Using the IBM MaaS360 App Catalog 3.0 for Android

The IBM® MaaS360® App Catalog 3.0 for Android is a web-based view of apps that are deployed to users. You can deploy apps to individual users, multiple users based on job function, or to a group of users.

App Catalog 3.0 for Android display modes

The App Catalog 3.0 for Android provides the following display modes.
  • Simple Mode
    Use this mode for up to 15 apps on any one platform. This mode delivers a simple and streamlined experience for users to find, install, and update apps. The Simple Mode contains only the Apps tab.
  • Advanced Mode
    Use this mode with many apps on any one platform. This mode delivers a modern and efficient experience to help users explore and discover the apps that they need with eye-catching banners, app bundles, and lists of top apps.
    The Advanced Mode displays the following four tabs on the IBM MaaS360 App Catalog screen.
    • Bundles
    • Apps
    • Featured
    • My Apps

Starting the App Catalog 3.0 for Android

App Catalog main page

When you open the App Catalog 3.0 for Android, the App Catalog main page displays the most popular apps that are deployed to the device. The App Catalog main page is available only in Advanced Mode.

The App Catalog main page is divided into the following sections.
  • Featured Banners
    Banners that are published by IT to provide quick access to featured apps or bundles of apps. These apps are provided by your IT team to market to users.
    • Tap Corporate Apps banner to see more information, and then swipe left or right to move through different banners.
  • New and Updated/Popular
    The three new and updated apps, and the most popular apps based on download count.
    • Tap a tile to view details about an individual app.
  • App Bundles
    Groups of apps packaged by your organization for quick access.
    • Tap Bundles to view the list of bundles that are distributed to the device.
    • Tap any bundle to view the individual apps in the bundle.
    • For bundles that contain enterprise apps only, tap INSTALL ALL. However, if the bundle contains both enterprise apps and Google Play, you must install the apps individually.
  • Other features
    Swipe down the screen to refresh the view and display new distributed apps.
    • This action also sends a full app inventory back to the administrative server for reporting purposes.
    • Drag the screen down until a refresh wheel is displayed on the IBM MaaS360 App Catalog screen.

Apps

The view for the Apps tab displays a list of all apps that are deployed to a device. The Apps is only available when the App Catalog is in Simple Mode.
  • Scroll to view all apps in the App Catalog.
  • Install apps on the device.

My Apps

The view for the My Apps tab displays all the apps that are installed on the device, including public and enterprise apps. This tab also indicates whether an installed app has an update available. The update is determined based on an incremental app version versus what is already installed on the mobile device.

Other features

You can explore other apps in the App Catalog 3.0 for Android with the following features.
  • Search

    To search for apps, follow these steps.

    1. Tap the magnifying glass icon on the home screen.
    2. Enter the text to automatically filter for the apps that meet your search criteria.

    To clear a search, tap the X icon in the Search box.

  • Advanced Filter

    By default, all apps are displayed in this view. Select one of the following actions.

    • To filter apps by app category, tap Categories.
    • To filter apps based on corporate enterprise apps, tap Corporate.
    • To filter apps based on public applications, tap Play.
    • To filter for web apps, tap WebApp.