Managed Apps in Jamf School

When an app is managed by Jamf School, you have more control over the distribution and removal of the app. Also, you control if the app should backup to iCloud, and when the app updates itself

Two factors determine whether an app can be managed by Jamf School:

• Whether users have to pay for the app—the app must be free or purchased in volume. For more information on volume purchasing, see the following Apple documentation:

  • Apple School Manager User Guide

  • Apple Business User Guide

• The mobile devices to which you distribute the app—Mobile devices must have iOS 5 or later, or tvOS 10.2 or later and an MDM profile that supports managed apps. Mobile devices that have iOS 5 or later when they are enrolled with Jamf School automatically obtain an MDM profile that supports managed apps.

• The app must be compatible with the device's OS in the App Store. iPod-only apps are not available for direct assignment to iPads.

If you try to make an app managed but these requirements are not met, the app behaves as unmanaged.

The following table provides more detail about which management tasks are supported for unmanaged and managed apps: