What’s new for Apple and the enterprise? – Computerworld

Shared devices

Apple’s Return to Service system makes it much easier to share devices between users, with default apps and configurations re-applied each time a device is passed across. Apple has improved this in a few ways: Return to Service now also supports shared use of Vision Pro, including app preservation and deployment, making this useful for shared work; similarly, the iPhone and iPad can preserve managed apps when they are reset, though user data is wiped.

Do you share your Mac at home? You might at work, so Apple has introduced Authenticated Guest Mode; it lets users log into a Mac using their cloud identity. Once they finish their session, personal data is wiped, and the Mac ready for the next user. Apple has taken this a step further, enabling users to securely login to a shared (and properly configured) Mac with a tap of their iPhone or Apple Watch, or by using an NFC reader. I expect this will work well in schools, universities, healthcare and retail environments.

App Management

Turning out focus to some of the enhancements to app management: the new Managed App framework for iPad, iPhone, and visionOS lets organizations deploy app configurations, including certificates and identities, on managed devices. Among other improvements, IT can now limit apps to specific app versions if they want to control the update cadence. On macOS Tahoe, App Store apps, custom apps, and packages can be deployed using Declarative Device Management. (Developers can also use a new ManagedApp framework when building apps.) IT can now manage Safari to ensure bookmarks are in place and an employee or school portal can be set as the Safari start page.