iOS

Explore the nuances of iOS management with fellow administrators.

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2 weeks ago Apr 18, 2026

DDM for iOS

Hi everyone, We’re managing a set of iOS devices and noticed the Software Update Preferences using DDM in Hexnode. I understand it works differently from the usual update methods, but I’m not very clear on what actually makes it better…

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3 weeks ago Apr 09, 2026

Unable to clear iOS passcode remotely

Hi all, I’m managing a few iOS devices and tried clearing the device passcode remotely, but I keep getting this error: “The passcode cannot be cleared (-1)”. Has anyone faced this before? Not sure what’s blocking it. 

Discussion
3 weeks ago Apr 08, 2026

AirDrop not receiving files

Hi folks, I’ve noticed that AirDrop on our Hexnode‑managed iOS devices running version 18+ isn’t working properly. Sending files from the managed device works fine, but when trying to receive files, the device just plays the notification sound, but no prompt appears to accept the transfer. I think this started happening after we applied an Allowlist…

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4 weeks ago Apr 02, 2026

Web Apps vs. Web Clips??

Hey all, this is a stupid question maybe, but what’s the actual difference between pushing a "Web App" vs a "Web Clip" in Hexnode? I just want a shortcut to our HR portal on everyone's home screen.  I tried a Web Clip on my…

Ideation
3 weeks ago Apr 07, 2026

iOS Business Container - System Apps

A great feature would be to have an option in iOS Business Container to allow copy/paste to System Apps fron managed apps. Appreciate we can deploy a different browser and restrict system apps, but the system apps tend to be…

Ideation
1 year ago Jan 24, 2025

DEP information and setting from the device

It would be very helpful if I could see the device DEP configuration option when I am looking at a device. It would be very helpful if I could set the device DEP configuration option when I'm looking at a…

Ideation
2 years ago Oct 15, 2024

Policies

I think it would be extremely useful if in the criterias of Policies you could add the "Type" identifier in Hardware Info. Like this I could seperate iPhones from iPads

Ideation
6 years ago Oct 21, 2020

Select Devices within Group

I have a lot of iPads, and need to group them according to the location they are deployed. Management within the group selection is limited, and cannot select individual devices within the group. More management abilities should be available from…

Ideation
6 years ago Jan 08, 2020

Install application specific file

We use FileMaker Go on our iOS devices to access our hosted database.  In order to simplify granting users access to our hosted database and avoid having to manually enter the URL for the host on in the application on…