We are the client of a vendor who built a custom app for us. We use mobile device management to automate application updates. We push 45 apps and 44 work flawlessly. The 45th is this app and we always have to manually force it to update which causes drastic issues when the app is updated. After troubleshooting, it appears there is some type of mismatch between the store version number and what the device sees. The store will show the app as 1.2.3.4 but the device shows 1.2.3 when I force it to update. The vendor shows that they fill out the version as 1.2.3 and the build number as 4 which then produces 1.2.3.4. Are they filling this information out correctly? Are there other fields that are required for them to fill out elsewhere with the version number? Thank you

Guideline 3.2 - Business We found in our review that your app is intended to be used by a specific business or organization, including partners, clients, or employees, but you've selected public distribution on the App Store in App Store Connect. Since the App Store is intended for apps with a public audience, we recommend reviewing the other distribution options available to you through your Apple Developer Program Account. Next Steps To resolve this issue, review the other distribution options available for apps designed for specific businesses or organizations and choose a distribution option that works for your app and users. You can review these app distribution options on Apple Developer. How to resolve this issue - when my App's Business Model is - Business - to - Business Model and my app doesn't involve Registration Technique. If somebody has any information on this issue, Please Guide us.

Hi! I am developing a word game for children. It is intended to be educational and help children pass the time by playing. I use UIReferenceLibraryViewController ( I use a UIViewControllerRepresentable as the app is essentially in SwiftUI) to show a definition of a word that the child comes across during play. This part works fine - except that the view contains a button to look on the web, and another to manage dictionaries - both of which I do not want children to be able to do. How do I disable these buttons? Alternatively, is there a way to just get the dictionary definition text and show that in a custom view?

We continue to find in our review that your app is intended to be used by a specific business or organization, including partners, clients, or employees, but you've selected public distribution on the App Store in App Store Connect. Since the App Store is intended for apps with a public audience, we recommend reviewing the other distribution options available to you through your Apple Developer Program Account. Next Steps To resolve this issue, review the other distribution options available for apps designed for specific businesses or organizations and choose a distribution option that works for your app and users. You can review these I am not able to resolve the above issue kindly help.

hi! https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/applayervpn I have a question about AssociatedDomains in the AppLayerVPN reference above. From the description, I believe that this property triggers the VPN when the app is launched with a universal link and connects to the domain specified in AssociatedDomains. Is that correct in your understanding? I specified "twitter.com" as a test, and the VPN was not triggered when the universal link was executed from safari, etc. How can I make a VPN connection with the domain connection specified in the AssociatedDomains property? If you could please let us know with some real life examples. I will pass on your thanks in advance. Thanks.

Hello, Dear Engineers I have distributed a management profile from Aplle Configurator to my terminal with reference to the following document https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/cellularprivatenetwork Situation: We tested the device in an environment where both Wi-Fi and cellular connections were available, Wi-Fi seemed to have priority in the operation. This is because CellularDataPreferred, which is set in the distributed management profile, is enabled, I would like cellular to be given priority. I am using iPhone 15 (iOS 17.1.2). Question： ・Is there anything else missing besides the Profile Example to make CellularPrivateNetwork's Device Management Profile work properly? ・Has anyone confirmed that CellularPrivateNetwork's Device Management Profile works correctly? BestRegards

Is it legal to use Apple's official technical documentation for training GPTs, and if so, where can I download the PDF version of the official documents?

Please tell me about the NotNow status returned by the MDM command for Apple devices. ◾️I would like to check I am aware that there are some MDM commands that return a status NotNow when the device is locked and the command cannot be executed. I am aware of InstallProfileCommand and SecurityInfoCommand. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/installprofilecommand https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/securityinfocommand Please answer the following two questions. ◾️Question I would appreciate an answer with the official name of the command and the URL of the command's reference, if possible. Question 1 Please tell us if there are commands other than InstallProfileCommand and SecurityInfoCommand that return status NotNow because the command cannot be executed if the terminal is locked. Question 2 Please tell us if any of the following commands return the status NotNow because the command cannot be executed if the terminal is locked. DeviceConfiguredCommand AvailableOSUpdatesCommand ScheduleOSUpdateCommand OSUpdateStatusCommand

