iOS and iPadOS: iCloud rules
iOS
and iPadOS
: iCloud
rulesName | Description | Activation types | Default | Possible values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Allow iCloud backup (supervised only) | Specify whether users can back up their device to iCloud. This rule is deprecated for unsupervised devices. | MDM controls | Selected | |
Allow iCloud documents and data (supervised only) | Specify whether users can store documents in iCloud. This rule is deprecated for unsupervised devices. | MDM controls | Selected | |
Allow My Photo Stream (disallowing can cause data loss) | Specify whether users can turn on My Photo Stream. If this rule is not selected, photos in My Photo Stream are removed from the device and photos in the Camera Roll are no longer added to My Photo Stream. If there are no other copies of these photos, they may be lost. | MDM controls | Selected | |
Allow iCloud photo sharing | Specify whether users can turn on iCloud photo sharing. If this rule is selected, users can create shared streams of photos and videos to share with other people or subscribe to shared streams. If this rule is not selected, photos and videos in shared streams can no longer be viewed on the device. If there are no other copies of these photos and videos, they may be lost. | MDM controls | Selected | |
Allow managed apps to store data in iCloud | Specify whether managed apps can use cloud sync. |
| Selected | |
Allow iCloud Keychain (supervised only) | Specify if users can use iCloud Keychain on a device. This rule is deprecated for unsupervised devices. | MDM controls | Selected | |
Allow iCloud Photo Library (supervised only) | Specify whether users can upload photos to iCloud Photo Library. | MDM controls | Selected | |
Enable activation lock (supervised only) | Specify whether the user must enter their Apple ID and password to reactivate the device. This feature prevents reactivation of lost or stolen devices. Administrators can bypass the activation lock to give the device to a different user. | MDM controls | Not selected | |
Allow Cloud Private Relay (supervised only) | If false, the system disables iCloud Private Relay. Requires a supervised device in iOS. Support for this restriction on unsupervised devices is deprecated. Minimum OS version: 15.x | MDM controls | Selected |