[ipad] Meraki: iOs 9.3 Features: Show / Hide Apps

[smidsy]

Logging in this morning I can see that Meraki have started implementing the additional features from iOS 9.3

 

https://meraki.cisco.com/blog/2016/03/support-for-ios-9-3-check/

 

Looking in the settings menu you can now show / hide the ios apps except the settings app

 

 

I have managed to hide some of the built in apps such as Maps, ibooks, Podcasts and Reminders but was struggling to hide some of the others from the list of bundle id's shown in the meraki interface. I found a list of the bundle ids (link below) which have helped me to then hide Find My Friends, Find my iPhone, Tips and Mail.

 

How To Hide iPhone Apps: iOS 9.3 includes official way to hide apps | BGR

 

Not had a chance to have a look at the Classroom features yet but hoping the above will help save some other people time.

[robsonma]

Yes Just the same, not all of them work.

[robsonma]

Here are commonly used bundle IDs that come on a stock iPad:

com.apple.camera - Camera

com.apple.mobilecal - Calendar

com.apple.mobileslideshow - Photos

com.apple.facetime - FaceTime

com.apple.gamecenter - Game Center

com.apple.MobileAddressBook - Contacts

com.apple.Photo-Booth - Photo Booth

com.apple.videos - Videos

com.apple.Maps - Maps

com.apple.mobiletimer - Clock

com.apple.AppStore - App Store

com.apple.reminders - Reminders

com.apple.mobilenotes - Notes

com.apple.iBooks - iBooks

com.apple.MobileStore - iTunes Store

com.apple.news - News

com.apple.MobileSMS - Messages

com.apple.mobilesafari - Safari

com.apple.mobilemail - Native Email Client

com.apple.Music - Music

com.apple.mobileme.fmf1 - Find Friends

com.apple.mobileme.fmip1 - Find iPhone

com.apple.tips - Tips

com.apple.podcasts - Podcasts

[smidsy]

I have managed to hide all of the following:

 

com.apple.Appstore

com.apple.Maps

com.apple.iBooks

com.apple.podcasts

com.apple.remote

com.apple.reminders

com.apple.mobilenotes

com.apple.MobileAddressBook

com.apple.Music

com.apple.mobileme.fmf1

com.apple.videos

com.apple.mobilecal

com.apple.mobilemail

com.apple.Photo-Booth

com.apple.tips

com.apple.mobileme.fmip1

 

Some of these took longer to hide than others but all were gone within 5minutes of changing the setting.

[robsonma]

Yes just re-looked they have now gone, would be great to remove the Settings Icon

[biz]

Some of these took longer to hide than others but all were gone within 5minutes of changing the setting.

 

Ah I thought it wasn't working yet - I guess I should be more patient

[DavR]

The hide apps settings are working great for me - so good to have this functionality through Meraki! Finally I can hide unnecessary apps like Clock, Calendar, Find Friends etc.

 

There is a bundle ID for Settings (com.apple.Preferences), but that one is blocked, as it seems is Tips for some reason.

[tmoon-mint]

Anyone managed to setup Apple Classroom using Meraki yet? Had a quick look today but all looks very confusing.

[DavR]

Not yet, but hopefully going to have a bash if today stays relatively quiet.

[smidsy]

The hide apps settings are working great for me - so good to have this functionality through Meraki! Finally I can hide unnecessary apps like Clock, Calendar, Find Friends etc.

 

There is a bundle ID for Settings (com.apple.Preferences), but that one is blocked, as it seems is Tips for some reason.

 

I have managed to hide the Tips app with the bundleid com.apple.tips which I had to add as an option.

[DavR]

Fell at the first hurdle with Classroom app - the only iPads I have to hand to test with are iPad 2s, which aren't supported. I'll have to wait to play with this, we have some iPad Airs, but they're in constant use.

 

Thanks smidsy! Just retried the Tips block, and it worked that time. Must have been a typo last time.

[DavR]

Well, I've tried implementing Classroom using Meraki, but have come up blank.

 

It should just be a case of having a class set up in Meraki, Classroom app deployed on the devices, and a config profile pushed out via Settings. I've got the Classroom app on there, but I can't find a way to get the class set up using the settings under MDM | Settings | (Student Settings) | + | Adv iOS | Education.

 

I can't help feeling there's a part of the implementation missing somewhere in Meraki...

 

Any one else had any luck? I might just wait until this is out of Beta when there might be some documentation!

Edited June 1, 2016 by DavR

[robsonma]

Any luck on setting up classroom with Meraki? just looking at signing up now, wont do untill september so I can wipe the Ipads clean for the new school year, but need to test ect so I can train staff to use ready for september.

[Android2408]

Has anyone had any luck on hiding the Settings yet?

[smidsy]

I believe that you can't hide the Settings app.

[DavR]

Has anyone had any luck on hiding the Settings yet?

 

I doubt that's going to happen, it seems to be part of Apple's design to continue to let the end user access Settings.

[Android2408]

Thanks, come across so many sites saying to use the - com.apple.Preferences for removal of settings, but every time I try and install the profile I get an error. Just trying to stop kids from removing Meraki profile and joining open wifi's

[DavR]

Yeah, I tried that one myself, and it did nothing. Apple have given you the opportunity to block apps using the individual app IDs, and that is the app ID for Preferences, so there's been a lot of excitement thinking you can use those two things together. Alas, no.

 

You can stop the Meraki profile being removed if your device is enrolled in the DEP before you run first setup I think (not much use if retrospectively though I know!).

[Android2408]

Thanks!

[biz]

Has anyone had any luck hiding the new HomeKit? I was thinking it might be something along the lines of com.apple.home or com.apple.homekit

[smidsy]

I have just been having a look at this: com.apple.home isn't working for me. I can't find the bundle id online.

[RLR]

com.apple.home is working for me on Casper.