We're trying to make our Content Filter solution work on Shared iPads. We leverage the Network Extension framework, more specifically the Content Filter Providers. On regular, 1:1 iPads, this works perfectly fine. However, on Shared iPads we see some weird behaviour. Upon logging in with a MAID everything initially seems fine. However, in about 5 to 10 seconds the user is automatically logged out and an error indicating "a connection to iCloud could not be made" is presented to the user. After investigating the logs it turns out this is caused by the fact that the network is unreachable. For example: Jan 19 00:33:04 cloudd(CFNetwork)[5867] <Error>: Task <F5DC7C46-422D-4265-A364-B3C859BF6291>.<1> finished with error [-1009] Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 UserInfo={_kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=50, NSUnderlyingError=0xefe89ffc0 {Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1009 UserInfo={_NSURLErrorNWPathKey=unsatisfied (Path was denied by NECP policy), interface: en0[802.11], ipv4, dns, uses wifi, _kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=50, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=1}}, _NSURLErrorFailingURLSessionTaskErrorKey=<private>, _NSURLErrorRelatedURLSessionTaskErrorKey=<private>, NSLocalizedDescription=<private>, NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=<private>, NSErrorFailingURLKey=<private>, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=1} Test device: iPad Pro (11-inch) running iPadOS 17.2 (21C62) My assumption: It looks like the filter providers start "too late". In the meantime the device is trying to reach the network, but since there is a Content Filter configuration in place all traffic is denied until the extension is started (and the completionHandler has been called with a nil error). I can see in the logs that, about 5 seconds after the home screen is visible, the Content Filter Providers are starting: ... Jan 19 00:52:54 neagent(NetworkExtension)[7086] <Notice>: Extension request with data extension <our filterData bundle ID> started with identifier 63576D2C-A484-4D07-9753-ADC99BFDB7A6 ... Jan 19 00:52:55 neagent(NetworkExtension)[7086] <Notice>: Extension request with control extension <our filterControl bundle ID> started with identifier 51D19516-C860-48B8-AB83-0F43D5F613CB ... Is my assumption correct? Are the Content Filter provider even officially supported by Apple on Shared iPads? Is there anything we can do to fix this issue?

Hello Apple Community, Issue encountered during the installation of an app via DDM (Declarative Device Management) on iOS 17.3 devices. When applying an app configuration and managed app list status event through declarative management, the configuration is successfully applied, but the configured app is not being installed on the device. Upon closer inspection, we have identified that the error "ManagedAppDistribution.ManagedAppDistributionError" is being logged during this process. My Configuration: { "Type": "com.apple.configuration.app.managed", "Identifier": "com.mdm.1740e623-4361-498d-af02-b433500d58bd.ManagedAppDDM", "ServerToken": "1706282674113", "Payload": { "AppStoreID": "361309726", "InstallBehavior": { "License": { "VPPType": "Device" }, "Install": "Required" } } } { "Type": "com.apple.configuration.management.status-subscriptions", "Identifier": "com.mdm.9c70c80f-406a-425a-8829-1025652f05c6.ManagedAppListStatus", "ServerToken": "1706282673976", "Payload": { "StatusItems": [ { "Name": "app.managed.list" }, { "Name": "mdm.app" }, { ... } ] } } DDM Response: { "StatusItems": { "management": { "declarations": { "activations": [ { "active": true, "identifier": "DEFAULT_ACT_0", "valid": "valid", "server-token": "1706282674113" } ], "configurations": [ { "active": true, "identifier": "DEFAULT_STATUS_CONFIG_0", "valid": "valid", "server-token": "3" }, { "active": true, "identifier": "com.mdm.1740e623-4361-498d-af02-b433500d58bd.ManagedAppDDM", "valid": "valid", "server-token": "1706282674113" }, { "active": true, "identifier": "com.mdm.9c70c80f-406a-425a-8829-1025652f05c6.ManagedAppListStatus", "valid": "valid", "server-token": "1706282673976" } ], "assets": [], "management": [] } } }, "Errors": [ { "Reasons": [ { "Code": "ManagedAppDistribution.ManagedAppDistributionError.0", "Description": "The operation couldn’t be completed. (ManagedAppDistribution.ManagedAppDistributionError error 0.)" } ], "StatusItem": "app.managed.list" } ] } Note : The ManagedAppDistribution framework extension appears to not be implemented in this context. Kindly help us with this issue. Thanks in advance.

