{"id":1446,"date":"2019-06-13T08:45:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T08:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cortadoblog1.wpengine.com\/ios-13-enterprise-features\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T11:26:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T11:26:18","slug":"ios-13-enterprise-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cortado.com\/en\/ios-13-enterprise-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple WWDC19 Round Up: New iOS Enterprise Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These are the most important iOS enterprise features in the 13th release of Apple’s operating system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are good reasons for business users to be excited about these iOS enterprise features.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alongside Dark Mode, iPadOS and other headline grabbers, a whole host of new iOS enterprise features were announced at Apple\u2019s WWDC19. Anyone already familiar with iOS device management will notice a few game-changers here (if you’re not familiar, check out our ultimate guide to managing iOS devices<\/a><\/strong> for a quick heads-up). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find every change at the iOS 13 page<\/a><\/strong>. But for those short on time, here\u2019s a roundup of some of the features that will make the biggest difference in your enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

User Enrollment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Improved security, better user privacy and streamlined device management across the entire Apple product portfolio, User Enrollment is the latest change in MDM for BYOD. We have looked at the changes to Apple BYOD in another blog-post >> What Is User Enrollment?<\/a><\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Single Sign-On: iOS 13 SSO Extension <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The\nnew iOS 13 Single Sign-on (SSO) extension acts as the middle man that allows native apps\nand safari to authenticate with an identity provider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple\u2019s\ndemo video of the single sign on extension at WWDC19 (skip to 44:44<\/a><\/strong>) shows how authentication\nrequests are processed silently in the background. The iOS 13\nSSO extension can also present a UI or load a web page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The extension is enabled by deploying the new “extensible SSO MDM profile and associated domains”, meaning the iPhone and iPad will need to be managed by MDM (e.g. User Enrollment) in order for it to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, identity providers looking to build and\ndeploy their own extension should watch Apple\u2019s in-depth video on the iOS 13\nSSO extension, called \u201cIntroducing\nExtensible Enterprise SSO<\/a><\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\nit is still early days for developers, the iOS 13 SSO extension represents a further\nstep towards a passwordless (and password-fatigue<\/em>less)\nfuture in the enterprise (remember, consumers have a separate solution called\nSign-On with Apple). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortcuts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In our iOS 13 wishlist, we argued that Shortcuts has great potential. Just some of the changes to Shortcuts<\/a><\/strong> can be seen here, <\/strong>with shortcuts that can now be triggered according to time and place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improved File\nManagement in the Files App<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a long-awaited improvement to the Files app for iPad and\niPhone, external storage will be supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

iPad Pro owners, for instance, will be able to connect multiple external storage devices via USB or an SD Card<\/a><\/strong> attachment, intuitively manage files via split screen and even share folders via the iCloud Drive<\/a><\/strong>, as shown in detail on 9to5Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And by preventing kernel access, Apple has found a solution to\nkeep devices protected against malicious files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple explained the updates to Files in detail at WWDC19, which you can rewatch<\/a><\/strong>. Some other important information includes connectivity support for SMB servers and the ability to manage access to folders via the Privacy tab in Settings. External drives will need to be formatted to either APFS, HFS+, FAT and ExFAT to be supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These improvements to file management and filesharing in Files \u2013\ncombined with new desktop class browsing and text formatting \u2013 represent a big\nboost to the existing iOS enterprise features available for iPad and iPhone\nusers in schools, business and organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other iOS Enterprise Features to Take Advantage Of<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alongside these iOS 13 enterprise features that boost\nproductivity and security, we also want to pick out the new ability to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n