Install iTunes Applications

Scalefusion offers an easy way to Search and Add the applications from iTunes Store, that you can Install, Uninstall or Update from the Dashboard to your iOS devices. 

Video Guide:

Please watch the video below to get a visual walkthrough.

Search & Add iTunes Applications

1. Log In to Scalefusion Dashboard.
2. Navigate to Application Management > Apple App Store.

   

3. Click on Add from App Store.

   

4. In the search field enter the app name. The search will happen automatically and you will be shown the list of matching applications.

   

5. Click on the Application and you can View the details of the application on the right hand side panel. Click on ADD

   

6. Now this application will start appearing in your Dashboard under Application Management > Apple App Store.

   

Publishing the Application to Device profiles

On the Scalefusion Dashboard

1. Navigate to Application Management > Apple App Store. Click on the application that you have added. This will open up a panel from the right hand side with the following information & options.
   1. View Options
      1. App Information.
      2. View Status of Installations on devices.
   2. Action Commands
      1. PUBLISH
      2. UNINSTALL
      3. REFRESH
      4. DELETE | DELETE & UNINSTALL

         

2. Click on the PUBLISH button. This will open a dialog which will show you all the Device Profiles that you have created. Alongwith, following additional settings can be configured:
   1. Remove App on Management Removal - Users can control whether they want the published app to be removed from device after device management removal.
   2. Prevent Backup to external sources - With this flag user can control whether the app's data has to be backed up when the device data is backed up to iCloud, using the iTunes ID on the device if available.
      By default both the flags are checked. You can uncheck them as per requirement.
   3. Configure Installation mode: To override the installation mode selected at profile level (Restrictions > App Management Settings) the admin can configure how an app has to be published at per-app level. Following are the three options to choose from:
      1. Mode as per Profile: The application would be silently installed or added to app catalog as per profile settings
      2. Silently Install: This would attempt a silent installation of the application on the device. Silent installation works for Supervised devices.
      3. Add to Catalog: Adds this app to catalog for user initiated installation. If App catalog is not enabled at profile level then the app will be silently installed.
3. Select the Device Profile(s) where you want to install this application and click PUBLISH on the dialog.

You can click View Status link to see on how many devices it is installed.

On the iOS Device

1. On the iOS device, you would be shown a dialog to setup iTunes account if it is not already setup.
2. On an Unsupervised device, user’s would see a dialog asking them to confirm the installation.
3. On a Supervised device, the installations should ideally be silent. However if in the iTunes Account settings you had enabled Require Password for Free Downloads then a password will be asked every time an application is pushed. Please read on How to Install Apps Silently on how to do this.

Uninstalling an Application

1. Log in to Scalefusion Dashboard.
2. Navigate to Application Management > Apple App Store. Click on the application that you have added.
3. On the right hand side panel, click on UNINSTALL. This will open a dialog that shows only the Device Profiles where you have installed this.

   

4. Select the Device Profiles where you want to Uninstall this application and click on UNINSTALL.

   

Updating an Application from Dashboard

1. Log in to Scalefusion Dashboard.
2. Navigate to Application Management > Apple App Store. Click on the application that you have added.
3. In the right side panel, click on Check for Updates link at the bottom.

   

4. Click on this link to check if there is an update available. If there is an Update available then an alert will be displayed to you with two options
   1. UPDATE - This updates the app on all the devices where it is installed.
   2. LATER - You can click this to push the update later.
5. Once you check for Update, if there is an update available the information on Dashboard gets updated.

Deleting an Application from Dashboard

1. Log in to Scalefusion Dashboard.
2. Navigate to Application Management > Apple App Store. Click on the application that you have added.
3. On the right hand side panel that opens up, you would see a Bin icon. Clicking on the Bin icon will show you 2 options,
   1. Delete - Choose this to only delete this application from your Dashboard. It will still be installed and managed on the device.
   2. Delete & Uninstall - Choose this to delete this application from your Dashboard and Uninstall from all the devices where it is installed.

      

Head over to our Application Configuration guide to learn how to configure iOS applications from Dashboard.