How to configure App groups

Configuring App groups helps you better organize your apps. App groups are useful in case you want to associate multiple apps with the device in one go or to group the apps specific to users in different departments of an organization. Grouping of apps enables the user to push bulk apps to several devices via policies or actions.

Configure an App group

1. Login to your Hexnode portal.
2. Navigate to Apps > App groups > Add group.
3. Add a group name and a description. Group name– Assign a suitable name for the App group. Description– Add a brief description of the group.
4. Choose the apps you want to add to the group by clicking on the + Add more button and click OK.
5. Click Save group. The App group will be successfully added to your console.
6. You can either add more apps or delete the apps from a group at any point in time.

You can also delete the App groups. Go to Apps > App Groups. Click on the group name and then click on Delete group. The app group will be deleted from the console.

Using app groups to block multiple apps

To block a set of apps from actively functioning in the device, follow the below steps:

1. Login to your Hexnode portal.
2. Tap on Policies > New Policy.
3. Click on iOS/Android/Windows > App Management > Blocklist/Allowlist. Click on Configure.
4. Choose the blocklist or allowlist button based on the requirement.
5. Click on +Add to add either an app or an app group to be either blocklisted/allowlisted.
6. After selecting the desired apps, click Done.
7. Next, associate the policy with the target devices by clicking on Policy Targets > +Add devices. Choose the device and click Save. The policy will be pushed to the device.

Using App groups to install apps in bulk

To install a list of apps to the device, follow the below steps:

1. Login to your Hexnode portal.
2. Tap on Policies > New Policy.
3. Provide a suitable name and description for the policy.
4. Click on Android/iOS/Windows/macOS > App Management > Required Apps. Click on Configure.
5. Click on +Add to add an app group to be pushed into the device.
6. After selecting the desired apps, click Done.
7. Next, associate the policy with the target devices by clicking on Policy Targets > +Add devices. Choose the device and click Save. The policy will be pushed to the device.

Using App groups to set up kiosk mode

To lock down your iOS devices to a few selected apps using app groups feature,

1. Login to your Hexnode UEM console.
2. Go to Policies > New Policy.
3. Provide a suitable name and description for the policy.
4. Go to Kiosk Lockdown > iOS Kiosk Lockdown > Multi App.
5. Click on Configure.
6. Click on + Add group.
7. Browse and select the app groups and click Done.
8. Next, associate the policy with the target devices by clicking on Policy Targets > +Add devices. Choose the device and click Save. The policy will be pushed to the device.

Apart from devices, the policy can be pushed to users, groups or domains from the Policy Targets tab.