I've been looking for hours now on how to edit a profile on Apple Configurator but to no luck. There are some similar responses, but none of them were of too much help. I am trying to edit a profile that exists on a iPad Air, but not the mac. Can anyone help me?
Apple Profiles – Apple Configurator 2
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Got it.
Open the XML file in TextEdit (or some other XML editor of your choice).
Scroll to the very bottom.
Look for: PayloadDisplayName Orig Profile PayloadIdentifier orig.profile
Change these two instances Orig to Dup or some other unique name. Save file. Go to configurator > import > point to file - it imports as 'dup profile' with all other settings in tact.
(I suppose you could also make XX copies of the XML file and edit each one, but it is easier just to leave the file open in TextEdit, make a change, save, import, make a change, save, import, lather, rinse, repeat.)
Your probably best of if you crop the photos yourself. Here are the pixel counts that work best for each screen size:
iOS devices: display sizes
- 320×480 pixels : iPhone (1st generation), iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch (1st–3rd generation)
- 640×960 pixels : iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (4th generation)
- 640×1136 pixels : iPhone 5/5s/5c, iPod touch (5th generation) Retina display
- 1024×768 pixels : iPad, iPad 2, iPad mini (non-retina)
- 2048×1536 pixels : iPad Air, retina iPad mini and iPad (3rd–4th generation), all of which have Retina display
Automate resizing using Automator
Automator let’s you easily crop images. See my screenshot below for explanation and just click the actions together.
You can automate resizing the photos with Automator, if you don’t demand to choose an extract of your photo.
Rember to use “crop images” with “scale before crop: Scale to Short Side”:
After finishing your workflow you could add a thousands images and let your Mac do the work. You will be prompted to select your images (see first action).
Just adapt the sizes for your corresponding device. You could also merge this into one workflow. Just duplicate the last three steps and change the suffix (_iphone5) in action “Add text”.
Here is an example image* went through my Automator workflow.
Original:
Result:
Resizing using an application
You could use the free app Ensoul Wallpapers from the Mac App Store. This let’s you choose an image extract.
The maker of another app (deko) documents the sub-pixel shifts that parallax changes can have at http://dekoapp.com/parallax/
I hope my answer helps you with your problem concerning your image size and how to resize them. Unfortunately, I do not see an option to set a background image in Apple Configurator (Version 3.5 (289)).
* image by interfacelift.com
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Best Answer
It's not possible to edit a profile whilst only having the profile on a device. You must have the profile on your computer to edit it. Profiles can't be exported from a device to be edited in Configurator.