From 2569a6c66df1b5b9a92f311b31fc9d461d74eade Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Whitmore <44303264+byteben@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 16 May 2025 12:01:55 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update lob-apps-macos.md The current wording is very ambiguous and it could be implied that if a lower version of an app is deployed, it could downgrade the installed version because it does not match. Changing the text to "is lower than" does not leave any room for ambiguity. --- intune/intune-service/apps/lob-apps-macos.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/intune/intune-service/apps/lob-apps-macos.md b/intune/intune-service/apps/lob-apps-macos.md index 3b74b3bb5c..636d668dbb 100644 --- a/intune/intune-service/apps/lob-apps-macos.md +++ b/intune/intune-service/apps/lob-apps-macos.md @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ The .pkg file must satisfy the following requirements to successfully be deploye - **Description**: Enter the description of the app. The description appears in the company portal. - **Publisher**: Enter the name of the publisher of the app. - **Minimum Operating System**: From the list, choose the minimum operating system version on which the app can be installed. If you assign the app to a device with an earlier operating system, it won't be installed. - - **Ignore app version**: Select **Yes** to install the app if the app is not already installed on the device. Select **No** to only install the app when it isn't already installed on the device, or if the deploying app's version number does not match the version that's already installed on the device. + - **Ignore app version**: Select **Yes** to install the app if the app is not already installed on the device. Select **No** to only install the app when it isn't already installed on the device, or if the deploying app's version number is lower than the version that's already installed on the device. - **Install as managed**: Select **Yes** to install the Mac LOB app as a managed app on supported devices (macOS 11 and higher). A macOS LOB app can only be installed as managed when the app distributable contains a single app without any nested packages and installs to the */Applications* directory. Managed line-of-business apps are able to be removed using the **uninstall** assignment type on supported devices (macOS 11 and higher). In addition, removing the MDM profile removes all managed apps from the device. The default value is **No**. - **Included apps**: Review and edit the apps that are contained in the uploaded file. Included app bundle IDs and build numbers are used for detecting and monitoring app installation status of the uploaded file. The app listed first is used as the primary app in app reporting.
Included apps list should only contain the application(s) installed by the uploaded file in **Applications** folder on Macs. Any other type of file that isn't an application or an application that is not installed to **Applications** folder should be removed from the **Included apps** list. If **Included apps** list contains files that are not applications or if all the listed apps are not installed, app installation status does not report success.
Mac Terminal can be used to look up and confirm the included app details of an installed app.
For example, to look up the bundle ID and build number of a Company Portal, run the following:
*defaults read /Applications/Company\ Portal.app/Contents/Info CFBundleIdentifier*
Then, run the following:
*defaults read /Applications/Company\ Portal.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionString* - **Category**: Select one or more of the built-in app categories, or select a category that you created. Categories make it easier for users to find the app when they browse through the company portal.