Managed Apple ID and Find my iPhone

This is a problem even when one doesn't use Apple School Manager. We use Meraki's System Manager MDM with device enrolment, so we don't have AppleIDs associated with our devices. We're thus dependent upon Meraki's System Manager app running at all times on the iPads to allow us to track them. Meraki tracking is — to say the least — poor compared to Apple's Find My iPhone mechanism, and only works if the app is running. It's unfortunate that Apple have not opened up the Find My iPhone service to MDM suppliers and made it part of the DEP.

All that having been said, I was under the impression that, with Managed IDs, one could still locate lost devices and play sounds, but through the Apple School Manager system. Is that not correct?

Hi @ablnlc,

Apple designed Managed Apple IDs for educational institutions. Your school or district can use Apple IDs to log in to a Shared iPad and to access Apple services. These services include iCloud and iTunes U.

To maintain a focus on education, these services are disabled for Managed Apple IDs:

App Store purchasing

iTunes Store purchasing

HomeKit connected devices

Apple Pay

Find My iPhone

Find My Mac

Find My Friends

iCloud Mail

iCloud Keychain

FaceTime (this is off by default, but your institution can turn it on)

iMessage (this is off by default, but your institution can turn it on)

Note: Not all services are available in all countries or regions.

Please check this new iOS 10.3 and macOS 10.12.4 provide new ways to deploy your Apple devices. Using Apple School Manager (for education) or Apple Deployment Programmes (for business) with a mobile device management (MDM) solution gives you greater flexibility and control over your deployments.

All the best,

cheers Pablo

In some configurations, you can download an app and have it run. I help another ipad administrator find such an app.

I found wmfo

It's a radio playing app.

[ some college radio station. Don't like the current song that is playing. ]

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Re: Apps to Make Noise

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