Apple Platform Deployment
- Welcome
- Intro to Apple platform deployment
- What’s new
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- Accessibility payload settings
- Active Directory Certificate payload settings
- AirPlay payload settings
- AirPlay Security payload settings
- AirPrint payload settings
- App Lock payload settings
- Associated Domains payload settings
- Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) payload settings
- Autonomous Single App Mode payload settings
- Calendar payload settings
- Mobile payload settings
- Mobile Private Network payload settings
- Certificate Preference payload settings
- Certificate Revocation payload settings
- Certificate Transparency payload settings
- Certificates payload settings
- Conference Room Display payload settings
- Contacts payload settings
- Content Caching payload settings
- Directory Service payload settings
- DNS Proxy payload settings
- DNS Settings payload settings
- Fonts payload settings
- Domains payload settings
- Energy Saver payload settings
- Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) payload settings
- Exchange Web Services (EWS) payload settings
- Extensible Single Sign-on payload settings
- Extensible Single Sign-on Kerberos payload settings
- Extensions payload settings
- FileVault payload settings
- Finder payload settings
- Firewall payload settings
- Fonts payload settings
- Global HTTP Proxy payload settings
- Google Accounts payload settings
- Home Screen Layout payload settings
- Identification payload settings
- Identity Preference payload settings
- Kernel Extension Policy payload settings
- LDAP payload settings
- Lights Out Management payload settings
- Lock Screen Message payload settings
- Login Window payload settings
- Managed Login Items payload settings
- Mail payload settings
- Network Usage Rules payload settings
- Notifications payload settings
- Parental Controls payload settings
- Passcode payload settings
- Printing payload settings
- Privacy Preferences Policy Control payload settings
- Relay payload settings
- SCEP payload settings
- Security payload settings
- Setup Assistant payload settings
- Single Sign-on payload settings
- Smart Card payload settings
- Subscribed Calendars payload settings
- System Extensions payload settings
- System Migration payload settings
- Time Machine payload specifics
- TV Remote payload settings
- Web Clips payload settings
- Web Content Filter payload settings
- LDAP payload settings
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- Declarative app configuration settings
- Authentication credentials and identity asset settings
- Calendar declarative settings
- Certificates declarative configuration
- Contacts declarative configuration
- Exchange declarative configuration
- Google Accounts declarative configuration
- LDAP declarative configuration
- Legacy interactive profile declarative configuration
- Legacy profile declarative configuration
- Mail declarative configuration
- Passcode declarative configuration
- Passkey Attestation declarative configuration
- Screen Sharing declarative configuration
- Service configuration files declarative configuration
- Software Update declarative configuration
- Subscribed Calendars declarative configuration
- Glossary
- Document revision history
- Copyright
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Use iMessage and FaceTime in Apple deployments
iMessage and FaceTime are services from Apple that allow text, audio and video messages to be shared with other users.
iMessage
iMessage is a messaging service for iPhone and iPad devices, Mac computers, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro that allows one-to-one or group chats, with messages that can include attachments such as photos, contacts and locations. Messages appear on all these devices where a user is signed in. iMessage uses Apple Push Notification service (APNs) and end-to-end encryption with keys known only to the sender and receiver. Apple can’t decrypt messages, and messages aren’t logged. Using the mobile data connection on an iPhone or iPad with mobile service, normal network data rates may apply. Messages may be sent as SMS when iMessage is unavailable; carrier messaging fees apply.
FaceTime
FaceTime is the Apple video and audio calling service. FaceTime calls use the APNs to establish a connection and then uses two protocols — the Internet Connectivity Establishment protocol and the Session Initiation Protocol — to create an encrypted stream. Users can communicate between any mix of supported Apple devices using FaceTime.
Note: FaceTime and iMessage may not be available in all countries or regions.