Michal Ždanský Apple has long offered a special program for iOS devices for the use of iPhones and iPads in corporate environments or in educational institutions. The program includes, for example, mass setting and installation of applications or device restrictions. It was here that Apple made some important changes and removed the problem that was holding back the deployment of iPads in schools.
Previously, administrators had to physically connect each device to a Mac and use Apple Configurator Utility install a profile in them that takes care of settings and usage restrictions. The restriction allowed schools to prevent students from browsing the Internet or installing applications on school iPads, but as it turned out, students discovered a way to delete profiles from the device and thus unlock the device for full use. This presented a major problem for Apple when negotiating with schools. And that's exactly what the new changes address. Institutions can have devices pre-configured directly from Apple, minimizing the work associated with deployment and ensuring that profiles cannot be deleted.
Remote management of devices is also useful, when there is no need to physically connect the device to the computer again to erase them. The device can be remotely erased, locked or even changed email or VPN settings. It has also become easier to buy applications in bulk, that is, a function that Apple has been offering since last year and allows you to buy applications from the App Store and the Mac App Store at a discount and from one account. Thanks to the changes, end users can also purchase applications through their IT department in the same way they would request the purchase of any other hardware or software.
The last significant change again concerns educational institutions, specifically primary (and thus secondary) schools, where students under the age of 13 can more easily create an Apple ID to log in, i.e. with parental consent. There is more news here – you can block changes to email settings or date of birth, automatically turn off tracking via cookies or send a notification to the guardian if there is a significant change within the account. On the 13th birthday, these special Apple IDs will then go into normal operation mode without losing user data.
Unfortunately only in the US so far :-(
I just wanted to ask if this is already possible in the Czech Republic and I see that the answer is already here. Unfortunately, different than I expected.