You can configure Workspace ONE UEM to create a custom device friendly name for Horizon Client to iOS device users.
Due to Apple’s privacy policy change, starting with iOS 16 the iOS client will not be able to get the device friendly name from Apple, but instead, a general name such as "iPhone" or "iPad".
To address this change, the VMware iOS client now allows the administrator of Workspace One UEM to create and define a friendly device name for the device. The Intelligent Hub installed on the client device will send this new configuration to the client. The iOS client can parse it and then send the result as the iOS device friendly name to the broker. This friendly name can be used by the customer to decide whether the device should be granted access to the server.
For details on the policy change, see https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/entitlements/com_apple_developer_device-information_user-assigned-device-name.
Prerequisites
- Install and deploy Workspace ONE UEM. See https://my.workspaceone.com/products/Workspace-ONE-UEM.
- Become familiar with the Workspace ONE UEM console. For more information, see the Workspace ONE UEM product documentation at https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/index.html.
Procedure
- Log in to the Workspace ONE UEM console as an administrator.
- Select Apps & Books > Details View and click Assign.
- Select an Assignment Name.
- From the Distribution page, select Application Configuration and click Add.
- In the Configuration Key text box, enter custom_device_friendly_name.
- In the Value Type drop-down menu, select String.
- Enter the appropriate text values in the Configuration Value text box in JSON format. For example, it can be {DeviceFriendlyName}, which means that it is the Device Friendly Name in the Workspace ONE UEM console. The administrator can set the value to any unique device name.
Results
To see the name configured by Workspace ONE UEM, navigate to Settings > Allow Data Sharing > Custom Device Friendly Name in Horizon Client for iOS.
