Apple - tvOS | App Store (Licensed)

Use this tvOS application type for applications that are part of your Apple App Store License account made available through the Apple App Store.

Selecting the App Type

Use the Select Apps dialog box when adding an applications to your app policy. You do this when:

App Selection

App Source Select the App Store (Licensed) option.
App Store License Account

Select Manage App Store License Account to open the App Store License Management dialog box to add and remove accounts and reconcile licenses (see App Store License Management).

Select an App Store License account from the Select list.

App Search

Use the search bar to find apps either by a keyword or a URL:
  • Keyword: Enter the application name for applications matching the partial name to appear.
  • URL: If you have the URL string for a particular app, enter the complete URL string in the search bar. The required app appears.

Application Information

Review application information such as the display name, version, price, seller, and description.

Note: Some fields in this section may be editable. Enter/ edit information in these fields as required.

Advanced Configuration

Select Configure when adding or editing an application in your app policy to open the Advanced Configurations dialog box, where you can further configure app settings.

App Details

Application Details A list of app details (read-only).
Update App Select Get Latest Version to replace the current app version with the latest published version.

Installation Options

Deployment Type Select whether the application is a requirement.

If you select Suggested, the user can choose whether to install the application.

If you select Mandatory, the application installs automatically.
Remove App when Device is Unenrolled When turned on, the app automatically uninstalls from the device when you unenroll the device.
Prevent Application Data Back Up to iTunes and iCloud Blocks the app from uploading its data to iTunes and iCloud.
Prevent removal of the application by the device user When turned on, the device user cannot remove applications distributed through this App Policy.
Licenses This section has the following controls:
  • Manage App Store License Account—Select to open the App Store License Management dialog box, where you can manage your App Store licenses (see App Store License Management).
  • Accounts—The App Store License account.
  • Purchased—The number of licenses purchased under the selected account (read-only).
  • Remaining—The number of licenses remaining under the selected account (read-only).

Update Options

Automatically Update App Version in App Policy to the Latest Version in App Store Automatically discover newer versions of applications in the App Store and update the version in the app policy.
When selected, a message shows the last time SOTI MobiControl searched the App Store for newer versions.
Note: SOTI MobiControl typically searches the App Store once per day during nightly maintenance.
Automatically Request Devices to Update App when App Policy is Updated with New Version Automatically request devices to update applications when newer versions appear in the app policy. The following device check-in triggers this request.

If you select this and the Update App Version in App Policy to the Latest Version in App Store option, SOTI MobiControl sends a request to devices. The requests ask devices to update applications to the policy's latest version. The policies update to require the latest version in the App Store.
Enable Scheduled Updates Enables the app to be automatically updated only during specified schedules.
Note: You must enable Automatically Request Devices to Update App when App Policy is Updated with New Version to access this setting.

Select to add a new update schedule. You can configure the following details:

  • Start day
  • Start time
  • End day
  • End time
Note: When creating an update schedule, you have the following limitations:
  • You can only set a maximum of 10 update schedules.
  • The duration of a schedule must be at least 60 minutes [1 hour].
  • Any two schedules must have a difference of at least 60 minutes [1 hour].
  • The device must be online (connected to the internet) for the scheduled update.
Important: When you choose an End Day/Time that is before the Start Day/Time, the Update Schedule is still valid. The Update Schedule runs from the first week's End Day/Time to the second week's Start Day/Time.
After adding an Update Schedule, you can select to Edit or Deleteit.