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Apple's Volume Purchase Program distributes iOS and OS X software to large-volume purchasers such as companies and educational institutions.

Apple's Volume Purchase Program distributes iOS and OS X software to large-volume purchasers such as companies and educational institutions. Content can be distributed to users through redeemable codes. Educational institutions may receive a 50% discount for volume purchases if software developers choose to offer this discount.

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Upload to VPP Business Store greyed out

i am trying to upload a custom B2B app through iTunes Connect, but the "available on the vpp business store" option is greyed out. Is there anything else i have to do in order to upload my custom B2B application?
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iOS Enterprise Program vs Volume Purchase Program

Our company developed its own products and we want to distribute it to our clients ( other companies ) personnels. We have already have an iOS Company Account ( similar to Individual Account but with DUNS number registered ) . However our clients…
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How can I distribute an iOS app to 50k users by invitation only?

I have a client who wants to deliver the app to 50k specific users, at start. Then he wants to go public with the app after some time. However, this could not be seen by users as beta testing, since it's just an "exclusive" earlier possibility to…
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Unable to update Custom B2B app redeemed using redemption code. App is neither visible in App Store nor Purchase list

The custom B2B app is distributed using redemption code sent as invitation link to the customer's email. The customer redeems the code and app is installed. We sent for an update but the customer is not able to see the app in the App Store or…
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How are Apple B2B Apps distributed via VPP using redemption codes

We have a iOS B2B app which we need to distribute to our customer. They are a member of the VPP program but they don't want to use MDM to distribute the app as a lot of the users are using their personal devices and don't want MDM software on…
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What is the best way of deploying enterprise iOS app with AirWatch

EDIT: see conclusion at the end of this post. First off, let me clarify I've found a few similar questions/answers on SO, but none that apply to my particular situation. The one that came closest is this one but it doesn't address the AirWatch…
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How can I tell if an app was purchased using Apple's volume purchase program for education?

I have an app that has been available in the AppStore for a while now. I can see from the iTunes reports that it's been purchased using Apple's volume purchase program, which is great, however - I would like to know if a certain device is running a…
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Distribute Custom B2B iOS app through Apple Volume Purchase Program?

Our requirement is to distribute iOS app for more than 1000+ users within the Organization. My question : Can we make Distribution iPA using iOS Developer Provisioning Profile (As We have $99 Apple Account Not Enterprise Account) and share it with…
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App name for private B2B app distributed via the Volume Purchase Program

I am developing a B2B app which will be distributed privately via the VPP. An iTunes connect entry has been made to reserve the name whilst development is occurring. What will happen with the app name if it is only made available privately via the…
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iOS B2B Distribution - How Apple will test a mobile app with privately deployed services?

One of our clients requested us to deploy the Mobile App in the B2B model. All App related services are deployed in the customer environment (a private network). Due to high confidentiality, none of these services are exposed to the public URL.…
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Getting "Login required" from Apple VPP api

Last week, seemingly out of nowhere, we started getting an error when we try to use the VPP api to assign licenses or anything else. {“errorNumber”:9601,“status”:-1,“errorMessage”:“Login required”} Does anyone know what this error means? The…
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development for DEP/VPP apis from an unsupported country

I am trying to add DEP and VPP support in my MDM solution but my country does not yet support these programs, is there any way to get around this limitation for development purposes ?
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Apple Volume Purchase Program

We are developing a application that is to be used by our in house employees and few of our clients. Can we use Volume Purchase Program for the distribution of this app? Can same apple id used for developer account be registered for vpp account to…
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How do I tell how many VPP downloads my app has had?

I'm not seeing anything about VPP in my App Analytics or Sales and Trends. Is there a way to see how many VPP installs there have been? I can kind of guess based on spikes in activity, but if there were a way to know for sure, that would be…
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What happens when you remove an Apple ID in iTunes Connect VPP (B2B)

We are currently investigating using the B2B distribution for an app for one of our clients. We are in the middle of configuring it and our client asked us an interesting question: What happens to the already installed apps (on devices) when you…
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