Assigning

Apple

VPP licenses to devices

You can assign

Apple

Volume Purchase Program (VPP) licenses to

iOS

devices. Assigning VPP licenses to devices instead of to users simplifies the process for users because they no longer require an

Apple

ID to install apps. Additionally, apps do not appear in users' purchase history and app installs. When you change the existing assignment type for an app from user assigned to device assigned, the user must re-install the app before the new assignment is applied and displayed in the

BlackBerry UEM

management console.

Assigning VPP licenses to devices is supported only on

iOS

devices that are activated with

MDM controls

.

You can assign VPP licenses to devices when you assign apps to any of the following:

User accounts
App groups
User groups
Device groups

You can choose to have users install

iOS

VPP apps as personal apps that are not managed by

UEM

. You cannot use

UEM

to remove them from devices and the apps are not subject to

UEM

controls such as IT policy rules. When you assign an

iOS

VPP app to a user or group, set “Disposition” to Optional and the “Target” to Personal to redirect the user to the

App Store

to install the app as unmanaged. When you set the Disposition to Optional and the Target as Personal, you are prompted to assign the appropriate VPP license to devices so the app can be treated as unmanaged.