Assign apps for organization-managed Meta Quest devices in Individual Mode

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This article is only applicable to admins who manage Meta Quest devices in Admin Center. If you use a third-party device manager then that’s where you manage apps.
After you have added apps to Admin Center, you can assign them to your organization’s devices.
This article covers how to assign apps to Individual Mode device presets and devices. Learn how to assign apps to Shared Mode devices.
Note: When Individual Mode devices are set up, some default apps are downloaded. These apps are required for the device to be functional.

Manage apps for device presets configured in Individual Mode

You can assign apps when you create an Individual Mode device preset. To manage apps for Individual Mode device presets that have already been created:
  1. Click Devices in the left menu of Admin Center.
  2. Click Device presets below Inventory on the left.
  3. Click the name of the device preset, then select the Apps tab.
  4. From here, you can:
    • Click Manage apps then select Assign required apps. Search for the app and click its name when it appears, then click Assign. Required apps are downloaded on devices in the device preset.
    • Click Manage apps then select Assign available apps. Search for the app and click its name when it appears, then click Assign. Available apps can be downloaded from the Meta Horizon Store by people using devices in the device preset. Apps from APK files cannot be assigned as available apps – they can only be assigned as required apps.
    • Click the Restricted tab to restrict access to individual apps, genres, mature content or all apps that are not assigned in Admin Center.
    • Remove assigned apps by clicking to the right of an app then clicking Remove. If you want to change an app from required to available, or vice versa, then you will need to remove it then re-assign it.
Changes made to a device preset are applied to all devices that the device preset is assigned to. Learn what happens if multiple device presets with conflicting settings are assigned to the same device.

Manage apps for independently configured Individual Mode devices

Independently configured devices are not managed by a group or configured by a device preset or third-party enrollment. To manage apps for an independently configured device that's in Individual Mode:
  1. Click Devices in the left menu of Admin Center.
  2. Click the name of the independently configured device in Managed devices.
  3. Select the Apps tab.
  4. From here, you can:
    • Click Assign apps then select Assign required apps. Search for the app and click its name when it appears, then click Assign. Required apps are downloaded on the device.
    • Click Assign apps then select Assign available apps. Search for the app and click its name when it appears, then click Assign. Available apps can be downloaded from the Meta Horizon Store by the person using the device. Apps from APK files cannot be assigned as available apps – they can only be assigned as required apps.
    • Remove assigned apps by clicking to the right of an app then clicking Remove.
Learn what to do if app installation fails.

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