![]() In a dual iCloud account setup, IT departments will want to ensure that the device backups are happening only on the corporate account. ICloud Backups are the only way to make an exact backup of an iOS device. IT wouldn’t be able to access your personal photos, but they’d have additional controls over work-related ones (perhaps you cannot empty the trash, etc.). You could have two libraries on the device, but you might have to choose a default for saving to and from other applications. ![]() What happens if a user wants two sets of reminders? The reminders app could show all of the lists, but use a different font to distinguish between corporate-owned reminders and personal reminders. IT will also be able to control which services can be enabled.įor an organization that uses One Drive, Box, or Google Drive, they’ll likely want to disable iCloud Drive, so no corporate documents end up on an unmanaged document provider. After that, you’ll be given the opportunity to sign into a personal iCloud account. You’ll be able to turn on services that IT allows as part of this process. What I envision in this process is that you are asked to sign into a managed Apple ID first. If they use a managed Apple ID, they’ll be unable to access anything on their personal Apple ID. When users are handed new devices, one of the first things they are asked to do is sign in to the device through iCloud. The Set Up Screen for Dual iCloud Accounts ![]() With Apple pushing Managed Apple IDs for enterprise customers, I think there is a lot of opportunity for some additional controls for end users and IT administrators, and I think this comes through a dual iCloud account setup. With Apple’s services on iOS, you are generally limited to only being able to use a single account across the devices (exceptions to this are iMessage, FaceTime and the App Store/iTunes). It’s a badge of honor for me that my apple ID works with (I still give this one out oddly enough), and I know some people don’t trust Apple’s services, but I use iCloud for email, calendars, contacts, document storage, photos, etc. I’m a heavy iCloud user, and in fact, I’ve been using Apple’s services since the. Through his experience deploying and managing 100s of Macs and 100s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple’s products work at scale, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for students. He has been managing Apple devices in an education environment since 2009. This week, I want to look at this in depth and discuss why Apple should offer a “dual iCloud account” setup for managed devices.Ībout Making The Grade: Every Saturday, Bradley Chambers publishes a new article about Apple in education. One of the benefits of iCloud is how heavily it’s tied into Apple’s iOS devices, but for enterprise and education customers, this means they won’t usually be able to use their device for anything personal. As I touched on previously, the concept of a device supporting dual iCloud accounts on iOS is something I had not thought of until recently, but I do think it’s something enterprise customers would like to see from Apple.
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