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Deploying iOS VPP Apps to Users?
Hi, We have just received our first batch auf DEP enrolled iOS devices. Until now we had to let the user manually enroll the company issued iOS devices and also create their own AppleID is with t...
- When I don't want any Apple ID prompts, I have to use device licensing when I assigning VPP apps, correct?
- Correct, since targeting a license to a user requires an Apple ID
- I have noticed, that when I assign an app with device licensing to a user security group, that the app does not get deployed to the device. Is this expected behavior?
- No, the app should get pushed to the device when targeting a user group with type Security.
- I have noticed that I can deploy apps with device licensing as "available" but the app does not appear in the iOS company portal. Users therefore cannot install them. Is this expected behavior?
- No, the app should be listed in the company portal application for the user. Sometimes it can take time before the app appears, how long have you waited?
- Biggest question right now: How do I assign a specific app, to multiple specific users (more specifically their devices)?
The documentation mentions Azure AD Dynamic Device Groups based on the Device Category
those users don't share a device category
deploying to user groups doesn't work (see question above)- Assigning to a user group instead of device is easier and something I would reccomend. It seems like you have config issues in your environment.
Is your APNs certificate active?
Is the device compliant? - Are you able to send any other commands to the device, remote lock etc? If the device is not supervised you will get a notification to which the user has to respond for the application to be installed. If supervised, it should be installed silently.
- How have you setup the groups to which you are assigning apps?
- Assigning to a user group instead of device is easier and something I would reccomend. It seems like you have config issues in your environment.
So I've done some further testing, and it seems that "available" (device licensed) apps do show on on the company portal website, but not directly in the app. Any idea why?