#Apple configurator 2 restore update#
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#Apple configurator 2 restore update#

The baseband update fails at the end of the restore process, which I was ignoring in order to let the restore finish. Seems like these devices have baseband issues which exhibits new behavior in iOS 15. Would be interesting to hear if anybody else has seen this issue again it may not be related necessarily to idevicerestore if it turns out to be a problem within iOS 15. This has not failed yet, but that won't be an option anymore as soon as iOS 14.8 becomes unsigned. The only consistent solution I've seen so far is to downgrade the device back to iOS 14.8. However, after restoring it again via iTunes and later again with idevicerestore, the phone is back in this state. I have been successful in 1 case, using libimobiledevice, to restore one of these devices to iOS 15 and the phone regained its functionality. The device does not recognize this host'. After an iTunes restore, iTunes will error out with 'iTunes could not connect to this iPhone. Restoring these devices to iOS 15 using iTunes / Apple Configurator doesn't seem to alleviate the issue either.

Interestingly enough, pairing with the device and using idevicesyslog seems to work fine, but ideviceinfo breaks along with other Apple tools that read device info. The restore is successful, and the phone lands back on the 'Hello' screen, but ideviceinfo times out in idevice_connection_receive_timeout after 30 seconds. I have seen multiple scenarios where a device, after successfully restoring to iOS 15, can no longer retrieve device info via ideviceinfo, iTunes, Apple Configurator, Finder, etc. In addition, AC2 indicates if your OS and apps are out of date when you plug in an iPad, and it automatically updates apps from VPP to the newest version.I'm not really sure if this is an issue associated with libimobiledevice, but I wanted to see if anybody else had experienced something similar ever since the release of iOS 15. It is easy to change the device name, add or remove apps, and erase or load a blueprint or a backup. Note that some iOS apps do not work with AC2. Once you have an account set up, you can go to the VPP website and purchase apps for your iPads even free apps need to be “purchased.” Sign on to both VPP and AC2, so that apps ordered on VPP will automatically be added to the AC2 app folder.

When applying for a VPP account, Apple requires a Dun and Bradstreet number. Apple can often make getting VPP accounts difficult, especially for institutions with multiple libraries, as Apple tends to give out only one account per school. An Apple VPP account is required to add apps using AC2-even if you are using only free apps -though this requirement is not mentioned in the AC2 documentation. It is not available for PCs, nor will it work with other non-Apple products.

#Apple configurator 2 restore trial#

Setup required using trial and error, searching the web, watching third-party tutorials, and contacting Apple and other librarians.Īs with most Apple apps, AC2 has to be downloaded from the iTunes store.

#Apple configurator 2 restore manual#

It is not user friendly, as it does not allow you to download the entire manual, nor can you browse the entire manual at once. The AC2 manual is linked from the iTunes store. Note that while this review is based on AC2 version 2.3, Apple recently released version 2.4, which requires the Sierra version of Mac OS. The laptop is dedicated solely to AC2 and was set up by the author, who has basic skills with Mac computers but no prior experience with Apple Configurator.

#Apple configurator 2 restore pro#

Unfortunately, as further discussed in this review, AC2 is plagued with issues: it is difficult and confusing to set up, requires multiple steps, and is prone to errors.ĪC2 version 2.3 was set up on a circa 2012 MacBook Pro using the El Capitan Mac operating system (Mac OS). Apps went directly from Apple’s volume purchase program (VPP) to AC2. No additional mobile device management (MDM) tools were used. When the iPads were returned, they were erased and reimaged from the backup on the Master iPad.

The iPads were “unsupervised,” which meant students could download their own apps and change settings if needed. About ninety-five free apps (in addition to preloaded Apple apps), thirty website icons, and various folders were installed using AC2 from a Master iPad backup. This review is based on the author’s experience in a library that circulated fifteen iPads to graduate students in the medical field. Such a tool can be useful for libraries that lend iPads to their users.

#Apple configurator 2 restore software#

Apple Configurator 2 (AC2) is a free mass-deployment utility that allows you to update multiple iPads, iPhones, iPod Touch devices, and Apple TVs at the same time, including apps, website links, iBooks, and software updates.