App update schedule policy

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The Administrators can schedule auto app updates (For public iOS managed apps) with the "App Update Schedule". The new option is added to the Policies & Configs > Policies > Add New section. The admins can now create, update, and remove the App Auto-Update policy and distribute to set of devices.

The App Auto-Update policy is currently supported on public iOS managed apps. Only a Single policy is applied to the device, with a priority for the policy.

Creating a new App update schedule policy

This section covers how to set up App update schedule policy.

Prerequisites

Ensure that at application level, the following fields are enabled:

Go to Apps > App Catalog > Advanced Settings and enable the "Update app when new version is available".

Select the "Automatically update app when new version is available" option to enable the app for automatic updates during the scheduled window.

Procedure

In the Admin Portal, select Policies & Configs > Policies.

Go to Policies, select Add New > App update schedule option. The Add App update schedule dialog box opens. Update the following fields:

Enter the policy name in the Name field.

Select Active to enable the policy. Select Higher than or Lower than in the Priority option, then select the other priority. This option is available only if you have two or more App Config Setting policies. Use it to select the priority on one policy over the other in cases of conflicts.

(Optional) Enter a Description of the policy.

Update the following Scheduled Auto Update fields:

Time zone

Start Time

Duration.

Current time and start time is calculated based on the selected time zone

Click Save.