{"id":57800,"date":"2025-04-24T12:56:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T12:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=57800"},"modified":"2025-04-24T13:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:03:23","password":"","slug":"managing-apple-software-updates","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/docs\/mobile-device-management\/apple-mdm\/configurations-apple-mdm\/managing-apple-software-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Apple software updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"57800\" class=\"elementor elementor-57800\" data-elementor-post-type=\"docs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6d9066 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6d9066\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec84cb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec84cb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Keeping your Apple devices up to date is crucial for security, performance, and access to the latest features. With Applivery, you can take control of how and when updates are delivered to your organization\u2019s iPhones, iPads, and Macs, ensuring that updates don\u2019t disrupt workflows and that devices remain compliant with your policies.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Whether you want to automate updates, delay them for compatibility testing, or enforce a minimum OS version across your fleet, Applivery gives you the flexibility and control you need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5f149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de5f149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding Apple update types &amp; modes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6fefa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6fefa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Apple provides multiple update mechanisms to ensure its devices\u2014across <strong><span class=\"s1\">iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<\/span><\/strong>\u2014remain secure, performant, and feature-rich. The way updates are managed can vary depending on the platform, and some update modes are exclusive to <strong><span class=\"s1\">macOS<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">When planning your update strategy, it\u2019s essential to distinguish between <strong><span class=\"s1\">how updates are delivered<\/span><\/strong> (update modes) and <strong><span class=\"s1\">what kind of updates are being applied<\/span><\/strong> (update types).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60362c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a60362c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Update types<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a316eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a316eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Apple software updates can be categorized into three main types:<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Major OS updates<\/strong>: <b><\/b>Released annually, these updates bring new features, significant interface changes, and broad system improvements. Examples include iOS 17 or macOS Sonoma.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Minor OS updates<\/strong>: <b><\/b>These are released more frequently and focus on incremental refinements, such as performance improvements, bug fixes, and smaller usability enhancements.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Background security &amp; Configuration updates<\/strong>: <b><\/b>These updates are designed to enhance system security without requiring full OS upgrades. They include:<\/p><ul><li><p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">XProtectPlistConfigData<\/span><\/strong>: Malware definition updates for Apple\u2019s built-in antivirus.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">MRTConfigData<\/span><\/strong>: Updates for the Malware Removal Tool.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">XProtectPayloads<\/span><\/strong>: Enhancements to threat detection payloads used by XProtect.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21718ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21718ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common update modes across all Apple devices<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef7450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fef7450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Apple provides several modes of updates that apply across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices. These can be managed in two main ways: through <strong><span class=\"s1\">policy configurations<\/span><\/strong> or by sending <strong><span class=\"s1\">update commands<\/span><\/strong> directly to the devices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2f471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d2f471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Policy-level updates<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5852559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5852559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">These configurations allow administrators to define how and when updates are applied:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Security updates<\/strong>:\u00a0Critical patches released independently to address vulnerabilities.<\/p><\/li>\n \t<li><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Rapid Security Responses (RSR)<\/strong>: Urgent security fixes that are delivered quickly and, in some cases, without needing a reboot.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d239e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11d239e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">In addition, you can configure advanced update behaviors like <strong><span class=\"s1\">Force Delayed Software Updates<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span class=\"s1\">Enforced Software Update Delay<\/span><\/strong>, offering even more control over when and how updates are made available to end users.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">If you want to add these configurations to your policy, navigate to the <strong><span class=\"s1\">Device Management<\/span><\/strong> section and select <strong><span class=\"s1\">Policies<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(1)<\/span>, then choose the specific policy you\u2019d like to modify.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">From the left-hand menu, click on <strong><span class=\"s1\">+ Add configuration<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(2)<\/span>, look for <strong><span class=\"s1\">Restrictions<\/span><\/strong>, and then click <span class=\"button-edit\">+ Add<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(3)<\/span>. Once added, navigate to the <strong><span class=\"s1\">Updates<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(4) <\/span>tab to configure this settings within your policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-738eaca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"738eaca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/system-updates-policy-config-1024x667.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57807\" alt=\"system-updates-policy-config\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/system-updates-policy-config-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/system-updates-policy-config-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/system-updates-policy-config-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/system-updates-policy-config-1536x1000.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/system-updates-policy-config-2048x1333.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/system-updates-policy-config-360x234.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"system-updates-policy-config | Applivery\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c2fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0c2fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Additionally, under the <strong><span class=\"s1\">General<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(5) <\/span>tab within <span class=\"s1\"><strong>Restrictions<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6)<\/span><\/span>, you\u2019ll find options to define how OS updates are deferred:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Enforced Software Update Major OS Deferred Install Delay<\/span><\/strong>: Set a delay (in days) before major OS updates can be installed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Force Delayed Major Software Updates<\/span><\/strong>: Enforce the use of the delay for major OS updates.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Enforced Software Update Minor OS Deferred Install Delay<\/span><\/strong>: Set a delay (in days) before minor OS updates can be installed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3539f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3539f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-142915-1024x667.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57840\" alt=\"genera-so-config-policy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-142915-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-142915-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-142915-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-142915-1536x1000.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-142915-2048x1333.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-142915-360x234.