We had an app beforehand distributed as an personal app by way of the Apple Enterprise Developer Program. This allowed us to place a direct hyperlink on an inner web page permitting customers to straight obtain the app to their gadget (much like a facet load on Android). This was wanted as some worker and contractor owned gadgets weren’t managed by an MDM. This yr Apple has requested us to make use of alternate mechanisms.
Of the brand new mechanisms, distributing the app by a Unlisted Direct hyperlink would have been the best choice. (https://developer.apple.com/assist/unlisted-app-distribution). In our studying, the app would first be submitted as a public app and when accredited, we’d submit a request for a direct hyperlink.
Nonetheless, regardless of describing the intent in our app submission, the app assessment is stalled on account of Guideline 3.2 under.
Nonetheless no steering is offered for learn how to strategy the mechanism described in https://developer.apple.com/assist/unlisted-app-distribution.
Q1: Anybody with any success with the Unlisted App Distribution mechanism? Did we miss a step? Ought to we’ve got utilized for an direct hyperlink ( https://developer.apple.com/contact/request/unlisted-app/ ) earlier than submitting the App for assessment?
As a fall again technique, we’ve got activated an Apple Enterprise Supervisor (ABM) account and are exploring distributing the app by that, however this seems to require that we enter the Apple Group ID of all potential customers. Most of our brokers is not going to have Apple Group IDs which require a DUNS quantity and so forth to create.
Q2: Is there a technique to create a direct hyperlink for distribution from the Apple Enterprise Supervisor mechanism that doesn’t require the tip consumer to have an Apple Enterprise Supervisor account of their very own?
(Redemption codes usually are not an possibility. We do provide authentication in our app, so usually are not that involved with the hyperlink ending up with somebody who will not be allowed to make use of the app. Nonetheless, since that is an legacy app, we’re not capable of ask customers to offer their apple ids and generate codes and so forth.)
Another ideas for learn how to navigate this distribution subject?
