CHECK FOR MAC SOFTWARE UPDATES INSTALL
There are a few steps to install the right update on the right device, and with macOS Monterey, there's more parity than ever before between macOS and iOS. You want devices to update when users are ready, and it's not intrusive to their workflow. Once you've confirmed the OS and completed testing, you're ready to push it to users. Back to the timeline, you've now deferred an update and continued testing the new OS for compatibility in your environment. When there are deferral restrictions in place, this is how the software update preference pane appears on macOS. If a deferral type is enabled, but there is no corresponding deferral period set, we will fallback to using the old key, ManagedDeferredInstallDelay. And for separately deferring supplemental updates, you'll use the forceDelayedAppSoftwareUpdates key. There may be times where you want to separately defer a minor release, and you'll use the forceDelayedSoftwareUpdates key to do that. With this key, you can still receive minor OS and security updates, while deferring a major OS update. Use the forceDelayedMajorSoftwareUpdates key to defer a major release. These are the keys that you can set in a profile to install on the Mac computer. That way, users can still benefit from important security updates, while the admin works to approve the latest major release for production in their environment. In macOS 11.3 or later, an admin may now choose to delay major releases for longer than minor releases. For Mac computers, deferring software updates is available in macOS 10.13 or later. When you defer updates, you set the same deferral window for major and minor updates. For iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, deferring software updates is available in iOS 11.3 or later, iPadOS 13.1 or later, and tvOS 12.2 or later. Even with a restriction set, MDM has the ability to send specific updates to devices. It does not change the behavior of MDM commands. The deferred updates restriction only affects the Software Update interface. These restrictions give you more granular control over the Software Update interface in System Preferences. When an update has been available long enough for the specified delay to expire, that update is offered to users as part of the standard software update notifications and update process. You can also specify a custom value between 1 and 90 days. When you apply a deferral restriction, the default delay is 30 days since update publication.
Deferral prevents supervised devices from offering software updates to users, until a specified period of time has expired since those updates were published by Apple. Once the update is publicly released, you may still need time to test, and you don't want the update to be available to all your users yet. Any non-student Managed Apple ID from Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager can participate in the program, which gives you access to pre-release Apple software for testing in your environment, and includes detailed test plans and a way to provide feedback. AppleSeed for IT help you access and test new Apple software while it's in beta. When Apple releases a beta OS, you have time and tools to test the OS in your environment before it's released. And finally, I can't wait to tell you about a new way you can ensure users get updated to the latest version you're ready to support. Next, the MDM commands for deploying updates. In this session, we will first explore the programs and restrictions that allow you to test beta and newly released software updates. After your testing is complete, you want to ensure that updates are installed as soon as possible, while minimizing disruption to the user. When managing a fleet of devices, you want to keep them up to date, but you need time to test updates before releasing them, to ensure that the OS is compatible with your software. However, in managed environments, you need more control over this process. In fact, 86% of all iPhones introduced in the last four years use iOS 14. Our platform makes it easy to update your device. They enable all the latest features, and maybe most importantly, that's how you get all the new emojis. Updates bring new security enhancements, like notarization and the sealed system volume in macOS Big Sur. Software updates are critical to everyone using Apple products.
I'll be talking about managed software updates for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS today. My name is Lucy Zhang, and I'm a software engineer on the Installation and Software Update team.
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