Uninstalling an app
A user can uninstall an app from the MaaS360® App Catalog for the Android Enterprise enrollments. Configure your MDM Policy with the allowUninstallFromAppCatalog attribute to enable Uninstall for your device.
Prerequisites
- You must enroll the device in any one of the Android Enterprise modes - Device Owner, Profile Owner, Work Profile on the company-owned devices.
- You must enable the uninstallation of apps in .
- You must install MaaS360 Android Agent version 8.65 or later on the target devices.
Configuring policy control
To enable the uninstall feature, add the allowUninstallFromAppCatalog attribute under Additional Attributes in the MDM Policy.

Feature usage
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As a button in the Details page for each app.
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Inside the overflow menu, for each app in the Apps list screen.
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Inside the overflow menu, for each app in the App Catalog Home screen as shown in the following image.

In the Device Owner mode, the app uninstallation is automatically triggered by pressing Uninstall. In the Profile Owner modes, a pop-up window appears to prompt the user for a confirmation of the action.
- If the MaaS360 App Catalog is enabled inside the Kiosk or COSU modes and a policy with the allowUninstallFromAppCatalog attribute is applied, then Uninstall is available in the Kiosk or COSU modes. IT admins must exercise caution when they enable Uninstall for the users or on their devices.
- Create separate MDM policies if you want to selectively enable this feature - one for Kiosk or COSU devices, and another for Device Owner or Profile Owner devices.
Exemptions for Uninstall option
You cannot uninstall the apps that fall under the following criteria.
System apps
Required apps
MaaS360 agent
The MaaS360 agent cannot be uninstalled by the user.