abillybob Posted September 19, 2013 Posted September 19, 2013 Hey Guys As I'm sure you're all aware iOS 7 came out yesterday. As usual Apple's Servers got overloaded and people where having 12-24 Hours wait while downloading it to their iDevice. Now personally I don't really care iOS 7 is just another spruced up version with a few more added features to make more people buy these IDevice's that seem to make my job a lot more difficult than it has to be although that is opinion! Now there was certain websites going around saying that iOS7 with a new version of Apple Configurator will allow all iPads to have apps transferred to them wirelessly from a central location on an internal network! Anyone know where to start with this? Is anyone playing about with this today? Please post your news here
SovietRussia Posted September 19, 2013 Posted September 19, 2013 I will be exploring all the documentation for the new MDM features, Ill let you know If i find anything about wireless apps! On a side note; Profile Manager received an update yesterday, not sure what it contains yet
iom100 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 So all our 80 of our iPads decided to download the iOS7 image completely unprompted, hammering the network connection in the process. Any ideas how we could turn this 'feature' off? I'm sure previous versions asked before download, and again before install.
synaesthesia Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 That's nasty considering some of the failures with ios7 - currently I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole until some of the glaring issues are fixed!
iom100 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Thankfully not installing automatically, just downloading hundreds of Mb and then prompting for the install. We'll tell people to not install just yet, but there doesn't seem to be anyway of stopping the download. It apparently happens if the wifi is switched on and it is left on charge,
Arthur Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) Now there was certain websites going around saying that iOS7 with a new version of Apple Configurator will allow all iPads to have apps transferred to them wirelessly from a central location on an internal network! That sounds a bit like the new version of Profile Manager in OS X 10.9 Server. http://i.imgur.com/V0vZIUX.png Edt. You can also use an existing MDM solution to deploy apps wirelessly. www.apple.com/ios/business/ http://i.imgur.com/65aO1gk.png Edited September 20, 2013 by Arthur
synaesthesia Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Some things currently not playing ball from my experience: Meraki Impero app Multiple games (reported by a friend obviously using his for personal things) the Collins set of English program apps Didn't play with too much else but, goes without saying, test on a "disposable" unit before deploying to avoid upset whilst you wait for updates.
Jawloms Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 BBC News - Security holes unearthed in Apple's iOS7 Check your settings!
Linfit Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 It also breaks Emerge - we have been warned not to install it until a new Emerge release is made available
themanfromict Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Just blocked mesu.apple.com on our firewall, to try and prevent every iPad and iPhone in school from updating at the same time. iOS 7: Block iOS updates on your office network, avoid first-day upgrade overload | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
SovietRussia Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 To date, AirWatch is the only MDM capable of supporting new iOS 7 features, as mentioned above, the new version of Profile Manager (Profile Manager 3) will be supported in OS X Mavericks. This is to include new features for supporting the new licensing model as parts of VPP have been removed/deprecated, new MDM iOS 7 commands like locking wallpaper change and better web UI. Apple has also changed the Apple ID Terms and Conditions to support under 13 year olds, as this was an issue in Education. So far, there has not been an update for Apple Configurator, but we are expecting one soon.
iom100 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 parts of VPP have been removed/deprecated This is news to me - have you got any more info about this?
abillybob Posted September 20, 2013 Author Posted September 20, 2013 To date, AirWatch is the only MDM capable of supporting new iOS 7 features What rubbish! I'm sorry but with a bit of tweaking I've got Meraki working like a dream has taken me from yesterday till now to get it all working and a bit of fiddling! Though all pays off can now push apps from Meraki to all iOS 7 devices without them prompting to install all the time they just do it automatically just save the iTunes password it's awesome. Yes there will be some fault like any new OS, my girlfriend is having major problems on it with her iPhone but on the iPad 2 it's working a treat haven't come across any problems. For this silent app push alone I reckon it's worth you guys at least trialing it on 1 iPad and see how it goes. I've made up my mind will be installing this throughout our school!
SovietRussia Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 What rubbish! I'm sorry but with a bit of tweaking I've got Meraki working like a dream has taken me from yesterday till now to get it all working and a bit of fiddling! Though all pays off can now push apps from Meraki to all iOS 7 devices without them prompting to install all the time they just do it automatically just save the iTunes password it's awesome. Yes there will be some fault like any new OS, my girlfriend is having major problems on it with her iPhone but on the iPad 2 it's working a treat haven't come across any problems. For this silent app push alone I reckon it's worth you guys at least trialing it on 1 iPad and see how it goes. I've made up my mind will be installing this throughout our school! Comparison of MDM Providers | Enterprise iOS
plexer Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Comparison of MDM Providers | Enterprise iOS That table is for the most part worthless. Ben
abillybob Posted September 20, 2013 Author Posted September 20, 2013 Comparison of MDM Providers | Enterprise iOS Not everything you read on the internet is true. It's working perfect for me on iOS 7 better than ever in fact! Really love the silent push feature. If you don't believe me try it.
SovietRussia Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Not everything you read on the internet is true. It's working perfect for me on iOS 7 better than ever in fact! Really love the silent push feature. If you don't believe me try it. Because I don't use Meraki, I did not know it had updated for iOS 7 support, sorry :/
synaesthesia Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Can I ask what fiddling you did to get meraki to work? Didn't have much time to do a lot of testing/fiddling other than "it's not working, they're not getting upgraded". Early days yet though of course.
OhDear Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Though all pays off can now push apps from Meraki to all iOS 7 devices without them prompting to install all the time they just do it automatically just save the iTunes password it's awesome. Can I ask how you've solved this? I've been trying to get apps to silently install for two days now! Thanks
zag Posted September 23, 2013 Posted September 23, 2013 To be fair, I've found the iOS7 update amazing. Its like having a new device! Emerge is also broken here, does anyone have an ETA on them fixing it?
abillybob Posted September 23, 2013 Author Posted September 23, 2013 Can I ask what fiddling you did to get meraki to work? Didn't have much time to do a lot of testing/fiddling other than "it's not working, they're not getting upgraded". Early days yet though of course. Hey guys sorry I took a while to respond been very busy !!!! I found that if you have the Meraki Profile installed onto the iPad's prior to updating to iOS 7 and then just plug the iPads in with a valid Wi-Fi profile loaded on to them including Meraki all it will do then is update the device keeping all your apps, profiles etc... Meraki then just works. The first time you install an app from Meraki it will ask you same old for the password and prompt to install but once you type the password in and press install it will install all your apps from then on without having the prompt to install! I found if I upgraded the iPad and started a fresh install of iOS 7 or didn't have the Meraki profile on before I updated Meraki wouldn't work properly! Weird I know but it is possible. So just an overall what to do scenario, 1. On an older version of iOS install Meraki profile and Wi-Fi profile and test to make sure they work 2. Plug into Apple Configurator and wait for them to finish "refreshing" 3. Go through the "Update Completed" set-up page no filling in iCloud membership etc.... and then test Meraki!
penfold_99 Posted September 23, 2013 Posted September 23, 2013 BBC News - Security holes unearthed in Apple's iOS7 Check your settings! My sister was harping on about ios7 until i showed her how i could get into her phone without a pass code by using this bug. Still no update from apple to stop this.
abillybob Posted September 23, 2013 Author Posted September 23, 2013 My sister was harping on about ios7 until i showed her how i could get into her phone without a pass code by using this bug. Still no update from apple to stop this. With any new OS there will be issues! This is a minor thing for me I'm just happy Apple have given us more freedom as Administrators! When at home I can understand why that would be a security issue (that's why I have everything Android). Although at school where theres no Siri, contact details or personal things on any of the iPads what the worry!? :S
synaesthesia Posted September 23, 2013 Posted September 23, 2013 I'm still trying to figure out what IOS7 does for 740MB more compared to Jellybean.
tech_guy Posted September 23, 2013 Posted September 23, 2013 Anyone else having issues with AirPlay? Yet to get it to work on my devices - both at home and at work.
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