Adding iOS apps
Apps for iOS devices can be sourced from the Apple App Store, or if you have in-house apps, you can add them using their .ipa files.
Adding Apps from the Apple App Store
1. Go to MDM > Apps.
2. Click the iOS icon.
3. Click Add Apps > App Store App.
4. Select the iPad Apps or iPhone Apps tab depending on what app type you want to add.
5. Use the Store field to select which country’s app store you want to acquire apps from.
6. Enter a search string into the Search Terms field, then click Search.
A list of apps is displayed matching the search string.
7. Scroll through the list of apps. When you locate an app you want to add, click the associated Add button.
Adding in-house iOS Apps
1. Go to MDM > Apps.
2. Click the iOS icon.
3. Click Add Apps > In-house App.
4. There are two ways to upload an in-house app: provide an IPA file (an archive file for your app), or a manifest URL (the location of metadata associated with your web application).
> To upload an IPA file, select Upload an IPA, then click Add.
In the Add Source window that opens, click Browse. Use the browser window to locate and select the app’s IPA file, then click OK.
> To enter a manifest URL, select Specify a manifest URL, then click Add.
In the Add Source window that opens, enter the URL of the web app manifest, then click OK.
5. Back in the Add new In-house App window, check that the displayed app properties look correct. Click Save to add the app.
Configuring iOS App Settings
Once an iOS app is added to the Deep Freeze MDM, you can configure app settings such as whether Deep Freeze can automatically install updates, delete the app, and the like.
1. Go to MDM > Apps.
2. Click the iOS icon.
3. Scroll through the list of apps and locate the app you want to configure. Click on the app name to open the app details.
4. Click Manage Options and Configurations and configure the app settings as required:
Options
> Automatically update app – Select this option to automatically detect and install updates for this app on managed devices. Any updates to the app’s description, logo, version number, and other properties will be automatically reflected in the MDM console. Note that unmanaged instances of the app, such as those installed before the app was added to the MDM, will not be updated.
This option is not available for in-house apps (apps not acquired from the Apple App Store).
> Manage app (if currently installed as unmanaged) – Select this option to enable the MDM to manage all instances of the app on managed devices, regardless of whether the app was already installed on the device when it was added to the MDM. If this option is not selected, instances of the app that were installed before the device/app was added to the MDM will remain unmanaged.
> Remove app when Deep Freeze MDM profile is removed – Select this option to automatically remove the app from managed devices if the app is removed from the MDM. Note that unmanaged instances of the app, such as those installed before the app was added to the MDM, will not be removed.
> Prevent backup of the app data to iCloud or iTunes – Select this option to prevent the app’s data from being backed up to iCloud or iTunes.
> Allow Autonomous Single App mode – Select this option to enable the Single App mode. When you launch the app with this option enabled, you need to tap on the screen three times to enable Single App mode. The device will be locked down to the app. To disable Single App mode, tap on the screen three times.
Configuration
> Add Values – Select tis option and click Add. Specify the Key, data Type (string, integer, or boolean), and the Value. Click Add when finished.
Click on the pencil icon under the Actions column to edit a Value, or the X icon to delete a Value.
> Choose XML File – Select this option and click Choose File. Select the .xml or .plist file and click Open.
5. Click Save.