Error using the “App Lock” configuration profile setting (aka “kiosk mode”) with an iPad/iOS6.0

Question

Background:

Apple provides a \"kiosk mode\" for their iPads as part of iOS6 which locks the device into one application (even boots directly into the app too). Great for

Answer 1

Yes still working in iOS 9.1

and you can add options like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN""http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
<key>PayloadContent</key>
<array>
      <dict>
        <key>App</key>
        <dict>
          <key>Identifier</key>
          <string>bundle_identifier_of_the_app</string>
          <key>Options</key>
          <dict>
            <key>DisableAutoLock</key>
            <true/>
            <key>DisableVolumeButtons</key>
            <true/>
          </dict>
        </dict>
        <key>PayloadType</key>
        <string>###.#####.#####</string>
        <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
        <string>com.klangerfinder.lockdown</string>
        <key>PayloadUUID</key>
        <string>######-######-#####-#####</string>
        <key>PayloadVersion</key>
        <integer>1</integer>
      </dict>
    </array>
    <key>PayloadType</key>
    <string>Configuration</string>
    <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
    <string>AppLockDown</string>
    <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
    <string>###.#####.#####</string>
    <key>PayloadUUID</key>
    <string>######-######-#####-#####</string>
    <key>PayloadVersion</key>
    <integer>1</integer>
 </dict>
</plist>

There are lot of old post´s out there. This and the above are the actual working ones!!!

Answer 2

I figured it out! I'm either misreading it or Apple left out a little detail in their configuration profile reference . In order to avoid the error, the "Identifier"/bundleId key/value pair has to be wrapped in a dictionary, itself the value of a key named "App". See below:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>PayloadContent</key>
    <array>
      <dict>
        <key>App</key>
        <dict>
          <key>Identifier</key>
          <string>bundle_identifier_of_the_app</string>
        </dict>
        <key>PayloadType</key>
        <string>com.apple.app.lock</string>
        <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
        <string>#######-#######-#######-######</string>
        <key>PayloadUUID</key>
        <string>#######-#######-#######-######</string>
        <key>PayloadVersion</key>
        <integer>#</integer>
      </dict>
    </array>
    <key>PayloadType</key>
    <string>Configuration</string>
    <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
    <string>##########</string>
    <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
    <string>######-#####-######-#####</string>
    <key>PayloadUUID</key>
    <string>######-######-#####-#####</string>
    <key>PayloadVersion</key>
    <integer>#</integer>
  </dict>
</plist>