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"genera-so-config-policy | Applivery\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-874b13b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"874b13b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Command-based updates<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03bfeaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03bfeaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Applivery also allow sending <strong><span class=\"s1\">update commands<\/span><\/strong> to Apple devices, giving IT teams more immediate control. The software update command modes are:<\/p><ol start=\"1\"><li><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Default<\/strong>:<\/span>\u00a0Automatically downloads or installs the available update based on the device\u2019s current state and system preferences.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Download Only<\/strong>: <\/span>Downloads the update package without initiating installation. Useful for preparing devices in advance.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Install ASAP<\/strong>:<\/span>\u00a0Installs a previously downloaded update as soon as possible, even overriding user deferral settings.<\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99091c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99091c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-122640-1024x667.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57810\" alt=\"common-so-command-updates\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-122640-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-122640-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-122640-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-122640-1536x1000.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-122640-2048x1333.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-122640-360x234.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"common-so-command-updates | Applivery\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb88a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb88a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">macOS-specific update modes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22296f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d22296f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">In addition to the common update modes, macOS supports a few software command update modes that are unique to the desktop environment:<\/p><ol start=\"1\"><li><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Notify Only<\/strong>: <b><\/b>Downloads the software update in the background and notifies the user via the App Store. The user can then choose when to install it.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Install Later<\/strong>: <b><\/b>Downloads the update and schedules the installation for a later time, typically during an idle period or outside of working hours.<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Install with Force Restart<\/strong>: <b><\/b>Performs the default update action (download and install), and then forces a system restart if required to complete the update. This ensures the update is applied without waiting for user intervention.<\/p><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7761217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7761217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-123316-1024x667.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57813\" alt=\"macos-so-updates\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-123316-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-123316-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-123316-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-123316-1536x1000.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-123316-2048x1333.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-123316-360x234.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"macos-so-updates | Applivery\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01fb63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b01fb63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scheduling software updates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedd905 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aedd905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">With Applivery, you can schedule all types of operating system updates \u2014 whether they are major, minor, or background and configuration \u2014 and apply them either individually to specific devices or in bulk across your entire fleet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e89341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e89341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Schedule an update individually<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066221a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"066221a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">To schedule a software update for a specific device, head over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.applivery.io\/\">Applivery Dashboard<\/a>, and navigate to any of your <strong><span class=\"s1\">Devices<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(7) <\/span>(under <strong>Device Management &gt; Devices<\/strong>).<\/p><p class=\"p1\">On the <span class=\"s1\"><strong>Overview<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(8) <\/span>tab<\/span>, located in the bottom-right corner, you\u2019ll find all relevant information about software updates. If the device has a pending update, it will be displayed here.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Simply click the <strong><span class=\"s1\">Schedule<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(9) <\/span>button next to the available update. A modal will appear where you can configure the update details\u2014such as the installation type and, for macOS devices, the priority level\u2014before confirming the schedule.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24952cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24952cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-143655-1024x667.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57843\" alt=\"individual-update\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-143655-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-143655-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-143655-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-143655-1536x1000.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-143655-2048x1333.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-143655-360x234.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"individual-update | Applivery\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b206aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b206aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Schedule updates in bulk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd52b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd52b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To schedule updates for multiple devices at once, start by going to the <strong>Devices<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000; letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">(10)\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">list<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">. Use the <\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">Action<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">\u00a0button to open the bulk action menu.<\/span><\/p><p>From there select the <strong>Apple<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(11)<\/span> platform,\u00a0 choose your <strong>target devices<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(12)<\/span>, filter the list by <strong>Available updates<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(13)<\/span>, and click <strong>Schedule update<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(14)<\/span> to define the update settings\u2014just like you would for an individual device.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30533f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30533f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-144222-1024x667.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57846\" alt=\"bulk-update\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-144222-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-144222-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-144222-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-144222-1536x1000.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-144222-2048x1333.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-24-at-144222-360x234.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"bulk-update | Applivery\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this guide, we\u2019ll walk you through the different strategies for managing iOS, iPadOS, and macOS software updates, and show you how to configure them through the Applivery dashboard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":32390,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"product":[315],"doc_category":[335],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-57800","docs","type-docs","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product-apple-mdm","doc_category-configurations-apple-mdm"],"aioseo_notices":[],"year_month":"2026-05","word_count":883,"total_views":"1820","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Karla Makowski","author_nicename":"karla-makowski","author_url":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/blog\/author\/karla-makowski\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Configurations","term_url":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/docs\/mobile-device-management\/apple-mdm\/configurations-apple-mdm\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/57800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57800"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/57800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57851,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/57800\/revisions\/57851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=57800"},{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=57800"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=57800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}