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Rippling is excited to announce that, as an Apple Business Partner, we can now further deliver on our promise to manage the full lifecycle for every employee and device seamlessly.

As a part of today’s announcement, Rippling is launching a new Device Store, which now includes an expanded lineup of Apple® products, including iPhone® devices. Combined with Rippling’s Device Buyback program, which allows companies to instantly sell back Apple devices at leading market rates directly within Rippling, businesses can now lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and maximize the value of their entire Apple fleet in one platform.

More than 90 percent of Rippling’s 5,000+ employees use Mac® computers. We’ve seen firsthand how Apple helps people improve productivity and employee satisfaction – and as an Apple Business Partner, we make procurement, zero-touch deployment, device management, and secure end of life simple. The unique combination of Apple hardware paired with Rippling software and services leads to a secure and accessible experience for users, while making it easy for IT to deploy, manage, and secure devices at scale. 

How Rippling is Redefining the Apple Device Lifecycle

Apple builds best-in-class devices loved by modern workforces. Rippling provides the simplest way to procure, configure, secure, manage, retrieve, and resell those devices without juggling multiple systems or vendors.

Rippling provides an unmatched experience when it comes to managing Apple devices:

• Procure → manage → sell back devices all in one platform

• Zero-touch onboarding seamlessly integrates Apple Business Manager and Automated Device Enrollment

• Real-time security enforcement and compliance through Declarative Device Management protocol from Apple

• Industry-leading resale value available automatically via Rippling Device Buyback

The New Rippling Device Store

Rippling originally launched the Device Store to solve one of the biggest gaps in onboarding today: getting employees their laptops pre-configured with the right specs, apps, and security settings before their start date. 

Rippling is the easiest way to onboard a new employee, and we built the Device Store to empower every hiring manager to get their new hires a device that arrives ready to work on day one. It doesn’t just fall on IT teams anymore. We’re freeing them to focus on more important work.

We’ve fully redesigned the Rippling Device Store with a modern interface, faster workflows, and an expanded product catalog, including 500+ models of laptops, desktops, displays, tablets, phones, and accessories available for instant shipping in the U.S. and Canada.

New features in the upgraded Device Store:

• Bulk purchasing for teams, new hires, or refresh cycles

• Support for MacBook Pro® with M5, MacBook Air® with M4 and newly added iPhone® devices

• Streamlined store design for faster browsing and ordering

• Ability to buy devices directly from the approved catalog

• Add or remove devices from your organization’s approved list

• Auto-replacement of out-of-stock SKUs with similar models

• Completely redesigned store experience inside Hiring and Assign flows

Rippling ships devices in just days, not weeks, already pre-configured with apps, security policies, and access settings, so employees can open their laptop and start working on Day 1.

Deep Integration with Apple Business Manager

Rippling’s integration with Apple Business Manager now goes even further, offering full visibility and zero-touch control over Apple devices from the moment they’re purchased.

New Apple Business Manager capabilities include:

• Viewing and assigning pre-staged Apple devices inside Rippling

• Automated Device Enrollment to auto-enroll devices into Rippling MDM upon activation

• Instant enforcement of security policies the moment a device is turned on

• Bulk release from Apple Business Manager during Rippling Device Buyback, no manual steps required

Rippling was an early adopter of the new Apple Business Manager APIs, now integrated into their platform, setting a new standard for automated, hands-off Apple lifecycle management.

Next-Generation Apple Management with Declarative Device Management

Rippling leverages next-generation Declarative Device Management protocol across macOS®, iOS®, and iPadOS®. Device configuration is faster, more reliable, and more secure than ever.

Benefits include:

• Real-time enforcement of passcodes, OS updates, security settings

• Devices proactively report compliance status

• Audit-ready templates for SOC 2, NIST, and CIS (Levels 1 and 2)

• Ability to build fully custom Apple policies from one central view

Policies managed in Rippling include:

• Passcodes & password rules

• Inactivity locks & screen timeout

• Login attempt limits

• OS update deferrals & enforcement windows

• Automatic update controls

• Security updates & rapid security response management

• Cross-platform enforcement frequency

This ensures every Apple device stays secure, compliant, and up-to-date without manual intervention, minimizing device downtime.

Instantly Reclaim the Value of Your Apple Fleet with Device Buyback

A refreshed Apple fleet starts with reclaiming the value of the aged device.

Rippling’s new Device Buyback program gives IT and finance teams a fast, automated way to sell back aging Apple devices at best-in-class market rates without coordinating with third-party recyclers or logistics partners.

We’ve already seen the average customer save between $10,000-$20,000 by selling back their aged Apple devices sitting in storage.

Device Buyback highlights:

• See real-time market value for stored Mac devices

• Sell back as many devices as you want at once

• Automatic cleanup actions:

  • Device is securely erased

  • Disconnected from Rippling MDM

  • Released from Apple Business Manager

• Receive certificates of secure data destruction for every device

• Rippling handles logistics, processing, and responsible disposal

By automating retrieval and resale, Rippling helps companies recover budget, clean up inventory, and fund future Apple hardware refreshes.

Apple Devices Power Your Team. Rippling Powers the Lifecycle.

Rippling goes further than other tools on the market which typically stop at configuration, managing the device, the user, inventory and logistics, and the end-of-life process in one integrated system.

Rippling manages everything:

• Purchase from the Rippling Device Store

• Zero-touch deployment

• Identity-based provisioning

• Real-time Apple DDM

• Device retrieval & warehousing

• Device Buyback

• Secure disposal with data wiping certificates

Explore the new Device Store or learn more about Rippling Device Lifecycle Management to see how Rippling is redefining the employee experience with Apple devices.

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