Configure Policies or Restrictions on iOS

The Restrictions section of an iOS Device Profile is a collection of various settings that can be configured so that can be applied on a device.

Assuming that you are creating or editing an iOS Device Profile in Scalefusion Dashboard, once you navigate to the Restrictions tab you would see the following screen.

Described below are the various options available.

Single App Mode & Autonomous Single App Mode

From the list of applications that you have allowed, choose one application run always. This helps you in setting up the device as a Kiosk. You can choose additional settings as well. Please read our How to Setup an iOS Device as Kiosk to learn more.

Alternatively you may want to set some applications that can put themselves into Single App Mode autonomously, that is as and when they want or scheduled. This feature to enter into Single app mode is dependent on the application, and some applications offer this. If you are using such applications that support this feature, then refer to How to Setup Apps in Autonomous Single App Mode.

Network Settings

A collection of network-related settings that lets you control Network settings. These are:

1. Wifi Configuration: Select a Wifi configuration and enforce it on a Supervised device.
2. Bluetooth Configuration: 
   1. Configure Bluetooth settings on the device. You can choose one of the following options:
      1. Enable: Turns on Bluetooth on the device
      2. Disable: Turns off Bluetooth on the device 
      3. Not Set: On the device, Bluetooth remains in its current state
   2. Allow Bluetooth Settings Modification: If checked, it allows users to modify (allow or restrict) Bluetooth settings on the device. This is applicable only on Supervised devices.
3. Hotspot Configuration: 
   1. Configure Hotspot settings on the device. You can choose one of the following options:
      1. Enable: Turns on Hotspot on the device
      2. Disable: Turns off Hotspot on the device 
      3. Not Set: On the device, Hotspot remains in its current state
   2. Allow personal hotspot setting modifications: If checked, it allows users to modify (allow or restrict) Hotspot settings on the device. This is applicable only on Supervised devices.
4. Roaming Settings: Choose to enable/disable the Voice and Data roaming settings.
5. Configure eSIM settings:Scalefusion allows configuring eSIMs and deploying the configuration to eSIM-supported iOS devices to remotely trigger and automate the download and installation of an eSIM on a managed device. All you need is an eSIM URL that is purchased from network providers.
   This feature is supported on iPad with OS version 13 and later and on iPhone with iOS 14 and later
   This feature is in the Beta phase
   1. In iOS Device profile, navigate to Restrictions > Network Settings. Scroll down to Configure eSIM settings.
   2. Here, enter the network provider URL. This URL is provided by your network provider
      1. Allow eSIM modification: If this setting is unchecked, it will restrict users from modifying eSIM settings on the device. By default it is checked.
   3. When the profile is applied on devices, it will activate the eSIM aka cellular plan on devices with the eSIM configurations.

Safari Settings

In this section you can control Safari related settings,

1. Enable Safari - If you have Allowed websites then this cannot be disabled.
2. Allow AutoFill - Choose to Allow/Restrict the user to turn on/off the Auto-Fill feature.
3. Allow Javascript - Choose to Allow/Restrict javascript to run.
4. Allow PopUps - Choose to Allow/Restrict pop-up tabs.

Content Filtering

Use these settings to control the browsing experience on the iOS devices, with access to the websites and apply Safari's content-filtering algorithms.

Put a check in front of Configure Content Filtering to enable the settings

iCloud & Siri Settings

Please find below the list of settings that are available.

Lock Screen Settings

A collection of documents that drive the experience on Lock Screen that can be applied to all iOS devices.

App Settings

A collection of application-related settings, that can be enforced on the devices.

Application Management Settings

In this section, admin can configure settings that give control to users over how Applications published from the Dashboard are installed on the managed devices. This can be done by enabling the application catalog. To know more about the app catalog, click here.

OS Updates

Use this section to choose a delay time for the new iOS Updates. iOS does not allow to completely block the updates indefinitely. You can delay from a minimum of 30 days to a maximum of 90 days. To defer the OS Updates follow the steps below:

1. Click on OS Updates and enable Defer Software Updates
2. Enter a value between 30 to 90.

Email & Exchange Settings

Use this section to select the Email or Exchange configurations that you want to publish to the devices in this Device Profile. You can select one or multiple configurations to be pushed on the devices. To learn how to create Exchange and Email configurations, please refer to our document here.

