How can i restore iphone from icloud after Sophos install

Question

Hi guys 
 
 I have a load of iPhone which i have installed the Sophos mobile control app. Obviously, to do i had to wipe each iPhone as using Apple configurator it has to wipe the device before the phone is "supervised" and the Sophos management has been installed. 
 My question is this... can I restore a backup from the icloud without having to reset the phone as this takes the supervised mode away and therefore is no longer managed by Sophos?? 
 
 Thank you.

Andrew Mullins · Accepted Answer

i have found that if you supervise a device on AC, then set it up as a new iphone, factory reset it (ONCE) then set it backup and restore from backup. on the devices i have done this with it does keep the supervised mode for 1 wipe only. if its wiped a second time then its lost. 
 
 so as a test supervise a device on AC, wipe it. then when it boots back up restore from backup and then when it completes it should still be supervised. 
 
 hope this helps

Andrew Mullins · Answer

re tested this a number of times and each time the device ends up as supervised after the icloud restore, yes its not enrolled in MDM after the restore but the device is supervised and restored from backup. once restored it just needs manually adding to the MDM server.;