Can I run Find my iPhone on supervised iPads?
I have been reading around the forums for a while and noticed that many people had issues with Activation Lock on their supervised iPads. There have been the issue of them being locked out and needing to do a rather long and complicated reset to get them back to the way the organization wants them.
I've read the article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5927
I am in a small school with only 15 iPads and I desprately need the capability to run Find My iPhone on these iPads, complete with the Activation Lock. We recently had a iPad stolen from us, where it was wiped and nearly sold. If it wasn't for the Police and the fact the thief changed their mind, the iPad would have been lost. If Find My iPhone was installed and working, I would have been able to track it down and lock it before anything could have happened. Therefore the stolen iPad would have been useless to the thief and we wouldn't have to rely on their conscious to retrieve it.
We don't allow the students to take home the iPads. We assign them based on class and students attending. They are checked in at the end of the class or day, therefore they can be checked out to any number of students. The rest of the school, if they need the iPads, receive supervised, non-checked out personalized iPads with different confifurations based on teacher need. (Some would be locked down on a singular app to ensure students don't go off topic, others have no internet access, etc.)
Is there a work around to have this work on the iPads running iOS 7.0.4 and the Apple Configurator 1.4?
I've heard people using Meraki is that better than Apple Configurator for my school's needs?