Friday, May 17, 2013

Push paid Apps using Profile Manager

You have 100 iPad that need to install new apps, and somemore, the apps is PAID one. How you going to deploy? 

Apple has comeout with Volume Purchasing (VPP)method that able to buy the paid apps in bulk and the license can be distribute/install in all iPads.
Sadly, this VPP is not available YET for Asia, especially Malaysia/Singapore. 

So, to able install the apps in all 100 iPad, you need to sign in all the iPad into the same AppleID. Then, buy the apps using iTunes Software and before that, please make sure sign in AppleID same with the iPads. 


Then buy the apps and download it. After finish download, goto library > apps > and find the apps, right click on the apps > show in finder:

From the finder, copy the file to desktop:


After that, login to Profile Manager and select iPads device and click on the setting icon > edit apps:


Click the [+] icon, then find in desktop, the xxx.ipa file. 

 After finish upload the apps into profile manager, then click on Add button to deploy the apps. Click done then click save. 

Wallaaaaa...check the iPads, make sure it connect to your local Wireless network. It will have a notification on the iPads, that the server will ask to install. Just choose install.

Note: this might take time, depend on how big is the xxx.ipa file and also your WiFi speed. If it take more than 15min, try turn OFF and turn ON back WiFi on the iPads.



No comments:

Post a Comment