Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4

Re:Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4 by thewebguyd on Monday March 02, 2026 @02:10PM (#47222589)

The stupid thing is that iPad does have this feature natively, but you need to use an MDM (or apple configurator profile) to access it.

I'm still of the opinion that there's a market, albeit a small one, for a "consumer" MDM product for use cases like this, better parental controls, etc. but almost all are for business and come with some kind of minimum device purchase like 30+ devices.

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Re:Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4 by rsync on Monday March 02, 2026 @03:37PM (#47223707)

"... there's a market, albeit a small one, for a "consumer" MDM product for use cases like this ..."

When my children were younger I used configurator to adopt, and configure, their ipod touch devices. It was a bit of a pain but not too bad.

Anyone can do this - configurator is free and runs on any old macbook ...

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Re:Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4 by jonny_eh on Monday March 02, 2026 @04:12PM (#47224146)

Apple wouldn't approve a consumer focused MDM provider.

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Re:Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4 by astrange on Monday March 02, 2026 @04:18PM (#47224210)

Apple doesn't approve MDM providers in the first place.

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Re:Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4 by TingPing on Monday March 02, 2026 @05:06PM (#47224856)

I’m not familiar with this but interested in trying it. From what I see they do and you need a certificate from them from a Enterprise Developer Account?

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Re:Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4 by jonny_eh on Monday March 02, 2026 @05:31PM (#47225119)

They can, and have, revoked certificates for arbitrary reasons.

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Re:Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4 by yreg on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @05:24AM (#47230513)

You need to get an MDM Vendor certificate from Apple.

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Re:Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4 by wffurr on Monday March 02, 2026 @03:25PM (#47223571)

I found a thread on macpowerusers.com that recommended Jamf or Zoho that both have a free tier for Apple MDM. https://talk.macpowerusers.com/t/mdm-for-family-home/39714/8 I'm kind of curious to try it out on my kids' iPads to make them interchangeable.

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Re:Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4 by Aerbil313 on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @03:20AM (#47229680)

https://techlockdown.com is the better parental controls (even capable of self-control) that uses Apple MDM. (not affiliated, just a user)

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