On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, Mobility Services will start blocking new enrolments for Apple mobile devices running iOS version 12. Mobile devices currently enrolled into Workspace ONE with iOS 12 will have a grace period of 90 days to be upgraded to one of the currently supported iOS versions (iOS 13 or 14).
As previously posted, iOS 12 support has already been dropped by some of the application vendors that AHS currently uses, and so these applications are not able to be installed or upgraded on devices running iOS 12. AHS mobile policy also requires that mobile device operating systems be kept up to date, to ensure that AHS data and resources remain secure for all devices connecting to an AHS environment.
What to expect:
- As of June 16, any Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program users who try to enrol a device running iOS 12 will get an "enrolment blocked" message and the enrolment will fail.
- Starting June 16, BYOD users with enrolled devices that are running iOS 12 will get emails and/or Workspace ONE Hub notices indicating the need to update to a later version within 90 days.
- If a device is not upgraded to a supported iOS version in the 90-day grace period, it will automatically be unenrolled on the 91st day. Once unenrolled, all access to AHS data and resources will be removed from the device.
- During this grace period, support for devices running iOS 12 will be on a best effort, with a direction for users to upgrade to a later iOS version.
For more information or assistance, please contact the AHS Service Desk at 1-877-311-4300.