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Researcher in Spatial Computing / HCI Looking to Use Enterprise APIs on Vision Pro for HCI Research-Only.
I am a spatial computing / XR and Human-Computer Interaction researcher from a private university. I am interested in using the vision pro's newly-exposed camera access to develop and evaluate new algorithms for computational perception. ( WWDC session here: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc24/10139 ) I understand this is targeted at large enterprises, but I would like to know if by some means as a researcher affiliated with an educational institution I could develop private for-development-only applications for the vision pro with the enterprise APIs enabled. The intent is not to publish apps, but rather to contribute to the research community through R&D. However, to my knowledge, I would be ineligible as a normal "business" as I do not employee 100+ employees. I am an independent researcher, and on occasion, I collaborate within small research groups within my university that focus on this kind of camera-based perception algorithm development. Could someone from Apple comment? Thank you.
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Apple Login fails with Managed Apple IDs on supervised iPhones with iOS 17.3 version
We noticed that Apple Login fails if we try to login with Managed Apple ID on iOS 17.2 & 17.3 This issue could have been introduced in iOS 17 but we did not have iOS 17.0 or 17.1 to validate this. There are few prerequisites to this: Should be a supervised device. It can be enrolled in ABM or ASM. Apple ID should be Managed Apple ID Device should have a passcode policy Device should have “allowListedAppBundleIDs” added in the “com.apple.applicationaccess” payload If either of the above conditions are not met, then the issue does not happen. If the device is set up in the above way and we try to login with Managed Apple ID, then the login fails. Please refer the recording at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XG17loAuH_GB1IyGdwD8txjkHZWqGeD1/view?usp=drive_link We reproduced the issue three times and got the log files: Issue occurred at: 21st March 2024 at 19:54:58 IST a. Log file name: sysdiagnose_2024.03.21_19-55-26+0530_iPhone-OS_iPhone_21D50(07.54.58 pm).tar.gz b. Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nk-cQPrVEZrAUgVmrxPCsSRDd4aNF8eK/view?usp=drive_link Issue occurred at: 21st March 2024 at 19:59:44 IST a. Log file name: sysdiagnose_2024.03.21_20-00-02+0530_iPhone-OS_iPhone_21D50(07.59.44 pm).tar.gz b. Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VPcF77G2SK2c1rBK4S2GbLCAiQEeYPOB/view?usp=drive_link Issue occurred at: 21st March 2024 at 20:03:27 IST a. Log file name: sysdiagnose_2024.03.21_20-03-39+0530_iPhone-OS_iPhone_21D50(08.03.27 pm).tar.gz b. Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zlLLMd0ugJoiZtmpWlarREFDl1vjZoWP/view?usp=drive_link During the above tests, this was the setup Passcode Policy: a. requireAlphanumeric: true b. minLength: 13 c. allowSimple: false allowListedAppBundleIDs: This can be anything but atleast one of them should be enabled. For example a. com.apple.AppStore b. com.apple.MobileAddressBook c. com.apple.calculator d. com.apple.camera e. com.apple.DocumentsApp f. com.apple.facetime What results I expected: The user should be able to login without an issue What results I actually saw: The user does not login We also created a ticket in Feedback assistant in March but haven't received any response: FB13694721
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Jun ’24
Need status from device before wipe due to passcode policy "maxFailedAttempts" setting
Enroll an iOS device via MDM and apply passcode policy with "maxFailedAttempts" setting enabled https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/passcode Now when the user attempts to unlock device exceeds above "maxFailedAttempts" - the device gets wiped. Now the administrator is unaware of this event. It would be helpful to get an message/DDM status from device to notify the MDM server that device is wiped due to incorrect passcode attempts.
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Jun ’24
App Custom URL to be available only for Managed Apps
My application supports Custom URL Schema which is used to perform an open operation. My application is used as a helper app for MDM, hence it will be installed as a Managed Application. I want only the other Managed Applications to be able to invoke the Custom URL Schema and not allow it for unmanaged applications. Is there any such provision provided by Apple MDM protocol?
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Jun ’24
Error during Automated device enrollment - The cloud configuration server is unavailable. (MDMDeviceEnrollment:103)
The customer is trying to enroll macOS devices to Hexode via Apple Business Manager (without reset). Upon running the command sudo profiles renew -type enrollment, he received the below error. Error: DEP enrollment failed: The cloud configuration server is unavailable. (MDMDeviceEnrollment:103) Upon running the command sudo profiles show -type enrollment in Terminal, he received the following output. Error fetching Device Enrollment configuration: (34006) Error Domain=MCCloudConfigurationErrorDomain Code=34006 "The cloud configuration server is unavailable." UserInfo={CloudConfigurationErrorType=CloudConfigurationFatalError, NSLocalizedDescription=The cloud configuration server is unavailable., NSUnderlyingError=0x6000012f0060 {Error Domain=com.apple.MobileActivation.ErrorDomain Code=-1 "Failed to create reference key." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Failed to create reference key., NSUnderlyingError=0x6000012f00c0 {Error Domain=com.apple.MobileActivation.ErrorDomain Code=-1 "Failed to create ref key." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Failed to create ref key., NSUnderlyingError=0x6000012f0150 {Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-25308 "failed to generate asymmetric keypair" (errKCInteractionNotAllowed / errSecInteractionNotAllowed:  / Interaction is not allowed with the Security Server.) UserInfo=0x6000009f0440 (not displayed)}}}}}} The device was assigned to the Hexnode server and listed in DEP devices in Hexnode. It seems to be an Intel device and we tried following troubleshooting steps. He said another user tried out the case and was encountering the same errors. He tried the following steps as part of troubleshooting. Installed pending OS updates Re-assigned device to Hexnode server Cleared NVRAM/PRAM Switched networks Turned off firewall and proxies on the device Re-assigned DEP configuration profile to devices Re-configured DEP and APNs Enrolling the device using the enrollment URL does work and he's able to deploy actions as well. He is willing to reset the device and check as well, but he has ~30 devices in ABM that are remote and in use. Since 2 devices encountered the case, he would like to know more about what happened.
