Intune removes legacy Apple MDM software update policies

IntunemacOSiOS/iPadOS

Who is affected

Intune admins who still manage iOS/iPadOS or macOS updates with legacy MDM software update policies or the update-delay restriction settings. Apple removed the underlying commands and payloads in OS 27.

What to do

1. Recreate update rules as declarative device management (DDM) software update policies in the settings catalog.
2. Check that every Apple device group is covered by a DDM update policy before deleting the old policies.
3. Re-check deferral settings: the legacy restriction keys for delaying updates were removed in OS 27.

Source

Week of October 26, 2026 (Service release 2610)“Microsoft Intune is removing legacy Apple MDM software update workloads after Apple retired the underlying commands and payloads in OS 27. Admins should use Apple declarative device management update policies to continue managing software updates.”

Changes in 27.0“Removed: mdm/commands/system.update.schedule.yaml”

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