Announcing Enhanced Control over Apple Accounts on Organization-Owned Devices

By: George Cook, Consulting Engineer

We’re excited to share that Apple has announced a new security enhancement designed to bolster organizational data protection. Based on valuable customer feedback, Apple has introduced a feature that allows organizations to restrict sign-ins on organization-owned Macs, iPhones and iPads exclusively to Managed Apple Accounts. Details on requirements and how to configure this access management feature is available in the Apple School Manager User Guide in the section titled “Choose which users can sign into devices.” 

 

This enhancement prevents signing in with personal Apple Accounts on organization-owned devices. It’s important to note that this setting applies globally across all devices within your organization, providing consistent and comprehensive protection. This feature can be enabled in Apple School Manager, Apple Business Manager, and Apple Business Essentials. It doesn’t require any additional configuration from your organization’s device management service.

We appreciate the continuous feedback from our customers, which helps Apple evolve and improve. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to enhance Apple services for your organization.