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Jun ’24
Cellular Private Network Profile not working
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'}
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Parental Content Filtering MDM Payload causes internet issues on Mac Silicon devices with OS 14 and above
Since the release of macOS 14.0, we have encountered issues with the Content Filtering MDM Payload. This problem is unusual but can be resolved by restarting the system. Prerequisites: macOS 14 or higher Any Mac with a Silicon (ARM) processor Restrictions Payload and Parental Content Filtering Payload must be installed on the device, either manually or through any MDM service Issue Details: When the Parental Content Filtering Payload is removed after installation, it causes internet issues, and browsers display "The site can't be reached". This affects applications as well, with Safari being the only application that continues to work. The issue can be resolved by either re-adding the Content Filtering Payload or restarting the Mac. Links: Restriction Payload: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1buwLFgbjTRXij9ZSv1QrDeRnWbFfKNtq/view?usp=drive_link Content Filtering Payload: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eAJiBg4N__dML65MRDH7hYCocuTqOCcu/view?usp=drive_link System Logs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hKKNAoMn_4x1CqMTxz1bPrUucCbftjO9?usp=drive_link Screen Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uS8CJqe9p9DG9XzhUnIsY35eme4Dxs60/view?usp=drive_link
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Jun ’24
How to get developer token for api.ent.apple.com?
We are working with MDM service using VPP API, and trying to migrate Legacy APIs to new App and Book Management APIs. This document says Send the public key you generate to your Apple contact in a plain-text file. Do not share the private key. Also provide a brief description of your use case and product. I generated a key-pair and sent the public key to Apple Developer Program support, however they didn't know how to handle it. What means "your Apple contact" here? I already understand how to generate JWT token for the api.ent.apple.com. I want to know who authorize the public key for the organization. Thank you,
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Lost access to ABM
Hi, I would like to introduce you to the problem of my client, who is probably one of the first Apple Business Manger users in Poland. The client created an ABM instance and verified it. He also created a second administrator account as recommended, and added the first device. The problem was that these accounts were accessed by one person who used Cyber Ark to save credentials. After saving the credentials for the administrator accounts, an error occurred with Cyber Ark and the passwords of these accounts were saved incorrectly. The customer has since lost access to the verified ABM instance with one device already added. Can you advise me on what to do in this situation? Can https://iforgot.apple.com/ help in any way here? Thanks a lot for all your help Best Regards, XVsorim
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Bit quiet here?
I know Apple Engineers are busy and it’s just been WWDC, but things seem very quiet here. There have been 17 posts in the past 10 days and only 6 of them have any replies. It’s great that non-Apple Engineers offer advice and assistance, but I kind of thought there’d be at least a reply from an Apple Engineer to each post?
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Jun ’24
Hidden note in macOS 15b1 and iOS 18b1 release notes
Hi All, I'm trying to figure out why there's something tucked in the release notes for macOS 15b1 and iOS 18b1 saying: “• Profile-based User Enrollment is no longer supported in macOS 15. For User Enrollment, sign in with a Managed Apple Account in Settings.” If I'm reading this correctly, "UIE" or User Initiated Enrollment in Jamf parlance, will not be possible on macOS 15 and iOS18 going forward... But, there is ZERO mention of this in the video about what's new for Management, or what's new for IT document. I work in higher ed, and sadly, we get a lot of out of band purchases that aren't ADE eligible. And we've been told for years, and continue to be told, that Managed Apple ID's aren't appropriate for Higher Ed. So this is a big deal if this is being removed, and I find it disturbing it's being tucked away in release notes rather than being broadcast in every location. Heck, for small shops that don't have ASM or ABM, this means no MDM (they won't have managed Apple Accounts to enroll, they won't have ADE)? I happen to use a free Jamf Now system for home managing some personal home devices... I won't be able to do this with macOS 15/iOS 18?
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Jun ’24
CNContact instantMessage field duplicates after serializaiton/deserialization
Hello folks, I stumbled upon a weird CNContact serialization problem. I use the Contacts framework to update the AIM field, which is one of the instantMessageAddresses within a single Contact. Here is the simplified code I used: func updateAIMFieldOn(contact: CNContact, aimValue: String) { do { guard let mutableContact = contact.mutableCopy() as? CNMutableContact else { logger.error("[CM] Couldn't update contact with aim \(aimValue)") return } var updatedAddresses = mutableContact.instantMessageAddresses updatedAddresses.append(CNLabeledValue(label: "", value: CNInstantMessageAddress(username: aimValue, service: CNInstantMessageServiceAIM))) mutableContact.instantMessageAddresses = updatedAddresses let saveRequest = CNSaveRequest() saveRequest.update(mutableContact) try CNContactStore().execute(saveRequest) logger.verbose("Contact's AIM updated successfully!") } catch { logger.error("Couldn't update contact") } } And after serializing the contact to data, and then deserializing, the contact got two AIM fields with the same value: X-AIM;type=pref:some:part:of_my_aim_value IMPP;X-SERVICE-TYPE=AIM;type=pref:some:part:of_my_aim_value Why does it work in this manner? Is it possible that ":" char causes that? Format of my aim username is {some:part:of_my_aim_value}. I didn't find any information in the docs. Thanks!
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