[AusNOG] Does anyone know - iPad gurus?

[James Andrewartha]

On Mon, 25 Jun 2012, Wade Roberts wrote:

> I think they use the "Apple Configurator" to lock them down:
> http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/apple-configurator/id434433123?mt=12
> 
> iOS 6 will also add similar capabilities, it was outlined in the WWDC 2012 keynote.

It's not currently possible with iOS 5 (although the ones in the Apple 
store must have a special build). It is an advertised iOS 6 feature, 
although it's not working on our iOS 6 beta device.

As for how Jetstar do it:
http://www.ausbt.com.au/inside-jetstar-s-ipad-app-and-long-life-battery-case-hardware

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In the interest of making the system as user-friendly as possible, Stellar 
went as far as it could within Apple-approved limits.

"We wanted to avoid passengers getting into the settings application 
because they could then turn on things like wifi and bluetooth," Reilly 
explains. "There's regulatory issues there we have to comply with in terms 
of interference with navigation systems and other safety aspects."

However, as Reilly notes, "as part of their enterprise licencing 
agreement, Apple does't allow you to delete the native applications on the 
iPad, such as the settings and contacts application. You could only remove 
those through a jailbreak, and of course a jailbreak is not a solution for 
an enterprise environment and was never considered."

"The only way around that was to dump those apps into a folder and cover 
the home button so passengers couldn't get to them", he says, which is why 
the special iPad 2 case used by Jetstar covers the iPad's home button (and 
also the standard Apple 30-pin connector).
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