Yes. A default configuration auto-assigns to any device newly added to your zero-touch account. Only one configuration can be the default at any time; creating or promoting a new default automatically clears the isDefault flag on the previous one.
Defaults do not reassign devices already present in the console. Anything already listed keeps whatever configuration (or no configuration) it had at the time the default was changed. To update existing devices, use the CSV import or the customer API to reassign them in bulk.
Defaults are most useful when:
They are less useful when:
Two supported bulk paths:
devices.applyConfiguration (or devices.removeConfiguration) to target devices programmatically. Suited for automation or integration with an EMM workflow.Reassigning a configuration - default or otherwise - has no immediate effect on a device that is already enrolled. The new configuration is only downloaded when the device next completes the setup wizard, i.e. after a factory reset. See What happens if a new config for a different EMM or server is applied to an enrolled device? for detail.