Restricting math suggestions on iPads iOS 18.1+

[ernestoz1999]

Hello,

We are a school district and are facing a potential problem with the deep integration of Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1+. All students use iPads and they are starting to update to 18.1 and above. This is likely going to be a major problem once it's testing season and I'm not the only one worried about this. According to Jamf Support there is currently no way to restrict this "feature" on an MDM level.

The problems:

1. In Notes you type an equation and the solution will automatically fill in. 

2. Typing math problems in other apps will show a solution in the keyboard suggestions.

What I've tried:

1. Disabling AI settings currently available for config profiles (not applicable)

2. Restricting: spell-check, auto-correction, predictive keyboard, auto-suggestions -- only affects words/grammar, not math.

3. Blocking AI related hosts: https://support.apple.com/en-us/101555

4. Disabling com.apple.calculator

There is a potential option but currently Jamf Pro does not support DDM yet. So right now I'm unable to implement this with a configuration profile:

https://github.com/apple/device-management/blob/release/declarative/declarations/configurations/math...

Making a custom profile and installing it manually didn't work. And that would require touching 3000+ devices. Same deal with turning off the suggestions in Settings then disabling the Settings app entirely.

Any suggestions or solutions others have found?

[CSCC-JS]

Try creating a signing certificate with jamf - https://learn.jamf.com/en-US/bundle/technical-articles/page/Creating_a_Signing_Certificate_Using_Jam... 

Then sign the git hub profile, and then upload to jamf try to distribute it to the ipads.

[ernestoz1999]

Thanks for the tip. I generated a cert and manually installed the profile on a test iPad, but keep getting the following error: "Profile Installation Failed. The data couldn't be read because it isn't in the correct format"

The first profile only had 1 declaration and .yaml file uploaded. 

I tried another profile instead with the .yaml converted to .json and also got an error: "Profile Installation Failed. Missing require key: Type"

Do you know if this has something to do with a certificate error or a problem with my profile?

[mainelysteve]

I haven't witnessed this to be honest. Apple Intelligence is only available with iPads running M chips or the A17Pro(latest generation mini). I assume you must be using the latest generation iPad Airs or similar to be concerned about this?

iMazing Profile Editor supports adding declarations. As long as you sign the profile prior to uploading it to JAMF Pro should install it.

[ernestoz1999]

We use Gen 10 iPads with an A14 chip. So you're right that they don't support Apple Intelligence specifically, though other iOS 18.1+ features are still available. 

I currently built a profile with iMazing. However, Jamf Pro does not currently support distributing configuration profiles via the MDM and will throw an error if you try.