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IOS App Updates

Dave_C

Hi, can anyone explain how I should handle updates to IOS apps I have installed through SMC via a link to the Apple App Store?

I turned off automatic updates when provisioning the iPads originally and in any case i have a lockdown policy in place to prevent users from installing apps which consequently hides the App Store icon from the device.

One of the free apps I deploy has recently been updated on the app store, although the link has remained the same.

If I deliver this app to a new iPad it receives the latest version, but how do I update the app on existing devices?

Do i need to remove the lockdown policy and redeploy the app to every device osr is there a cleverer way to acheive this

Thanks, Dave

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    Hi Dave,

    sorry for the late reply. I recognized that there is no answer on this topic.

    If you disable the App store on the deivce App updates also won't be possible unfortunately.
    Therfore, the only possibility I see would be to create a task bundle which contains the following things:

    1. A profile which enables the app store
    2. Deploy the app which should be updated.
    3. Send a profile which disables the app store again

    Right now I cannot think of another clever way to solve this.

    Best regards

    Stefan

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    Thanks Stefan

    This is how I am managing it currently, but was hoping there would be a cleverer way of doing so

    The downside of this appraoch is that it only works for devices that are contactable at that time, so I have to manually check each device to see which have and havent been updated

    Cheers anyway. hopefully future releases of SMC might address this

    Rgds, Dave

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    is there any update on whether updating apps has been made any easier?

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    Hi Swanny,

    there are no changes regarding that process.

    Best regards

    Stefan

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