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Apple recently announced new ways for users to generate content that are collectively labeled Apple Intelligence (AI). You can learn more about these capabilities based on the documentation Apple has shared via Appleseed for IT and their Device Management Client Schema on GitHub.
We’re excited to share that Microsoft Intune’s mobile device management (MDM) and mobile app management (MAM) controls are now updated to allow you to configure availability of these new capabilities. As detailed below, when Apple Intelligence features are released in iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1, Intune will allow you to customize usage for your environment.
Our ongoing goal is to enable you to balance productivity and security in your environment by making sure the right policy controls are available regardless of your deployment model. If you have feedback on these new Intune MDM or MAM capabilities, please let us know in the comments below!
Intune MDM controls for iOS, iPadOS and macOS devices
For Apple managed supervised devices (ADE enrolled iOS/iPadOS and all macOS), Intune supports new settings for Apple Intelligence in the Restrictions payload and Math Settings declaration. These settings require the device to be supervised. For personal or bring-your-own (BYO) iOS /iPadOS devices there are no MDM provided controls. For customers looking for control on BYO or non-supervised devices, we support Intune MAM controls on both managed and unmanaged devices.
For iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1 Intune will support the following configuration controls starting in the noted Intune service release:
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Apple Intelligence feature |
Available actions |
OS version |
Intune service version |
|
Allow Genmoji |
If 'false', prohibits creating new Genmoji. |
iOS 18.1 and later. Supervised device required. |
2408 |
|
Allow Image Playground |
If 'false', prohibits the use of image generation. |
iOS 18.1 and later and macOS Sequoia 15.1 and later. Supervised device required. |
2408 |
|
Allow Image Wand |
If 'false', prohibits the use of Image Wand. |
iOS 18.1 and later. Supervised device required. |
2408 |
|
Allow Personalized Handwriting Results |
If false, prevents the system from generating text in the user's handwriting. |
iOS 18.1 and later. Supervised device required. |
2408 |
|
Allow Writing Tools |
If 'false', disables Apple Intelligence writing tools. |
iOS 18.1 and later and macOS Sequoia 15.1 and later. Supervised device required. |
2408 |
|
Intelligence (Skip Key) |
The key to skip the Intelligence pane in Setup Assistant. |
iOS 18.1 and later and macOS Sequoia 15.1 and later. Supervised device required. |
2409 |
|
Math Notes Mode |
If present, configures the Math Notes mode of the calculator. If not present, math notes mode is enabled. |
iOS 18.1 and later and macOS Sequoia 15.1 and later. Supervised device required. |
2409 |
|
System Behavior > Math Notes |
Controls whether Math Notes is allowed in other apps such as Notes. |
iOS 18.1 and later and macOS Sequoia 15.1 and later. Supervised device required. |
2409 |
Intune MDM controls for iOS, iPadOS and macOS devices
For Intune MAM protected applications running on iOS 18.1 and later, Intune will control access to new Apple Intelligence features as they release. As of September 2024, only the Writing Tools feature is available in MAM protected applications. The remaining Apple Intelligence features are available only in system applications, such as Notes or Calculator’s Math Notes, which don’t support Intune MAM. Existing Intune MAM settings to control incoming data will continue to allow you to customize the behavior for data shared into MAM protected applications, including for AI generated content.
All apps that have integrated the noted Intune App SDK version and later will manage the following Apple Intelligence features. We’ll post new MAM protections here, including the supported App SDK version.
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Apple Intelligence feature |
App protection policy setting |
Available actions |
App SDK version |
|
Writing Tools |
Send Org Data to other apps |
- Allow Writing Tools if value is “All Apps” |
19.6.0 and later |
If you have any questions or feedback, leave a comment on this post or reach out on X @IntuneSuppTeam.