Assign and manage apps for Meta Quest devices in Individual Mode
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.
When you create an Individual Mode device preset or configure a device independently in Individual Mode, you can assign required and available apps. You need to add third-party apps or apps from APK files to Admin Center before you can assign them to devices.
When using device presets, you can also restrict access to Meta Horizon Store apps that have not been assigned. You cannot do this for independently configured devices.
Note: For Individual Mode devices, there are some default apps that are downloaded during device setup. These apps are required for the device to be functional.
Manage apps for Individual Mode device presets
Changes made to a device preset are applied to all devices that the device preset is assigned to.
To manage apps for an Individual Mode device preset:
- Go to
Devices in Admin Center.
- Click
Device presets in the left menu.
- Click the name of the device preset.
- Click the Apps tab.
- 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 that the device preset is assigned to.
- 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 the devices. Apps from APK files cannot be available – they can only be required.
- Click the Restricted tab to restrict access to individual apps, genres, mature content or all apps that are not assigned in Admin Center. Restrictions do not apply to assigned apps.
- 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 (and vice versa), you will need to remove it then re-assign it.
Learn what happens if multiple device presets with conflicting settings are assigned.
Manage apps for an independently configured Individual Mode device
- Go to
Managed devices in Admin Center.
- Click the name of the device.
- Click the Apps tab.
- Click Assign apps then select either Assign required apps or Assign available apps.
- Required apps are downloaded on the device.
- Available apps can be downloaded from the Meta Horizon Store on the device. Apps from APK files cannot be available – they can only be required.
- Search for the app and click on its name when it appears, then click Assign.
You can also remove assigned apps by clicking
to the right of the app then clicking Remove. If you want to change an app from required to available (and vice versa), you will need to remove it then re-assign it.
Learn what to do if app installation fails.