Managing Devices - Distribute App | Admin Guide - Zoho One

Distribute app

Prerequisites

Roles that can perform this action:

  1. Organization Owner
  2. Organization Admin

Overview

You can remotely install apps to the enrolled devices. Apps can be distributed to an individual device or a group of devices in bulk through an MDM-enabled group.

When you distribute an app to an MDM-enabled group, Zoho One installs the app on the enrolled devices associated with the users in that group. Users added to the group later, or users who enroll eligible devices after joining the group, also receive the assigned apps.

Distribute Methods:

  1. Silent installation: Installs the app with minimal user intervention. On corporate-ownen devices, the app installs automatically. On BYOD devices, users must approve the installation request first, then the app installs automatically.
  2. Manual installation from App Catalog: Makes the app available in the Zoho One App Catalog for users to install themselves.
 

To distribute apps to a specific device: 

The steps to distribute apps to a specific device vary between the two User Interface versions supported in Zoho One. Select the UI version you use from tabs below and proceed with the steps that follow.

Spaces UI
Unified UI
Spaces UI
  1. Sign in to Zoho One, then click the  Directory icon in the top-right corner.
  2. Click Device Management.
  3. Click MDM. You are directed to the Devices tab.
  4. Click on the required device, then go to the Installable Apps tab.
  5. Click Distribute Apps.
  6. Select the apps you want to distribute.
  7. Choose Manual installation from App Catalog or Silent installation.
  8. Click Distribute Apps to confirm and complete the distribution.
Unified UI
  1. Sign in to Zoho One.
  2. Click the   Configure settings icon in the top-right corner.
  3. Click Device Management.
  4. Click MDM. You are directed to the Devices tab.
  5. Click on the required device, then go to the Installable Apps tab.
  6. Click Distribute Apps.
  7. Select the apps you want to distribute.
  8. Choose Manual installation from App Catalog or Silent installation.
  9. Click Distribute Apps to confirm and complete the distribution.
 

To distribute apps to an MDM-enabled group:

The steps to distribute apps to an MDM-enabled group vary between the two User Interface versions supported in Zoho One. Select the UI version you use from tabs below and proceed with the steps that follow.

Spaces UI
Unified UI
Spaces UI
  1. Sign in to Zoho One, then click the  Directory icon in the top-right corner.
  2. Go to the Groups tab.
  3. Click on the required group, then click the Installable Apps tab.
  4. Click Distribute Apps.
  5. Select the apps you want to distribute.
  6. Choose Manual installation from App Catalog or Silent installation.
  7. Click Distribute Apps to confirm and complete the distribution.
Notes
To distribute apps to a group, ensure that MDM is enabled for the group.
Unified UI
  1. Sign in to Zoho One.
  2. Click the  Configure settings icon in the top-right corner.
  3. Go to the Groups tab.
  4. Click on the required group, then click the Installable Apps tab.
  5. Click Distribute Apps.
  6. Select the apps you want to distribute.
  7. Choose Manual installation from App Catalog or Silent installation.
  8. Click Distribute Apps to confirm and complete the distribution.
Notes
To distribute apps to a group, ensure that MDM is enabled for the group.
 

What Happens Next

Installation Method​
Outcome
Silent installation on corporate-owned devices
App installs automatically without user action.
Silent installtion on BYOD devices
User receives an approval notification. App installs automatically after approval.
Manual installation from App Catalog
App appears in users' Zoho One App Catalog from self-service installation.

Info
If you assign an app to a group, any users added to the group later automatically receive the app according to the selected installation method.