Hi all. I'm trying to implement a Platform SSO extension for macOS and I'm freaking out. It's so complicated and with almost zero guidance documentation. I established a starting point in my SSO extension and I get the registration request to my beginDeviceRegistrationUsingLoginManager (I managed all the AASA file, MDM stuff). In this method I'm creating a ASAuthorizationProviderExtensionLoginConfiguration and I try to save it into the loginManager (ASAuthorizationProviderExtensionLoginManager which I get from the method) using saveLoginConfiguration. It worked fine, and without changing anything I started getting the next error: failed to save loginConfiguration: Error Domain=com.apple.AuthenticationServices.AuthorizationError Code=1000 "(null)" UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0x7ff77ff63b30 {Error Domain=com.apple.PlatformSSO Code=-1008 "Token endpoint URL is not approved profile URL." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Token endpoint URL is not approved profile URL.}}} This is my configuration: ASAuthorizationProviderExtensionLoginConfiguration *loginConfiguration = [[ASAuthorizationProviderExtensionLoginConfiguration alloc] initWithClientID:@"***" issuer:@"https://auth.platformsso.ping-eng.com/as" tokenEndpointURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"https://auth.platformsso.ping-eng.com/as/token"] jwksEndpointURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"https://auth.platformsso.ping-eng.com/as/jwks"] audience:@"***"]; And this is where it breaks: BOOL saveConf = [self.loginManager saveLoginConfiguration:loginConfiguration error:&confError]; Can someone help me with this error please?

Is there a way to check if DDM(Declarative Device Management) is enabled on a device?

The new profile added to manage the cellular private network is not getting installed on the device end - https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/cellularprivatenetwork?changes=_9 When we try to oinstall the profile we get these error messages. {'Status': 'Error', 'CommandUUID': '556d4936-7514-4121-af8d-3f0bf855a9e6', 'ErrorChain': [ {'ErrorCode': 4001, 'ErrorDomain': 'MCInstallationErrorDomain', 'USEnglishDescription': 'Profile Installation Failed', 'LocalizedDescription': 'Profile Installation Failed'}, {'ErrorCode': 4001, 'ErrorDomain': 'MCInstallationErrorDomain', 'USEnglishDescription': 'Profile Failed to Install', 'LocalizedDescription': 'Profile Failed to Install'}, {'ErrorCode': 1009, 'ErrorDomain': 'MCProfileErrorDomain', 'USEnglishDescription': u'The profile \u201cprivate network policy\u201d could not be installed.', 'LocalizedDescription': u'The profile \u201cprivate network policy\u201d could not be installed.'}, {'ErrorCode': 4001, 'ErrorDomain': 'MCInstallationErrorDomain', 'USEnglishDescription': u'The payload \u201cPrivate Mobile Networks\u201d could not be installed.', 'LocalizedDescription': u'The payload \u201cPrivate Mobile Networks\u201d could not be installed.'}], 'UDID': '00008101-001E1DCA3A81001E'}

I'm trying to implement ACME managed device attestation, I have ACME server code written in C# and I've been able to get all of the steps working except for the very last one - issuing the certificate. I so far have not been able to get the device to accept the certificate, the device logs show: Got certificate {length = ......} ACME request flow failed at step 9: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67673 "failed to obtain certificate" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=failed to obtain certificate} The certificate is issued by an internal CA and the correct root certificate is in the device's trusted certs. I have tried returning the certificate chain as a file response or content response to the device as a "application/pem-certificate-chain" mime type (as outlined as the default in the ACME RFC), returning just the leaf certificate as PEM, returning the leaf certificate as DER with mime type "application/pkix-cert", "application/pkcs7-mime", "application/x-pkcs12" or "application/x-x509-ca-cert", but none of this has worked. Can anyone point me in the right direction to figure out what the issue is?

