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  2. BlackBerry UEM 12.23
  3. Managing administrators, users, and groups
  4. Creating and managing public device groups
  5. Create a public device group

Create a public device group

  1. In the management console, on the menu bar, click
    Dedicated devices > Public device groups
    .
  2. Click The Add icon.
  3. Type a name and a description for the public device group.
  4. Type the username for device activation.
  5. To assign an app or app group, in the
    Assigned apps
     section, click The Add icon and do the following:
    1. Search for and select the app that you want to assign to the group.
    2. Click
      Next
      .
    3. In the
      Disposition
       drop-down list, select one of the following:
      • Required
        : Install the app automatically on devices and prevent users from uninstalling the app.
      • Optional
        : Allow users to install and uninstall the app.
      • Denied
         (
        Android
         only): Prevent users from installing the app.
    4. If you are assigning a
      Google Play
       app to
      Android Enterprise
       and
      Android Management
       devices, and you set the
      Disposition
       to required or optional, in the
      Update Mode
       drop-down list, click the appropriate option:
      • Default
        : When a new version of the app is available in
        Google Play
        , the device is notified. Any restrictions or conditions from an assigned device SR requirements profile are applied to the app update.
      • High Priority
        : When a new version of the app is available in
        Google Play
        , the device is notified. Any restrictions or conditions from an assigned device SR requirements profile are ignored. In larger deployments this can take up to 24 hours.
      • Postpone
        : When a new version of the app is available in
        Google Play
        , the device is notified after 90 days, then the update is applied using latest available version. Any restrictions or conditions from an assigned device SR requirements profile are applied. Note that users can manually update the app at any time.
    5. If you are assigning an
      Apple
       VPP app, and you set the
      Disposition
       to required or optional, in the
      Update Mode
       drop-down list, click the appropriate option:
      • Default
        : When a new version of the app is available, it will be pushed to devices automatically.
      • Postpone
        : When a new version of the app is available, it will not be pushed to devices automatically.
    6. For
      iOS
       devices, to assign per-app VPN settings to an app or an app group, in the
      Per app VPN
       drop-down list, select the settings to associate with the app or app group.
    7. If you assign an
      iOS
       or
      OS X
       app, choose the appropriate value in the
      Target
       drop-down list:
      • Work
        : The app is installed as a work app that you manage with
        UEM
        .
      • Personal
        :
        • If it is not a VPP app, the app is managed by
          UEM
           and a “personal” label is associated with the assigned app in the management console. The personal label does not impact how the app is managed on devices.
        • If it is an
          iOS
           or
          OS X
           VPP app with the
          Disposition
           set to Optional, the user will be redirected to the
          App Store
           to install the app as unmanaged. Unmanaged apps cannot be removed from devices by
          UEM
           and are not subject to
          UEM
           controls such as IT policy rules. When you set the app assignment as Optional and Personal, you are prompted to assign the appropriate VPP user license to devices so it can be treated as an unmanaged app. You must set “Assign license to” to “User” to make it an unmanaged app.
    8. If available, for
      iOS
       and
      Android
       devices, in the
      App configuration
       drop-down list, click the app configuration that you want to assign to the app.
    9. If you use
      Android Enterprise
       and have created tracks for apps in the
      Google Play
       console, in the
      Track
       drop-down list, click the track to assign to the app.
    10. Click
      Assign
      .
      You can't add
      BlackBerry Dynamics
       apps to device groups because entitlements can only be granted to users. Any
      BlackBerry Dynamics
       apps included in app groups that you add to device groups will not be assigned to users.
      If your environment supports
      Android Enterprise
      , you can't add
      Android
       apps that have an optional disposition to device groups.
      Google Play for Work
       can assign apps only to
      Google
       User IDs, not to device IDs. If you add
      Android
       apps that have a required disposition to a device group, the apps will be installed, but the apps will not be listed in
      Google Play for Work
      .
  6. Click
    Save
    .
  • Create an app lock mode profile and assign it to the public device group.
  • Create an activation profile and assign it to the public device group. The activation type for
    Android Enterprise
     must be Work space only (
    Android Enterprise
     fully managed device). The activation type for
    iOS
     must be a supervised
    iOS
     device with MDM controls.
  • To delete a public device group, select the check box next to the group that you want to delete and click The Delete icon.