What to expect at Apple's announcement

Ahead of today's presentation from Apple, we wanted to give you a heads up about the expected new product and iOS releases. Read below for details on how to stream the keynote on your desktop or mobile devices as it happens.

When is iOS 13 going to drop?

Apple do not pre-announce the date for their new iOS General Availability (GA) release until their Fall (Autumn) launch event. However, based on previous year’s releases, this usually follows one to two week’s after this iPhone launch event. This year, we believe that due to an early beta version of iOS13 leaking a calendar app date icon, it may be on the 23rd Sept. We’ll find out tomorrow.

What enterprise features are in iOS 13? (a.k.a. why should I care?)

iOS 13 has a few key enterprise focused features, which are worthwhile to find out more about. We covered some of the highlights of these in our recent Apple Business Manager webinar, which is available for download here:

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Yeah, I’m too busy for that, what’s the biggie?

Well, Apple have revolutionised their approach to BYOD, with a new on-boarding method known as “User Enrolment”. This will be huge. It preserves user’s privacy whilst simplifying the corporate deployment of apps and data to the device. We feel this will help accelerate and revive stalled BYOD projects.

Wow, that’s interesting. Will it work with <insert favourite MDM/EMM/UEM>?

We can’t speak for the other vendors, but we expect MobileIron will include zero-day support for this new feature but for embargo reasons, they can’t confirm it publicly until after the Apple launch event and announcements. Therefore, we’ll all find out tomorrow.

Talking of iOS updates, what about the new iPadOS?

Apple are introducing iPadOS at this release. The differences between this and iOS 13 (from an enterprise management point of view) will be minor for this initial release, so we’re considering them as the same for most practical purposes (main difference will be in the reporting of these within the MobileIron Core/Cloud consoles, see this MobileIron compatibility document for more information on this).

And what else can you tell me about my shiny new iPhone?

The iPhone 11 rumoured to be unravelled tomorrow is expected to arrive with exciting new features such as a redesigned three lens rear camera, improved battery life, shatter-resistance technology, wireless charging and new colours.

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How to watch Tim Cook’s keynote live online

Apple chief executive Tim Cook will appear on stage at the event live at the tech giant's Silicon Valley HQ. Here’s how to watch the livestream:

Mac or Windows computers

Using your desktop computer, head to Apple’s Events page. Apple now lets anyone using its web browser Safari, Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge to watch the live video of the announcement.

iPhones and iPads

To watch the Apple event from your iPhone or iPad, head to the Apple Events page in your web browser.