Manage applications on your Apple iOS devices and iPad devices by creating an App Management policy in SuperOps. This feature allows you to deploy software from the App Store, schedule installations, and configure settings for both supervised and unsupervised devices, ensuring they have the necessary tools while maintaining security and control.
Prerequisite:
If you plan to install apps from Apps and Books, please ensure this is configured first.
How to configure App Management
Navigate to Settings > Apple iOS Device policies/ Apple IPadOS device policies. Select the policy you wish to configure. From the menu on the left, click on App Management. Enable the main toggle to activate the configuration settings.
Note : If you have chosen the Advanced Hierarchical policy, you can also choose the "Device category" as a part of the enrolment process
The policy will be applied to all devices it targets. You can filter the policy settings view by selecting All, Supervised, or Unsupervised to see which settings apply to different device types. This helps you confirm that your App Management rules are correctly configured for your entire fleet of iOS devices.
Click the Add from App Store button to open the software selection panel. The Software panel will appear, showing available applications under the APPS AND BOOKS tab. This lists the Licensed Apps from Apps and Books
Select the checkboxes next to the applications you want to add to the policy. The chosen apps will be listed under Selected item for review.
Click Add to confirm your selection. The applications will be added to the software list. To add an app from the public store, click Add from App Store again and switch to the PUBLIC APP STORE tab.
Select a country from the dropdown menu, then use the search bar to find a specific application. In this example, we search for 'Slack' after selecting 'United States'.
Select the desired application from the search results and click Add. Next, configure the Schedule software installation. You can set the deployment frequency, week, and day. For example, you can schedule the installation for the 1st week on a Monday.
Under the Apps and Books section, enable the toggles for both options: Install public apps if license is not found on a site's VPP token and Install public apps even if Apps and Books is not configured for a site. This ensures that public apps are installed regardless of VPP token status.
Finally, click Save in the top-right corner to apply the new App Management configuration to your policy. The selected applications will now be deployed to the assigned iOS devices according to your schedule.