May 1, 2024
Configure managed iOS apps for your users using Google Mobile Device Management
What’s changing
Directly from the Admin console, admins can remotely set custom configs for managed iOS apps on end-user devices for their enterprise using Google Mobile Device Management. Managed configurations are applied using XML property lists and the same app can be configured differently across different domains, groups, or organizational units (OUs).
Creating the app configuration using XML information
Applying the configuration
Who’s impacted
Admins and end users
Why it’s important
Prior to this update, mobile app configuration was only available for managed Android devices. Beginning today, Workspace admins can use Managed App Configuration to set custom app configurations and deploy them to manage iOS devices across their organization. This gives admins the flexibility they need to create safety parameters that align with the various needs of users across their organization.
Getting started
- Admins: Visit the Help Center to learn more about setting up iOS apps with managed configurations. You can also utilize managed configurations to set up Chrome Browser Cloud Management for iOS.
- End users: Visit the Help Center to learn more about how your iOS device is managed.
Rollout pace
- Rapid and Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on May 1, 2024
Availability
Available to Google Workspace
- Business Plus
- Enterprise Standard and Plus
- Enterprise Essentials and Essentials Plus
- Education Standard and Plus
- Nonprofits
- Frontline Starter and Standard
- Cloud Identity Premium
Resources
- Google Workspace Admin Help: Set up iOS apps with managed configurations
- Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage mobile apps for your organization
- Google Workspace Admin Help: Enroll browsers with Google endpoint management (iOS)
- Google Workspace Admin Help: Set up Chrome Browser Cloud Management for iOS
- Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage mobile apps for your organization
- Google Help: How your iOS device is managed