Hi guys, I need to configure a VPN to work only for specific apps. I already have a supervised iPhone, and I’ve successfully configured the VPN, but right now it applies to the whole phone. I need it to work just for some apps.
I tried using both Apple Configurator and iMazing, but I can’t find this option there.
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My company signed the application with enterprise certificate, the Provisioning Profile expired on March 20, 2025. Some iPhones didn't update the application before the expiration.
We have update the Provisioning Profile and repackaged application. However, these iPhones still can't use the application after reinstalling the new ipa. After opening the application, the screen is blank and then flashes back without any error prompt.
Restarting iPhone didn't help.
Hello,
I write my bachelor-thesis about geolocation data on an iPhone. I write a small app to get the actual coordinates and saved into a sqlite database. so far so far. Now I have a GPS-generator from R&S to simulate gps-data and satellites. I can simulate 6 satellites parallel to my "fake" geolocation. I write the app also on an Android -smartphone, this Android can display the Satellites-ID and the "fake" geolocation..thats fine for my thesis. But my iPhone would not display anything I this setup?
During outside the app would be deliver the actual coordinate, but with the signal.genarator I can't get coordinates.
I try GPS, Glosnass, Galileo and Beidoo but nothing happens on my iPhone 12mini.
The IOS is 18.1 and I use the core Location api.
Has anybody some ideas for me and my thesis?
Topic:
Business & Education
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General
Is it mandatory to get explicit user consent in iOS apps to collect their product usage data anonymously with something like mixpanel.
Note: this is not for advertising purposes, but only to make the product better based on usage patterns.
Hello all,
I’m hoping someone here has gone through the process of integrating an ERP system with the Apple GSX API and can offer some guidance.
We’re currently working with an AASP who asked us to integrate our ERP with the Apple GSX API. It’s the first time for both of us, and we’re a bit stuck on how to properly get started.
The AASP contacted their regional manager, who confirmed that an NDA and an Apple Developer Account would be necessary. However, he hasn’t handled this type of integration before and is still seeking internal guidance.
That was a few months ago, and due to his workload, the AASP hasn’t heard back from him yet.
Meanwhile, we’ve already enrolled in the Apple Developer Program and opened a support case, but we’ve been redirected to the forums since our case goes beyond standard support.
So now we’re trying to understand:
What steps need to be completed by the AASP?
What are the steps we, as the ERP provider, need to take in order to receive API access?
Are there any specific documents, applications, or technical requirements we should prepare in advance?
We’d really appreciate any guidance or insight from others who have gone through this process — or even partial answers to help us move forward.
Thanks in advance for your time!
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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Business & Education
SubTopic:
Device Management
We're currently facing an issue with Intune not automatically updating/downloading the updated build/app to end-user ios devices. It's worth noting that we've recently migrated the Xamarin project to a .NET-style SDK in this version. Previously, the app used to update automatically without any problems. We'd appreciate it if you could help us understand what might be causing this issue.
私は現在Intuneを使ったAppleIntelligenceの機能制限方法を調査しております。
AppleIntelligenceの機能のうち、以下5点を制御したく、その方法について教えてほしいです。
・作文ツール
・Gen文字
・写真(クリーンアップ機能等)
・さまたげ低減モード(通知の要約・優先順位機能含む)
・ChatGPTのサインイン(同期)・使用
今回ここに聞いた経緯としては、Microsoft社に本調査の確認をとったところ、
「制御後のデバイスの動作についてはAppleのペイロードを使用した制限のため、Appleに確認をとってほしい」
と伝えられたからです。
以下サイトではIntuneのAppleIntelligence機能の制御項目(MDM)が17項目ありますが、
ところどころ実動作について文章では理解ができない部分がありました。
・https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/intunecustomersuccess/microsoft-intune-support-for-apple-intelligence/4254037
AppleDeveloperサポートにも確認をとりましたが、以下サイトを紹介のみで、
特に追加の情報はありませんでした。
・https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/restrictions
上記5機能を制限するためにはどの制限項目を使用すればよいでしょうか。
Topic:
Business & Education
SubTopic:
Device Management
Details:
Device: iPhone 12 Pro Max
System: iOS 26.1 beta 2
Issue Description:
When testing MDM device restriction capabilities on iOS 26.1 beta 2, I found that the allowCamera restriction does not work as expected.
Observed Behavior:
• On a BYOD device:
When allowCamera is set to false, the Camera and FaceTime apps disappear from the Home Screen, as expected.
However, third-party apps (such as WeChat) can still access the camera and take photos.
• On earlier versions (e.g. iOS 26.0.1):
Setting allowCamera to false correctly blocks all apps, including third-party apps, from accessing the camera.
Initially, I assumed Apple might have changed this restriction behavior so that allowCamera only applies to supervised devices.
