Overview
Swif Mobile Security is Swif's app for iPhone and iPad. It shows users whether their device meets your organization's security requirements, lets them install IT-approved apps themselves, and helps them improve their privacy.
Feature | What it does |
Compliance status | Shows whether the device is compliant, matching what admins see in the Swif console |
Self-service app catalog | Lets users install IT-approved apps, including apps licensed through Apple's Volume Purchase Program (VPP) |
Activity feed | Shows security and compliance events, such as when the device becomes non-compliant or policies change |
Privacy recommendations | Suggests turning on Apple's App Privacy Report, which shows how often apps access data such as location and camera |
Flexible sign-in | Sign in with a work email or Apple Account, or continue as a guest |
Deploy the app
Swif deploys Swif Mobile Security automatically to iPhones and iPads when they enroll. To do this, your organization needs free VPP licenses for the app from Apple Business Manager (ABM).
Get VPP licenses in Apple Business Manager
Sign in to Apple Business Manager, and go to Apps and Services > Apps and Books.
Select View Store, or Get Apps and Custom Apps.
Search for the App ID:
6770223435
Searching by App ID finds the app even if it doesn't appear in a text search yet.
Select Swif Mobile Security (by Swifteam Inc. · iOS/iPadOS App · Device Assignable).
Under Buy Licenses:
In Assign to, choose your organization's location.
Enter a Quantity that covers your devices, such as
1000. The app is free.Select Get.
Check that the licenses appear.
Once the licenses sync with Swif, Swif deploys the app to iPhones and iPads after they enroll.
How the app installs
How the device enrolled | What happens |
Automated Device Enrollment (ADE), through Apple Business Manager | The app installs automatically and silently. Users don't need to do anything. |
Other enrollment methods | After enrollment, users see a prompt to install Swif Mobile Security. They tap Install to finish. |
Let users of non-ADE devices know to expect this prompt. If they tap Cancel, the app isn't installed.
Sign in
Method | Use |
Work email | Secure sign-in with your organization's email |
Sign in with Apple | Sign in with a personal Apple Account or a Managed Apple Account |
Continue as Guest | View the device's compliance status and non-compliance reasons, without signing in |
Some features need a sign-in. For example, the app catalogs depend on which account you use. See Install apps below.
Check compliance
The app shows the device's security status, using the same data admins see in the Swif console.
Status | Meaning |
Device is compliant | The device meets all your organization's security requirements. |
Device is not compliant | One or more requirements aren't met. The app shows the reasons, so the user or an admin can fix them. |
Checking... | The app is checking the device against your organization's latest policies. |
The activity feed keeps a record of security and compliance events, such as when the device becomes non-compliant or when policies change.
Install apps
Users can install apps that IT has approved, without waiting for an admin.
Catalog | Who sees it | What it offers |
IT-Approved Catalog | Users signed in with a personal Apple Account | A curated list of apps approved by your IT team |
VPP Catalog | Users signed in with a Managed Apple Account | Apps your organization licenses through Apple's Volume Purchase Program |
In the VPP Catalog, users can also remove or restore the VPP license for an installed app.
Privacy recommendation: App Privacy Report
Swif Mobile Security recommends turning on App Privacy Report, a built-in iOS and iPadOS feature. It shows how often apps access data and sensors, such as location, camera, microphone, and contacts, so users can see what their apps are doing.
This is a personal privacy setting. Your organization can't turn it on or check it through MDM, and Swif can't turn it on for you. Turning it on is the user's choice.
Turn on App Privacy Report
In Swif Mobile Security, find App Privacy Report in the security recommendations. It shows a blue Set up status.
On the iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > App Privacy Report.
Tap Turn On App Privacy Report.
Return to Swif Mobile Security, and tap I've turned it on.
The status changes from blue Set up to green Turned on.
How the status works
The Turned on status shows only what the user confirmed in the app. Swif can't read the setting, so:
If the user… | The app shows |
Turns on the report in Settings, but doesn't tap I've turned it on | Set up |
Taps I've turned it on | Turned on, even after restarting the app or the device |
Later turns off the report in Settings | Still Turned on. Swif can't detect the change. |
Uninstalls and reinstalls Swif Mobile Security | Set up again |
For admins: why can't I enforce this through MDM?
App Privacy Report is a personal privacy setting. Apple doesn't provide a way for MDM or apps to turn it on, turn it off, or check it.
No MDM control: There's no MDM setting or restriction for App Privacy Report.
No app access: Apple offers no public way for apps to read or change it. Swif Mobile Security never changes iOS settings.
What the status means: The Turned on status reflects only what the user confirmed. Don't use it as evidence that the report is on.
Swif shows this recommendation to raise privacy awareness, and leaves the choice to each user.
Privacy: location data
Swif Mobile Security uses location data only to identify and show the managed device's current location, when your organization's tracking policy requires it. Through the location permission, Swif doesn't access or collect any other personal content from the device.
For details, see the Swif Privacy Policy.
Troubleshooting
The app didn't install on an enrolled device
ADE devices: check that your organization has VPP licenses for Swif Mobile Security in Apple Business Manager, and that they've synced with Swif.
Non-ADE devices: the user may have tapped Cancel on the install prompt. Ask them to install the app when prompted again.
Swif Mobile Security doesn't appear in an Apple Business Manager search
Search by the App ID, 6770223435, instead of the app's name.
The app shows "Checking..." for a long time
Make sure the device is online. The app needs to reach Swif to check the device against your organization's latest policies.
A user doesn't see the VPP Catalog
The VPP Catalog appears only for users signed in with a Managed Apple Account. Users with a personal Apple Account see the IT-Approved Catalog instead.
App Privacy Report shows Set up, but the user turned it on
The user needs to confirm in the app. Ask them to tap I've turned it on. Swif can't detect the setting by itself.
App Privacy Report shows Turned on, but the user turned it off
This is expected. Swif can't detect changes to the setting, so the status reflects only what the user confirmed.