Work Data Settings

These settings help you control the exchange of data between Managed (work) apps and non-Managed (personal apps). These settings work on all iOS devices irrespective of they are Supervised or not (min.OS version required), and help you secure the corporate data by preventing the Unmanaged applications from being used to view/open Managed data. The settings offered are:

Setting	Description
Allow Open From Managed to Unmanaged	Allow Work documents/files to be opened via Unmanaged apps. Disabling this prevents the Unmanaged apps from being listed in the Share menu.
Allow Managed Apps to write contacts to Unmanaged contact accounts	Allow Managed apps to add/edit contact information to Unmanaged contact accounts. This setting will be forced to true if Allow Open From Managed to Unmanaged is true. Requires 12.0+ to work
Allow UnManaged Apps to read contacts to Managed contact accounts	Allow Unmanaged applications to add/edit contacts to Work managed accounts. his setting will be forced to true if Allow Open From Managed to Unmanaged is true. Requires 12.0+ to work
Allow Work Documents to be Shared via Airdrop	Allow Work documents/files from managed applications to be shared via Airdrop. This setting will be forced to true if Allow Open From Managed to Unmanaged is true.
Block Copy/Paste from Managed apps to Unmanaged apps	Blocks copy and paste actions done from managed to unmanaged apps. When this setting is enabled, and if you try to copy anything from a managed application onto an unmanaged one, the following message will appear: This setting will not work if Allow Open From Managed to Unmanaged setting is also enabled
Allow Open Documents From Managed to Unmanaged	Allow non-Work documents/files to be opened via Managed applications. Enabling this will cause the managed apps to be shown in the Share menu of unmanaged apps.
Allow Camera	Allow/Restrict the usage of Camera. Required to be Allowed if you want to use the Photobooth app.
Allow Screenshot	Allow/Restrict users to take screenshot.
Force Encrypted Backups	Allow/Restrict users to enforce encrypted backups where they can set a password for encrypted files while taking backup. This option is unchecked by default.
Allow UI Configuration Profile Installation	You are allowed to install the UI Configuration profile.

Apple Intelligence Settings

Apple has a suite of features powered by artificial intelligence, collectively referred to as Apple Intelligence. These settings allow you to control which of these intelligent features are active and accessible. You can choose to turn off specific ones if you prefer not to use them. Following are the features available:

Certificates

Use this section to install and deploy certificates on your managed devices. The certificates uploaded via Enterprise > Certificate Management are listed here. To learn more about how certificates can be applied on managed devices, please refer to the document here.

Custom Settings

By using the Custom Settings feature of a Scalefusion iOS Profile, IT Admins can use a top-notch XML editor and push a Custom Payload directly to the devices. Hence, with this admins will now be able to add those features for Mac and iOS which are not yet offered under Scalefusion. To learn more about Custom Settings feature, click here.

General Settings

A collection of common settings that can be enforced on devices.

Scalefusion Agent Settings

These settings will work only if Scalefusion Agent for iOS is published on this profile.

Block Screenshot / Screen-Recording of the Scalefusion App

Enabling this setting will block the end user from recording the screen or take screenshots of the Scalefusion MDM Client app. When this setting is enabled, and you try to take screenshot you will see a black screen. 

Allow users to import files into Scalefusion App

Enabling this feature allows organizations to import and open files using the Scalefusion app without using third-party applications thereby acting as a secure file explorer. To open a file in Scalefusion app on the device:

1. On the device, click on the file there is an option Share. Click on it.
   
2. Now click on Import to Scalefusion
   
3. The files will be imported and displayed inside Scalefusion MDM app, under Imported section
   
4. Now you can securely access the files from here by clicking on View
   

Activation Lock Settings

IT Admins can use these settings to manage Activation Lock (whether users can turn on Activation Lock or not) on the managed iOS devices. To know more about these settings please visit our guide here.