Does anyone have any experience using automatic downloads for apps in a supervised profile, even with the App Store disabled? I would like to find a more streamlined method, instead of having to manually plug the iPads into configurator every-time a student needs an app updated. Thanks for your help.
iPad, iOS 7.1
you can use an MDM solution to manage ios devices OTA and push app updates
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately my department will not allow us to use any MCM solution.... We are restricted to only using Configurator. That why I am looking for a way to do this within iOS 7.
You can run the server version of Mac OS on any Mac.
http://www.apple.com/osx/server/features/#profile-manager
You have a political problem.
Meraki -- A free MDM [ expect lots of email and phone calls about upgrades ]
Read the product overview. Click on "get started now" to sign up.
https://meraki.cisco.com/products/systems-manager/?ref=YZRzCR
Video's on how to setup and use Meraki.
https://meraki.cisco.com/blog/2012/08/how-to-get-the-most-from-meraki-systems-ma nager/
I was able to turn on Automatic Updates and make this work as follows:
1. Go to Settings.
2. Tap iTunes and App Store.
3. Turn on Updates under Automatic Downloads.
4. Open the App Store, tap Updates.
5. Tap Update next to an app that was installed via Apple Configurator.
6. Enter the password for the Apple ID used to install the app via configurator.
7. Go a head and update the other apps too.
8. Repeat on all iPads.
From that point forward, the apps installed by Apple Configurator will update automatically without having to re-enter the password. We did this one by one on over 800 iPads and it still seems to be working.
800 iPads and they won't let you use a MDM solution
Good grief I feel for you
Supervised Profiles and automatic app updates
