Application Types
Application catalog rules are available on the Android Plus, Apple, and Windows Modern platforms. Each platform supports the distribution of multiple types of applications to their applicable devices. Always ensure that you select the correct application type when creating an application catalog rule. SOTI MobiControl will not notify you about compatibility errors.
Android Plus
| Application Type | Description |
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| Enterprise | Use for applications that are owned or managed by your organization. You will need to upload the .apk to SOTI MobiControl or provide a link to the download location of the file.
Note: Enterprise applications are unrelated to the Android Enterprise solution. To install Android Enterprise managed applications on your Android Enterprise devices, use Managed Google Play Applications.
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| Google Play Store | Use for applications available through the Google Play Store. |
| Amazon App Store | Use for applications available through the Amazon App Store. |
| Managed Google Play | Use for applications available through the managed Google Play store.
Note: Only available for Android work managed devices or Android devices with a work profile enabled. Enterprise bindings must be active before you can deploy managed Google Play store apps. Furthermore, you must approve apps within the managed Google Play store for them to appear in the SOTI MobiControl list of applications.
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Apple (iOS Only)
| Application Type | Description |
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| Enterprise | Use for applications that are owned or managed by your organization. You will need to upload the .ipa to SOTI MobiControl or provide a link to the download location of the file. |
| App Store | Use for applications available through the Apple App Store.
Note: Use this option to push Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP) apps (non-B2B) to your devices. Add a VPP account to SOTI MobiControl prior to creating an application catalog rule.
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| VPP B2B Managed Distribution | Use for B2B applications that are part of your Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP) account. You must add a VPP account to SOTI MobiControl and configure VPP B2B applications before you can distribute them to devices. |
Windows Modern
All .xap or .appx applications that are pushed to Windows Phone or Desktop devices must be signed.
- Legacy formats such as .xap or legacy .appx must be signed with a Symantec certificate.
- Non-legacy .appx applications, that is Universal Windows Platform (UWP) applications, can be signed by any certificate. If they are signed by a Trusted Third-Party CA, then a separate Root certificate is most likely not required. However, if the application is self-signed, the Root certificate must be deployed to the device to create a chain of trust.
| Application Type | Description |
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| Enterprise | Use to send .xap or .appx files to devices running Windows Phone 8 or earlier.
You must enable your enterprise apps for windows before you can deploy them to your devices. |
| Modern Enterprise | Use to send .xap or .appx files to devices running Windows 10.
You must establish a chain of trust for Universal Windows Platform applications before you can deploy them to your devices. |
| Classic Desktop | Use to send traditional Windows applications (.msi) to your devices.
Note: Only available for Windows desktop devices running Windows 10 Pro, Education, or Enterprise editions. Ensure you are deploying compatible applications to the correct machines: 32-bit applications can be installed on both 32 and 64-bit computers, but 64-bit applications cannot be installed on 32-bit computers.
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