Information about adding a tvOS public app to the App Catalog.
About this task
For tvOS devices,
- You can distribute apps from the App Catalog only by using the
Instant Install distribution mode.
- You can only distribute apps with device-based Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP) licenses
using the App Catalog.
Procedure
- From the IBM®
MaaS360® Portal
Home page, select .
- Click Add, expand the tvOS section, and then click
iTunes App for Apple tvOS.
- In the iTunes App for Apple tvOS window, go to the
App Details tab and enter the following details.
Option |
Description |
App |
The name of the app. When you start typing, MaaS360 automatically populates the entry with the corresponding public apps from the iTunes
App for Apple tvOS. |
Category |
The category of the app set by the app developer. |
Change Region |
View apps from another region. |
-
Select the Policies and Distribution tab and
enter the following details.
Option |
Description |
Remove app on |
The app is automatically removed in the following scenarios.
- MDM Control Removal: When MDM control of a device is
ended by the administrator or a user.
- Selective Wipe: When a selective wipe is issued to
the device.
- Deletion from portal or stopping Distribution:
When the app is deleted from the IBM
MaaS360 Portal or
distribution to a specific distribution list is stopped.
|
Revoke VPP Licenses on |
The VPP licenses are revoked when distribution is stopped on a device. |
Distribute to |
The devices that receive the app. Click the plus icon to add multiple distributions. In MaaS360, you can distribute an app to devices in the following
ways.
- None: The app is added to the App Catalog, but it is not
immediately distributed to devices.
- Specific Device: The app is added to the App Catalog and deployed to a
specific device.
- Group: The app is deployed to a group of devices.
- All Devices: All devices receive the app.
MaaS360 supports the following distribution
options.
- Install Automatically: The app is automatically installed on the selected
devices. This option supports both unpaid and paid apps that use the Volume Purchase Program
(VPP).
- Retry app install on failures: The app tries to reinstall on a device if
it fails to install in the first attempt. You can also set the number of attempts for the app
installation when the initial installation fails.
- Send Email: Send an email to the recipient about the new
app.
|
- Click Add.
Results
The iTunes App for Apple tvOS is successfully added to the App Catalog.