Iru Adds More Controls for Managing Apple OS Updates
Summary
Iru’s Managed OS updates add up to 90-day delays, phased rollouts, beta enforcement, separate schedules for minor and major updates, and hardware compatibility checks for Apple devices.
Key points
- Admins can delay a target OS release by up to 90 days; Apple software update deferrals can also be configured to hide the version from end users.
- Phased rollouts distribute update declarations over a configurable 1-to-7-day window, with device timing shown in Library Item status.
- Managed OS can enforce beta releases using AppleSeed for IT beta tokens from Apple Business; configured ADE integrations sync the tokens automatically.
- Major OS upgrades can use enforcement settings separate from those for minor updates.
- Iru checks Apple GDMF metadata for hardware compatibility and will not attempt updates identified as incompatible with a device.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Product update: Iru expanded Managed OS features for managing Apple operating system updates.
- Impact
- Administrators can delay OS deployments by up to 90 days, schedule phased rollouts over 1 to 7 days, enforce beta releases, configure separate schedules for minor updates and major upgrades, and prevent installation of updates identified as incompatible with a device's hardware. These controls are intended to reduce deployment disruption and help keep devices current.
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Products
Apple BusinessManaged OS Library Items for Apple devices support enforcing beta releases using AppleSeed for IT beta tokens from Apple Business.AppleSeed for ITManaged OS Library Items for Apple devices support enforcing beta releases using AppleSeed for IT beta tokens from Apple Business.Managed OSThe Managed OS Library Item for Apple devices has received several updates recently, and they share one theme: deeper control.