What’s new with iOS 8 and Yosemite

Yosemite

New

• Continuity
  • Great, now all three devices (laptop, iPad, iPhone) ring with every call
  • SMS from Messages on OSX (for your Android Friends). Watch out for the “to” section.
• Handoff –
• Instant Hotspot – Can’t get this to work. Tried this post to fix without success.
• Airdrop – Option to be “discovered by: Contacts Only”
• iCloud Drive – Requirements for iOS 8 and Yosemite to be both installed in order to utilize.
• Distribution pkg format – Open source items that allow custom PKGs effected
  • CreateOSXInstallPkg?
  • AutoCasperNBI?
  • CreateUserPKG?
• FileVault prompt during Setup Assistant
• SMB3 everywhere (Goto Server and Finder)

Deprecated

• SystemStarter – This used to trigger /etc/rc.local and /etc/rc.shutdown.local. YOU MUST USE LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons the right way. See man launchd and man launchctl.
• /etc/hostconfig – This effected MySQL for any Casper Users

GUI

• DARK MODE (Sys Pref => General)
  • defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist AppleInterfaceStyle Dark effects Dock
  • sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist _HIEnableThemeSwitchHotKey -bool true enables keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + Opt + Cmd + T)
• Safari
  • defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist CanPromptForPushNotifications -bool no
  • defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist ShowFullURLInSmartSearchField -bool 1

Trouble Items

Is anyone having these issues?

• WiFi?
• Renaming w/ (1), (2), (3), (etc)
  • JAMF Nation references kbase
• Exchange and Mail
• Kerberos (Marzack [Google] and Justin [PSU] tweets)

iOS 8

• Web Based iOS 8 Deployment Help
• Apple Pay
• Touch ID
• Keyboards (not available in Messages)

Management

source: http://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2014/06/ios-8-huge-hit-enterprise-new-features-management-productivity-security.html

• Device names can be set remotely from a administrative console
• Administrators can prevent users from adding their own restrictions
• Administrators can also disable users’ ability to locally erase, reset or wipe devices
• last time a device was backed up to iCloud
• Passcodes for specific apps

Conferences

• JAMF National User Conference
  • Videos are now available!
• MacTech
  • Deployment BOF hosted by Tim Sutton and Gram Gilbert (notes by Allister)

Other

• Bushel MDM
• Docker wtih BSDPy
• Google macops
  • macdestroyer
  • planb

Links

• https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/releasenotes/MacOSX/WhatsNewInOSX/Articles/MacOSX10_10.html
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT6535
  • iCloud Find My Mac fixed from Brute Force
  • 802.1X LEAP is now disabled by default
  • BASH fixed, no patch needed
  • SSL 3.0 “POODLE Attack” fixed
  • fdesetup (I’m noting this to get Rich irritated)
• OS X: Intermittent delay while authenticating to TLS, PEAP, or TTLS protected Wi-Fi network]TS5258
• SuspiciousPackage

Research More

• Airdrop – Option to be “discovered by: Contacts Only”
• SMB3 everywhere! (which MS Server? 2003, 2008, 2012?)