App config

Managed configurations, also know known as application restrictions or app config, allows to remotely specify settings for supported apps.

This functionality must be supported by the app developer. The app must also be published in the Google PlayStore for the Manager to pick up the settings automatically.

Creating an app config

To create an new app config you need to provide a unique name and the package name of the app you want to configure.
You can manually enter the package name or click on the 🔎 icon to either select a Nordalp / MaxGo app or search the whole PlayStore.

After providing a name and app, click on Save. If the app doesn’t provide a managed configuration, you will see an error message.

If the app is supported, the page will reload and list all the settings exposed for this app.

Apply any settings as you wish. If you have changed a value, you can use the Reset button to restore the apps default behavior.

Using a custom schema

If an app exposed a managed configuration but is not published on the PlayStore, you can still manually provide the ManagedProperty data.
The data must be provided as a JSON array with the format of each element following the ManagedProperty schema.

Applying an app config

After setting up an app config, you need to apply it to an Device Group for it to take affect.

Open the selected Device Group in edit mode and add a new configuration entry.
Select App restriction as the Configuration type and provide the package name of the target app.
Enter the name of the App config and select the correct entry from the dropdown.
Click Submit to save the entry.

You can also use the App config entry called None to remove the restrictions for this app.