Learn how to install a profile in iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS.
When you download a configuration profile from a website or an email message in iOS, iPadOS, or visionOS, you need to go to the Settings app to install it. If a profile is not installed within 8 minutes of downloading it, it is automatically deleted.
Unless you are in a familiar location, Stolen Device Protection must first be disabled on iOS before installing a configuration profile, and then re-enabled once installation is complete.
Install a profile
After you download a profile,* you’ll see the message Profile Downloaded or Enroll in [organization name]. To install the profile, follow these steps:
Open the Settings app.
Tap Profile Downloaded or Enroll in [organization name].
Tap Install in the upper-right corner, then follow the onscreen instructions.
* You can have only one profile ready to install at a time. For example, if you download a profile and don't install it, and then download a second profile, only the second profile is available to be installed.
About profiles installed by Mobile Device Management
If you're a system administrator, you can install profiles without any interaction from the user on devices enrolled in Mobile Device Management (MDM). To enroll a device in MDM, use Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager, or manually enroll using Device Enrollment or User Enrollment.
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