iPhone and iPad on iOS/iPadOS 26 both don't allow changing settings for wired accessories, how can I fix this?

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iPhone and iPad on iOS/iPadOS 26 both don't allow changing settings for wired accessories, how can I fix this?

I tried to change the settings for allowing/Ask when wired accessories are connected, but they are grayed out. It also says this setting is managed by your organization and cannot be changed. I have no MDM. I do have two configuration profiles used to set up my FastMail accounts. This seems to have happened only since I upgraded to iOS/iPadOS. I want to change settings from Always Allow to Always Ask, but am unable. Others seem to have this issue on Reddit. I need help!e

iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 22, 2025 8:39 AM

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Tesserax

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Sep 22, 2025 12:50 PM in response to Charles Lindauer

What you’re seeing is almost certainly being enforced by a configuration profile, even if you don’t have a full MDM enrolled. AFAIK, Apple treats any installed configuration profile—whether it came from a mail service, VPN provider, or corporate IT—as an “organization” when it comes to restrictions. In your case, the FastMail profiles are most likely carrying a payload that inadvertently locks down USB/wired accessory settings.

You can test this as follows:

On your device, go to Settings → General → VPN & Device Management.
If you see the FastMail profiles listed there, try temporarily removing them, rebooting, and then checking whether the Wired Accessories toggle becomes editable again.
If it does, you’ve found the culprit. After that, you can either
- Live without the profile and manually configure your FastMail accounts in Mail → Accounts, or
- Contact FastMail support to see if they’re aware of this new restriction in iOS 26 profiles.

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