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Managing Apple Vision Pro and visionOS

What

FileWave 16.4 manages Apple Vision Pro as an Apple mobile device through Apple’s MDM framework. Vision Pro uses the same FileWave enrollment and management workflows as iPhone and iPad; it does not use the macOS FileWave Client package.

FileWave can send the same mobile-device commands and configurations to Vision Pro when Apple supports that capability on the installed visionOS version. A command, profile payload, app, or restriction that Apple does not support on visionOS cannot be added by FileWave.

Enroll Apple Vision Pro

Automated Device Enrollment

Organization-owned Vision Pro devices can follow the same Automated Device Enrollment (ADE) workflow used for iPhone and iPad:

  1. Make the device available in Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager and assign it to the FileWave MDM server.
  2. Synchronize ADE in FileWave Central.
  3. Assign the appropriate ADE profile.
  4. Start or reset the Vision Pro and complete Apple’s Remote Management flow.
  5. In FileWave Central, add the device from New Client > Enrolled Mobile Devices when it is not already in the model, then update the Model.

Manual or URL enrollment

When ADE is not being used, follow the same FileWave mobile-device URL enrollment workflow used for iPhone and iPad. The user opens the FileWave enrollment address from Vision Pro, downloads and approves the MDM enrollment profile, and completes any configured authentication steps.

Manual enrollment can allow the user to remove the MDM profile. Use ADE for organization-owned devices when the enrollment must remain enforced after setup or reset.

Manage Vision Pro in FileWave

After enrollment, Vision Pro appears with other mobile devices in FileWave Central. Administrators can use the same mobile-device workflows for inventory, groups, associations or Deployments, profiles, applications, and management commands.

  • Commands: Use the same FileWave mobile-device command workflow used for iPhone and iPad. The command is available and executes only when Apple supports it on the device’s visionOS version and enrollment state.
  • Profiles and restrictions: Before deployment, verify that the selected Apple payload explicitly supports visionOS. Similar-looking iOS or iPadOS settings are not automatically available on visionOS.
  • Apps and content: Deploy Apps and Books applications or other supported content through the normal FileWave mobile Fileset and Deployment workflow. Confirm that the application supports Apple Vision Pro.
  • Inventory and reporting: Include Vision Pro devices in mobile-device Inventory Reports, Smart Groups, and compliance reviews rather than treating them as macOS computers.

Evaluation workflow

During a FileWave evaluation, treat Vision Pro as another Apple mobile platform alongside iPhone and iPad:

  1. Configure APNs and Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager integration.
  2. Enroll through ADE or the mobile URL-enrollment workflow.
  3. Add the device to the FileWave model and place it in the intended mobile-device group.
  4. Test one supported profile, application, inventory query, and management command before expanding the scope.
  5. Verify each intended feature against the target visionOS version.

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