Hi, I'm looking into ACME Managed Deice Attestation and was wondering about one of the values in the payload - AllowAllAppsAccess. From the documentation: "If true, all apps have access to the private key" but what is the case that you would have this set to true? seems like it opens up the device to potentially malicious software. Also, if this were set to true, how would an app access this private key when it is stored in the Secure Enclave? is there a specific tag that it is stored with?

The profiles command shows them, but the Store file/directory is blocked off from access (which, I suppose, kinda makes sense). (We are in the process of getting customers to upgrade the profile, and if I can see whether our profile has an entry, then I can behave differently.)

I am a beta tester on behalf of the College Board for the Bluebook app, which administers the digital SAT. For the first admissions year when most universities are no longer going test-optional, more university-bound sixth-form pupils sit the digital SAT. Some students who are sitting on the SAT could receive an unfair advantage due to them reverse-engineering the app using Ghidra and using that to make a duplicate version of the app which will show correct answers and/or disable Assessment mode to cheat on the exam. I need to know if it is possible, if the student has prior Computer science knowledge, and what is the procedure for doing the following: Disabling assessment mode through terminal function or another internal coding source Reverse engineering the Bluebook app, and recreating it through Xcode and editing the code to automatically fill out the correct answer Reverse engineering the Bluebook app, and recreating it through Xcode and editing the code to disable assessment mode as a whole Please tell me as this will give those who cheat a severely unfair advantage over those who studied hard for it

I have found that Declarative management, although intriguing and could be useful in the future, is quite lacking. At this point in development, I don't see an advantage over using MDM commands. In order for a device to apply policies, the device must first post to a server to receive the manifest set, then for each item in the set, the device must post to the server to get the policy. How is that better than posting via MDM to obtain a policy (configuration profile, app, etc.)? It seems there is no benefit in terms of time complexity. In both scenarios the device would need to make O(n) posts. This doesn't solve the scalability issue with regards to the MDM channel. The limitation with regards to available native declarations vs configuration profiles means declarative management is not yet ready for prime time. Although the first attempt at solving this through LegacyProfiles allows for installing ConfigurationProfiles, this method adds another POST, so at this point it's 1 post to get the manifest, then 2 mores posts to get the policy, which is even worse that MDM. Regarding the status channel, the status report is missing quite a bit of device information. Currently, in order to obtain a more complete view of device state using MDM, the MDM server must send a set of commands to get information, installed profiles, apps, certificate, etc. The Status channel includes some of this stuff, but not all of it, which means a device must augment the status channel with some (or all) of these commands.

After I submitted our app, it was rejected with reasons: `"Regarding 5.1.1, the following fields or actions are required for registration but do not appear to be directly relevant to your app’s core functionality: Thai National ID Phone number. To resolve this issue, it would be appropriate to either remove all required fields that are not relevant to the app or make those fields optional."` I need the two fields above. How can I resolve it? I asked reviewer but they said they cannot help detail feature for us. About phone numbers, our system wants to send SMS to them, change passwords, and send notification. Step: (edit profile -> edit phone number -> verify OTP) to change password you can check it. About Thai National ID, do you think it can be suitable when we use it for KYC, and verify customers? Actually, when the user registers a new account, if we do not approve the account, means KYC is unsuccess, the user will not use any main features (Saving and interest pay invoice). We are using Thai national ID and password to login.

Hi, I am trying to delete a VPP application from our MDM solution, but it is failing with the error: The app failed to delete. Enure that the app is not associated with any VPP license in Apple Business Manager and try again. I have revoked ALL the app licenses from our MDM and it shows License not found, when checking. However in ABM it still shows a small number 'in use'. Is there a easy\clever way I can delete the 'in use' licenses from ABM or somehow send a revoke command via API to revoke those licenses in ABM? Thanks for looking