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title: Install iOS VPP apps as unmanaged apps
slug: epmm/appsatwork-guide/install-ios-vpp-apps-as-unmanaged-apps
createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:43:55.589Z
---

Administrators can configure supported iOS VPP apps to be installed as unmanaged apps. When this setting is enabled, Ivanti EPMM assigns the VPP license to the device, and user can install the app from Apps\@Work or Native App Catalog.

Use this procedure to make a VPP app available as an unmanaged app and allow users to install it from the Apps\@Work or Native App Catalog.

**Prerequisites**

- Ensure that the VPP token is added under **App Licenses**.
- Import the required VPP app so that it is available in the **App Catalog**.
- Ensure that the App Store is not disabled through restrictions.

**Procedure**

1. Go to **Apps** and open the imported VPP app from the **App Catalog**.
2. Apply the required VPP label to the app from **Actions** > **Apply to Labels** > **Manage License** > **Apply Labels**, if it is not already applied.
3. Click **Edit**.
   The Unmanaged App Settings is available only after a VPP label is applied to the app.
4. Go to **Unmanaged App Settings** and enable **Allow installation of this app as unmanaged**.
5. Click **Save**.

## Installing

**Procedure**

1. Open the app from the Apps\@Work or Native App Catalog.
2. If a license is not assigned, click **Assign License**.
3. After the license is assigned successfully, the **Assign License** option changes to **Install**.
4. Click **Install**.
   The user is redirected to the App Store. The user downloads and installs the app manually from the App Store.

:::hint{type="info" indent="1"}
This option is available only for iOS VPP apps with assigned VPP app labels.
:::

## License management

In license management, administrators can view and revoke licenses assigned to unmanaged apps. Device details for unmanaged app installations are not displayed in the App Catalog because EPMM does not manage unmanaged app installations.