Application Types

Application policies are available on the Android Plus, Apple, and Windows Modern platforms. Each platform supports the distribution of multiple types of applications to their devices.

Note: When creating an application policy, you must choose the correct application type. SOTI MobiControl does not warn you about compatibility errors.

Android Classic

Google Play Store Applications Use for applications available through the Google Play Store.
Enterprise Applications Use for applications owned or managed by your organization. You must either upload the .apk to SOTI MobiControl or provide a link to the download location of the file.
Note: Enterprise applications are not related to the Android Enterprise solution. To install Android Enterprise managed applications on your Android Enterprise devices, use Managed Google Play Applications.

Android Enterprise

Managed Google Play Applications Use for applications available through the managed Google Play Store.
Note: Only supported on Android work managed devices or Android devices with a work profile enabled.
Note: You must bind a Google Managed Enterprise or a Google Domain to SOTI MobiControl before you can approve and deploy managed Google Play Store apps to your devices.

Apple - iOS

Enterprise Applications Use for applications owned or managed by your organization. You must either upload the .ipa to SOTI MobiControl or provide a link to the download location of the file.
App Store Applications Use for applications available through the Apple App Store.
Note: Use this option to push Apple App Store License apps (non-Custom) to your devices. You must Add an App Store License account to SOTI MobiControl before creating an app policy.
Custom Applications Use for Custom applications that are part of your Apple App Store License account. You must add an App Store License account to SOTI MobiControl before you can distribute custom applications to devices.
Note: When deploying Custom Apps to iOS devices enrolled in user enrollment, the app licenses must be user-based. If a device already has the app installed, attempting to install the app on the device fails. You can get around this by asking the device user to uninstall the app, and then performing a Retry Installation device action.

Apple - macOS

Enterprise Applications Use for applications owned or managed by your organization. You must either upload the .pkg, .dmg, or .app to SOTI MobiControl or provide a link to the download location of the file.
App Store License Managed Distribution Applications Use for applications that are part of your Apple App Store License account. You must add an App Store License account to SOTI MobiControl before you can distribute these applications to devices.

Windows Modern

All .xap or .appx applications pushed to Windows Desktop devices must be signed.

  • Legacy formats such as .xap or legacy .appx must be signed with a Symantec certificate.
  • Non-legacy .appx applications, that is Universal Windows Platform (UWP) applications, can be signed by any certificate. If signed by a Trusted Third-Party CA, then a separate Root certificate is most likely not required. However, if the application is self-signed, then the you must deploy the Root certificate to the device to create a chain of trust.
Enterprise Applications

You must enable your enterprise apps for windows before you can deploy them to your devices.
Modern Enterprise Applications Use to send .xap or .appx files to devices running Windows 10 or later.

You must establish a chain of trust for Universal Windows Platform applications before you can deploy them to your devices.
Classic Desktop Applications Use to send traditional Windows applications (.msi) to your devices.
Note: Use this only for Windows desktop devices running Windows 10 or later, Pro, Education, or Enterprise editions. You must deploy the correct application type for the type of computer. You can deploy 32-bit applications on both 32 and 64-bit computers, but you cannot deploy 64-bit applications on 32-bit computers.