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Getting Started with iOS App Management

Mobile App Management provides granular control at the application level, thus enabling the administrators to manage and secure app data. It helps to protect devices and manage data. It enables to apply and enforce corporate policies on mobile apps and to limit the sharing of corporate data among apps.

Enrollment of Devices

You need to enroll your devices in Hexnode UEM before managing the apps on your devices. Follow the link below to learn more about enrolling devices.

Enroll iOS devices…

Installing Apps

After enrolling the devices, add the required apps to the app inventory. You can add apps from the App Store, Web apps, and Enterprise apps. You can also build app groups and app catalogs. After adding the apps to the inventory, push them onto the devices. Get to know more about installing apps by tapping the links below.

  1. Store apps
  2. Web apps
  3. Web clips
  4. Enterprise apps
  5. App Groups
  6. App Catalog

Installing Apps Silently

Push apps silently onto the device without user intervention. This feature enables the users to install apps without the user manually initiating the installation. The app shows up on the device without any prompts. Silent app installation is supported only if the device is supervised. VPP apps can be installed silently on supervised iOS devices. Follow the link below to learn more about silently installing apps.

Silent app installation…

Block or Permit Apps

Allow certain apps to function on the device and block unwanted apps from being active on the device. Get to know more about blocking apps from the link below.

App blocklisting or allowlisting…

Enforce App Installation

This feature lets you ensure that all essential apps have been installed on the device. It enables the user to push useful apps to the device at once. Follow the link below to learn more on enforcing the installation of essential apps.

Required apps…

Update Apps

Update apps on your device and use the latest app version. Go through the link below to learn more about updating apps on your device.

Update Store and Enterprise apps…

Hexnode also allows you to update store or enterprise apps even in kiosk mode without impacting the end-users. Follow the link below to learn more about updating apps while the devices are in kiosk mode.

Update store and enterprise apps in kiosk…

Set up App Configurations

Hexnode UEM allows the admin to not just deploy iOS apps but specify the in-app configurations as well. These app configurations are pushed in XML format.

Pushing iOS app configurations…

App Uninstallation

Allow the users to remove apps from the devices or set apps to be removed automatically when the devices are disenrolled. You no longer need to have the device in your hand to initiate uninstallation. The apps can also be removed from the device on policy removal or when the app is removed from the policy if the app is pushed to the device as a required app. Get to know more about removing apps from the device from the link below.

Removing apps from the device…

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