Deferring Availability of iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS Updates with a Configuration Profile

Jamf Pro Documentation 11.30.0
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Important:

Apple deprecated the keys for the Defer software update settings in the Restrictions payload for mobile device configuration profiles in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and tvOS 26. Jamf recommends managing software update deferrals with the Software Update Settings component in blueprints. For more information, see Blueprint Builder in the Jamf Pro Blueprints Configuration Guide.

You can create a configuration profile with a Restrictions payload to defer the availability of iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS updates up to 90 days from the date released by Apple. During the deferral, the new version of the operating system will not appear as available on user devices. After the set period, the new operating system version will become available, and users can update their operating system.

Note:

Updates installed via remote commands are not deferred by this restriction.

Requirements

Supervision is required.

  1. In Jamf Pro, click Devices in the sidebar.
  2. Click Configuration profiles in the sidebar.
  3. Click New.
  4. Use the General payload to configure basic settings for the profile.
  5. In the Restrictions payload, click Functionality.
  6. In the filter, select iOS or tvOS and Supervised.
  7. Enable the Defer software update setting and choose the number of deferral days.
  8. Click the Scope tab and configure the scope of the configuration profile.
    Best Practice:

    To narrow the restriction to a specific group of supervised devices that are not using the current iOS, iPadOS, or tvOS version, select Mobile Device Groups and click Add next to the smart device group you created.

  9. Click Done.
  10. Click Save to deploy the configuration profile.