{"id":32343,"date":"2023-08-29T06:58:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T06:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=32343"},"modified":"2025-01-31T11:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:07:19","password":"","slug":"how-to-block-and-allow-apps-on-apple-devices","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/docs\/mobile-device-management\/apple-mdm\/configurations-apple-mdm\/how-to-block-and-allow-apps-on-apple-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"How to block and allow apps"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32343\" class=\"elementor elementor-32343\" data-elementor-post-type=\"docs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d586fdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d586fdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19b8a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a19b8a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you&#8217;re aiming to enhance security or streamline productivity, the ability to manage which applications can or cannot run on enrolled devices is crucial.<\/p><p>This article dives into the two key approaches: app blocking and app allowing through Applivery.<\/p><ul><li><strong>App blocking<\/strong> involves the selective restriction of certain applications from executing on managed devices. This can be particularly useful to mitigate security risks. By creating a block list, administrators can prevent specified apps from launching, thereby safeguarding sensitive data.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Conversely, app allowing, often referred to as <strong>whitelisting<\/strong>, centers around permitting only a predefined list of applications to operate on enrolled devices. This method is employed when organizations seek to optimize productivity by ensuring users have access to only the essential tools. By creating an app whitelist, administrators can ensure that only approved applications are available for use, minimizing potential security vulnerabilities.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5c57f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c5c57f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Allow a list of Apps for iOS devices<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4596655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4596655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Once in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.applivery.io\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Applivery Dashboard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">, go to any of your <\/span><strong>Policies<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(1)<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">section (under <\/span><strong>Device Management &gt; Policies<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">). From the left side menu go to <strong>Apps<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(2)<\/span>\u00a0and click the <span class=\"button-add\">+ Add App<\/span> button <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(3)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5fb51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a5fb51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-at-113143-1024x651.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38818\" alt=\"add-app-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-at-113143-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-at-113143-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-at-113143-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-at-113143-1536x977.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-at-113143-2048x1302.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd859a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd859a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through any of the available tabs (App Store, Applivery), you can search for and add the applications that will be part of your whitelist of applications.<\/p><p>It is necessary to specify whether the application is intended for iOS or macOS. Additionally, you will need to indicate if the app holds a VPP license (more details available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/docs\/mobile-device-management\/apple\/apple-volume-purchase-program-vpp\/\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e28d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e28d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-at-113408-1024x651.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38821\" alt=\"add-app-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-at-113408-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-at-113408-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-at-113408-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-at-113408-1536x977.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-02-15-at-113408-2048x1302.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865964b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"865964b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Additionally, you will need to configure the <strong>Allow \/ block list<\/strong> property from the <strong>+ Add configuration &gt; Restrictions &gt; Allow \/ block list<\/strong> section and select <strong>Allow only some apps<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3efc26e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3efc26e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-151629-1024x651.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-51871\" alt=\"allow-list-apple\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-151629-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-151629-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-151629-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-151629-1536x977.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-151629-2048x1302.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-151629-360x229.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553f2f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"553f2f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Block a list of Apps for iOS devices<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3a520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b3a520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Just like if you were configuring a whitelist of apps, in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.applivery.io\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Applivery Dashboard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">, go to any of your <\/span><strong>Policies<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">section (under <\/span><strong>Device Management &gt; Policies<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">). <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">From the left side menu go to <strong>+ Add configuration &gt; Restrictions &gt; Allow \/ block list<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">.<\/span><\/p><p>This time, you will need to choose the <strong>Do not allow apps<\/strong> option. The app will be blocked and users won&#8217;t be able to install it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d8543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49d8543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-152408-1024x651.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-51877\" alt=\"block-list-apple\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-152408-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-152408-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-152408-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-152408-1536x977.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-152408-2048x1302.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2024-11-26-at-152408-360x229.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e3d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68e3d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Block a list of Apps for macOS devices<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ed1b5 elementor-alert-warning elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"75ed1b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Certain system apps, such as Finder and Siri, automatically relaunch and stay open on macOS. Since these apps attempt to open continuously, blocking them results in endless blocked-access pop-ups on the device.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60287f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a60287f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">You will need to use the macOS agent to block apps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">First, navigate to any of your policies under <strong><span class=\"s1\">Device Management &gt; Policies<\/span><\/strong> and select <strong><span class=\"s1\">Agent<\/span><\/strong> from the left-hand menu. Locate the macOS agent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You\u2019ll then be able to create a list of apps by clicking the <span class=\"button-edit\">+ Add<\/span> button that will be blocked or removed from the device.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad18b7d elementor-alert-warning elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"ad18b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Note<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Many preinstalled apps are located on the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-gb\/guide\/security\/secd698747c9\/web\">signed system volume<\/a>, making them impossible to delete. However, you can remove them from the Dock using a policy, and if the user attempts to open one, an alert will appear notifying the app cannot be opened.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f40df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f40df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/macos-agent-block-apps-1024x651.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53131\" alt=\"macos-agent-block-apps\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/macos-agent-block-apps-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/macos-agent-block-apps-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/macos-agent-block-apps-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/macos-agent-block-apps-1536x977.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/macos-agent-block-apps-2048x1302.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/macos-agent-block-apps-360x229.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article dives into two key approaches: app blocking and app allowing for Apple devices through Applivery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":32390,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"product":[315],"doc_category":[335],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-32343","docs","type-docs","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product-apple-mdm","doc_category-configurations-apple-mdm"],"aioseo_notices":[],"year_month":"2026-05","word_count":484,"total_views":"2333","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Karla Makowski","author_nicename":"karla-makowski","author_url":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/blog\/author\/karla-makowski\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Configurations","term_url":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/docs\/mobile-device-management\/apple-mdm\/configurations-apple-mdm\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/32343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32343"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/32343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69273,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/32343\/revisions\/69273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=32343"},{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=32343"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.applivery.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=32343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}