There won’t be a FileWave 16.5. The nextrelease is FileWave 17: a new managed platform, apps on Chromebooks, and support for Apple’s OS 27 wave.
FileWave 17 is in testing now, and we expect to release it in the coming weeks. We’ll update this post with the release date.
Manage Linux devices
Debian 13 devices now appear in the client list next to your Macs and PCs, with the same inventory and the same tools.
- Enroll from a web page or a pre-configured .deb.
- Deploy with .deb filesets, curated vendor packages, and Fileset Magic.
- Keep current with apt updates, a self-updating client, and the Kiosk.
Apps on Chromebooks
Add apps from the Web Store, plus web and Android apps. Force install, pin, allow or block, per Org Unit.
Ready for Apple’s OS 27 wave
- New declarations for DNS proxy, network relay, VPN, content caching, and extensible SSO. Central now covers 40 of Apple’s 41 setting declarations, and the last one follows in 17.1.
- Platform SSO from the first login on macOS 26 or later. Users sign in with their identity provider account during Setup Assistant. For Macs set up with nobody present, it’s one tab in the ADE profile.
- Fewer interruptions: one privacy prompt with your organization’s reason on supervised OS 27, remote AppleCare log collection, and automatic retry when a Return to Service re-enrollment fails.
Built from your requests
Paste a list to search many serial numbers at once. Renew APN certificates in Central, with no CSR, private keys, or P12 by hand. Filter columns in place. Quiet down the Software Update list. FileWave 17 also includes 100+ fixes.
Before you upgrade
Three quick checks:
- Allow autopkg.filewave.com and winget-pkgs.filewave.com over HTTPS. Checkyour network setup →
- Showing Recovery Lock passwords now needs the Retrieve permission.
- On Macs, users approve Kiosk location access once.
Also re-check your Platform SSO profiles, since 17 corrects the authorization mode labels.
See it foryourself
[Slides from theZurich Alliance Event →] · [Start your free 45-day POC →]
