’s new in device management

What's New in Device Management

The session titled "What’s new in device management" at WWDC 2024 covers several updates and enhancements for managing Apple devices. Here are the key points:

1. Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager:

   • These web-based portals help IT administrators deploy devices, view inventory, purchase apps in volume, and manage user accounts.
   • Automated device enrollment is now available for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and the new Apple Vision Pro with VisionOS 2.0.
   • New features include easier recovery of devices with activation lock and phased rollout of software updates starting from the first beta.

2. Platform Updates:

   • New software update settings configuration replaces legacy MDM commands, profiles, and restrictions.
   • Expanded management capabilities for Apple Vision Pro, including new configurations, payloads, and MDM commands.
   • New disk management configuration for managing external and network storage.
   • Platform SSO enhancements allow synchronization of local account credentials with an identity provider, and stronger security options have been added.

3. Education Enhancements:

   • Enhancements to education-specific tools to make it easier to deploy managed Apple accounts.
   • New activation lock features and software update controls for educational environments.

For more detailed information, you can refer to the session chapters:

• Introduction
• Apple Services
• Platform updates
• Education enhancements

Feel free to check the session for more in-depth details on each of these updates.