Episode 122: Managed App Config

Synopsis:

James Felton from Jamf joins Tom, Marcus, James and Charles to talk about Managed App Config, the iOS standard for delivering preferences to individual apps on managed devices.

Your Hosts:

Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]
Charles Edge, Director of Marketplace, Jamf [@cedge318]
James Smith, IT Manager, Culture Amp [@smithjw]

Our Guest:

James Felton, Senior Software Engineer, Jamf

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Links & Notes

AppConfig
AppConfig.org
AppConfig Schemas

AppConfig at Jamf Research

AppConfig.org Members

Managed App Config Lib on Github

iOS Configuration and APIs for Kiosk and Assessment Apps

Deploying Office Equipment at Scale

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