No apple IDs needed for iPad management in schools?

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No apple IDs needed for iPad management in schools?

Our school is preparing to expand its 1:1 program with iPads next year. It has been a challenge managing so many devices especially when students need to remember their apple ID. I heard rumor that Apple was planning to do away with the need for Apple IDs for education. This was back in March. I wanted to know if anyone has updated information on this. Will it be available before next August? We are looking into batch creating Apple IDs but don't want to if there is going to be a way to manage devices without the use of apple id. We are currently managing with Profile Manager and students are required to have their own Apple ID. We have a mix of iPad2, iPad4, and Air all running iOS8.

Posted on May 26, 2015 3:55 PM

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Ho0ps

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May 27, 2015 2:53 AM in response to kwessel

Unfortunately no one knows anything more, except for they are planning to do it. The time frame they gave was they would like to have it in the fall this year, but I am sure that will be pushed back. I'm hoping to hear some details at the WWDC though.

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kwessel Author

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May 27, 2015 5:27 AM in response to Ho0ps

Thanks. Please post as you find out more. Sounds like a great change they are making.

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rccharles

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May 27, 2015 9:15 AM in response to kwessel

"Deploying a great quantity of iOS devices means creating a great quantity of Apple IDs. This script allows automated Apple ID creation from a spreadsheet."

http://www.enterpriseios.com/wiki/Apple_ID_Automation_Builder

I thought that if you used dep, vpp, and a mdm, you didn't need an apple id per device.

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nsdjoey

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May 27, 2015 10:46 AM in response to rccharles

Hey rccharles,

To clarify, with DEP, VPP, and MDM, an Apple ID is still required by the end user. The end user needs to receive a VPP invitation from the school/organization where he/she registers using his/her Apple ID. Once registered and enrolled, the MDM can deploy apps to the user (silently if device is Supervised). Currently the only way a device doesn't (directly) need an Apple ID is with Apple Configurator The piece that kwessel is referring to is a (quiet) rumor that has been circulating for several weeks now regarding OTA app distribution via MDM without Apple IDs. It is possible that we will be hearing more about it at WWDC. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

~Joe

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ChrisJ4203

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May 27, 2015 10:48 AM in response to kwessel

If your educational institution is deploying Apple products in mass, they should have an educational representative from Apple that can answer any and all of their deployment questions. We have a representative for the community college I work for that handles the groups of devices that we use.

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