However, after testing on supervised devices, I found that even there, when allowCamera is set to false, the Camera and FaceTime apps are hidden, but third-party apps can still use the camera.
This indicates that the restriction is not functioning correctly in iOS 26.1 beta 2.
Expectation:
When allowCamera is set to false, all camera access — including third-party apps — should be blocked.
Request:
Could someone from Apple’s development or MDM team confirm whether this is an expected behavior change or a potential bug in iOS 26.1 beta 2?
Topic:
Business & Education
SubTopic:
Device Management
Hi team,
We need to identify the domains used by macOS Software Update so they can be bypassed by our NETransparentProxy. The Apple support article below lists Software Update and several other Apple service domains.
At the moment we’re unsure whether we should only bypass the Software Update and Beta Software domains, or whether we also need to bypass domains used for certificate validation, device management (Apple Business Manager / Apple School Manager / Apple Business Essentials), network provider updates, Apple Diagnostics, etc.
We also need the specific IP ranges used exclusively by Software Update. The document shows Apple’s entire IP range; for IPv4 you can allow outbound connections to 17.0.0.0/8.
https://support.apple.com/en-in/101555
We are currently working on a SCEP server implementation that operates in FIPS-approved mode. In this mode, RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 encryption is disallowed due to compliance requirements, and only FIPS-approved padding schemes such as RSA-OAEP are permitted.
However, we have observed that the SCEP client functionality on Apple devices currently does not support RSA-OAEP for CMS EnvelopedData decryption. This creates a challenge for us in ensuring FIPS compliance while maintaining compatibility with Apple devices during certificate enrollment through SCEP.
We would appreciate your guidance on the following:
Are there any alternative FIPS-approved encryption algorithms or configurations supported by Apple devices for SCEP CMS EnvelopedData decryption?
Is there any plan or timeline for future support of RSA-OAEP on Apple platforms for this use case?
Feedback raised along with sysdiagnose logs as well : FB17655410
Hello, We have an internal enterprise app. After the provisioning profile (certificate) expired, some employees' iPhones still retained the old certificate when updating the app, causing the app to fail to open. We’ve tried restarting and reinstalling the app, but the issue persists. Having each employee manually reset network or device settings would be too operationally costly. Since this involves a large number of devices, we cannot use Apple Configurator to remove and reinstall certificates one by one. Therefore, we’d like to ask if there is a more efficient, batch-oriented solution to quickly resolve the certificate residue issue. We’d appreciate any suggestions for large-scale deployment methods. Thank you very much!
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I want to side load a .ipa file from a Mac to iPhone connected to Mac via USB. I don't want to use ABM or enterprise account. Also these can be any number of unknown devices. Is there any way to set this up automatically?
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Business & Education
SubTopic:
Device Management
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Developer Tools
Xcode
Command Line Tools
Can anyone walk me through on how to generate QR code for payment and send invoices?
Topic:
Business & Education
SubTopic:
General
Hi I keep adding my development team member and he is not getting the invite email.
Path Users and Access -> add team member
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Business & Education
SubTopic:
General
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Accounts
Apple Business Manager
Managed Settings
After applying the MDM camera restriction on iOS 26.1 beta 2, the camera availability status is reported incorrectly.
After applying the MDM camera restriction
[UIImagePickerController isSourceTypeAvailable:UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera] return YES
I have an issue with my MDM setup. The Push notification that installs and updates configuration profile in the device is no longer working. It was working
before Apple developer account got expired
we renewed our apple developer account and then retried and we got the device enrollment working just fine. Now when we are updating configuration profile and MDM server is supposed to notify the device using push notification, this is the part where its not working.
Are the certs faulty now since the account was expired?
Would just renewal of the Push cert work?
Will I have to setup the certs all over again?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
We are experiencing a lot of problems deploying an enterprise app for in-house use since late January. All our iPads are managed by an MDM solution. It can take 10 or more attempts to successfully deploy the app. The deployment usually fails with the message "ASDErrorDomain error 854" among other messages. The company providing the MDM solution has no idea what causes this message or what it means. I suspect the error message is not generated by the MDM solutiion but rather gets passed through from iOS. After many attempts the installation may succeed suddenly, though, and the apps works as expected, but this may take weeks.
I have not done any changes to my development system. 'I am running XCode 15.3 with SDK version 17.4, the iPads are on iOS 18.3
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Business & Education
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Device Management
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Enterprise
iPadOS
Business and Enterprise
I just want to add a in-app purchase project to my app,
steps:
1.i create a product in App Store Connect ,the product id is "com.buy.once.me"
2.in Xcode,i create " SubscriptionStoreView(productIDs:["com.buy.once.me"])" in a view
3. the view show "subscription unavailable the subscription is unavailable in the current storefront"
I don't know what the problem is ,anyone help me,thanks