Apple Configurator 1.6 won't load iBooks

I've had this issue too, when my ipads connected to AC 1.6, it automatically updated them to iOS8, but now they all have the error regarding iBooks (a system application with the given bundle identifier is already installed on the device and cannot be replaced) but my problem is that AC didn't then apply my final profile which stops my students from adding/deleting apps etc so I've had to go into them one by one and apply restrictions. I also tried removing the iBook app manually off the iPad, but wasn't able to do so as no cross appears on this app to enable me to delete it. Any one with any suggestions?

You're right, iBooks is installed, but as Barwell Academy noted, if you're using ACU to install profiles then your installation will fail because of this issue and any profiles will not make it on to the iPads. We have several hundred iPads so applying restrictions one by one won't work for us. incidentally, I had this problem happen before I downloaded ACU 1.6 or IOS8, so not sure if it's related.

This worked for me. After trying different settings I just removed iBooks from my list of apps in Apple Configurator, don't just uncheck it, actually remove it from your list of apps using the minus key. Then I refreshed and it finished the installation without errors. This does not actually remove iBooks as apparently its now part of the IOS and cannot be removed.

Thanks Stich59 - deleting the iBooks apps completely of my apps list on AC worked. Once refreshed my iPad installations completed successfully, inc. all profiles being installed. Also, still have iBooks on all iPads as now part of the IOS. Thanks for your help🙂

The Podcast app also causes this problem.

AAha! The forums to the rescue again.

it may not be a config 1.6 issue. I'm seeing it in config 1.5 as well - and I have a mix of IOS 7 and 8 iPads I deal with.

let's see if deleting the apps work - I have two config machine. One of them is glitching on just iBooks, the other on both iBooks and podcasts.

I have 5 apps that I am trying to deploy to 37 iPads using Apple Configurator 1.6. I also updated all apps and now that I try to refresh my iPad cart, I get the error message "Unable to install iMovie." When I open the Error Details window, it shows “The device OS version is too low.” If I uncheck the iMovie app, I can get the new apps installed and old apps updated, but I lose iMovie.How do I get around this as I am not ready to upgrade to iOS8?

If you still have the previous version of the iMovie app/IPA file, you could remove/delete the updated iMovie app from Apple Configurator and import the previous version.

Thanks for the info. Where would I find the previous iMovie app/IPA file? In Apple Configurator, I clicked the + sign to add apps but I only saw the IPA file for the newest version of iMovie.

Sounds like the previous version was replaced with the newer version.

The expected location is as follows: ~/User/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Mobile Application/

Tell me about it. In the AppStore, Apple actually list this is a bug fix/feature "Apple Configurator 1.6 contains improvements and bug fixes including: 1) Devices are erased before restoring a backup."

I can see why some people may want this, but it throws a complete spanner in the works for us and I can't believe there's not an option for this in preferences. We have 10 iPads that were locked down and restored after each use. Turn around time of about five minutes or less. Now Configurator forces us to reinstall everything each time, we're looking at over an hour. It's crazy. It would actually be quicker to go through the iPads myself and reset everything. Ugh.

However, having deleted the iBooks app from Configurator, at least the devices are finishing without the error, so there's that, I guess.

This seemed to allow the process to continue and it looks like the profiles installed but I don't see them listed in the ios settings like the earlier version.