Add or Update an App Catalog

Native App Catalogs allow you to easily distribute mobile apps to your users. But before you can get started using them, you need to add one or more to your organization. This page describes how to add iOS and Android App Catalogs.

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You can use your organization's web App Catalog to provide a solution for users who do not have supported mobile devices.

Add a Native App Catalog

This process is the same for both iOS and Android App Catalogs.

1. On the Applications page, click Add iOS Catalog or Add Android Catalog.
2. On the confirmation dialog, click Add iOS Catalog or Add Android Catalog. After a few seconds, a new icon appears in the App Catalogs section.
3. Continue to Next Steps.

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Update a Native App Catalog

When a new version is available to you, the Update iOS Catalog or Update Android Catalog buttons appear at the top of the Applications page (and also on the App Catalog's Details page). Click one, and the process is exactly the same as steps 2 - 3 in the previous section.

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Add a Windows App Catalog

App Management App Management supports Windows devices via the Web App Catalog.

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Next Steps

After you've added or updated a native App Catalog, do the following:

1. Sign the App Catalog with your organization's signing credentials. For more information, see Sign an App (Admin Portal) and Sign an App (Signing Package).
   • On iOS, the native apps you distribute through the App Catalog should be signed with the same distribution certificate used to sign the corresponding App Catalog.
2. Enable the App Catalog. For more information, see Disable or Enable an Application.
3. (Optional) Choose featured apps to display on the Popular tab. For more information, see Select Featured Apps for the App Catalog.
4. Configure Push Notifications for the App Catalog. For more information, see Push Notification for an App Catalog.
5. Send notifications to your users that a new version is available and provide a link for them to to download the new App Catalog. For more information, see View the App Catalog Download URL.
6. App Catalogs are added to the "All Users" group by default. If you want to change this assignment, edit the App Catalog from the Applications page. For more information, see Edit or Update an Application.

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