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Configurations for iOS declarative policies

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A declarative policy lets you set the expected status of an iPhone or iPad using Apple's declarative device management (DDM) protocol. When you assign the policy to a device, it keeps itself in that status.

For an introduction to DDM and how it differs from classic mobile device management (MDM), see About Apple declarative device management.

You can assign declarative policies alongside iOS device policies or, for iPhones and iPads in Apple User Enrollment management mode, alongside iOS user policies.

For Macs, see Configurations for macOS declarative policies.

You can add the following configurations to a declarative policy: