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Deploy custom configuration profile to remove the Siri setup from the Setup Assistant on macOS devices
It is in the best interest of corporations to disable Siri on their devices since it poses many threats in terms of data breach and privacy. Siri collects data from devices to improve its algorithm, data that can be very confidential to the company. Disabling Siri also prevents any accidental breaches of data from the user side. Hexnode helps you to skip the Siri setup from the Setup Assistant whenever you are creating a new user or opening the device for the first time by deploying custom configurations.
The sample configuration profiles provided below are adapted from third-party open-source sites.
Configuration profile to skip the Siri setup from the Setup Assistant on macOS devices
Supported on macOS 10.14 and later versions.
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<?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>PayloadIdentifier</key> <string> com.example.mysetupassistantpayload</string> <key>PayloadRemovalDisallowed</key> <false/> <key>PayloadScope</key> <string>System</string> <key>PayloadType</key> <string>Configuration</string> <key>PayloadUUID</key> <string> 929F54D0-7D22-405A-8D12-E3FC6C2E31EE </string> <key>PayloadOrganization</key> <string>Company Name</string> <key>PayloadVersion</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>PayloadDescription</key> <string>Skips the Siri Setup pop-up window</string> <key>PayloadDisplayName</key> <string>Skip Siri Setup</string> <key>PayloadContent</key> <array> <dict> <key>PayloadType</key> <string>com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed</string> <key>PayloadVersion</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>PayloadIdentifier</key> <string> com.example.mysetupassistantpayload </string> <key>PayloadEnabled</key> <true/> <key>PayloadUUID</key> <string> 1CEC2BEA-E52C-4891-9F16-E5CBA751274B </string> <key>PayloadDisplayName</key> <string>Login Window</string> <key>SkipSiriSetup</key> <true/> </dict> </array> </dict> </plist> |
The SkipSiriSetup key can take the values, <true> or <false>. If set to <false>, the Siri setup screen will be shown in the Setup Assistant after the ‘Screen Time’ setup screen. But if set to <true>, the Siri setup screen will be skipped.
- To create and customize configuration profiles, you can use tools like Apple Configurator, Profile Manager or manually create them using text editors.
- Use non-encrypted .mobileconfig, .xml, or plist files to deploy profiles across devices.
- Ensure that you do not associate conflicting configurations with the devices.
- Use wildcards to fetch key values from the portal.
- It is recommended to manually validate the configuration profile on a system before executing it in bulk.
- Hexnode will not be responsible for any damage/loss to the system on the behavior of the configuration profile.
