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Adding iOS and Android apps as available for download

This article lays out the steps for administrators to add pre-approved apps to the Intune Company Portal app and Google Play Store using their administrator accounts.

For company-owned iOS devices:

  1. Sign into Apple Business Manager using your admin credentials
  2. Click on Apps and Books, search and select an app
  3. Click Choose a location and select your company name
  4. Add a quantity of licenses (recommended minimum of 10)
  5. Click Get (it may take a few minutes to show up in the main menu of the portal)
  6. Once complete, navigate to Intune to sync these apps in Intune
    1. Link for Intune GCC
    2. Link for Intune GCC High
  7. Click on the ellipses (...) to the far right of the VPP token > click Sync
  8. Wait 15-30 minutes for the Apple apps to sync through to Intune
  9. Navigate to see iOS apps in Intune (sign in using your admin credentials if not already signed in)
    1. Link for Intune GCC
    2. Link for Intune GCC High
  10. Click on the app you've added from Apple Business Manager (if not there, it may need more time to sync)
  11. Under Manage, click Properties > scroll down to Assignments and click Edit
  12. Under Available for enrolled devices, click +Add group
  13. Wait for the company groups to populate, find the group that has the following naming convention:
    1. [Atomus] [your company's legal name]
      1. For example: [Atomus] Acme Limited, LLC
    2. Click Select
  14. Once the company group is added, click Review + Save Save
    1. If you need to assign more apps in the same way, click the iOS/iPadOS | iOS/iPadOS apps link in the upper left corner of the page to go back to see all added apps
  15. Once assigned in Intune, the app should show up soon as available for download in the Company Portal app

For company-owned and personal Android devices:

  1. Sign into the below Intune link with your administrative credentials:
    1. Link for Intune Android GCC
    2. Link for Intune Android GCC High
  2. Click Add > Select Managed Google Play app
  3. Search for and select the app
  4. Click Select > Sync on the top left
  5. Click on the app you've added (generally takes a few minutes to populate, you may have to refresh)
  6. Under Manage, click Properties > scroll down to Assignments and click Edit
  7. Under Available for enrolled devices, click +Add group
  8. Wait for the company groups to populate, find the group that has the following naming convention:
    1. [Atomus] [your company's legal name]
      1. For example: [Atomus] Acme Limited, LLC
    2. Click Select
  9. Once the company group is added, click Review + Save Save
    1. If you need to assign more apps in the same way, click the Android | Android apps link in the upper left corner of the page to go back to see all added apps
  10. It may take a few minutes but the apps should appear as available on users' devices