Managing apps on 

BlackBerry

 OS devices

If the 

BlackBerry UEM

 domain supports 

BlackBerry

 OS (version 5.0 to 7.1) devices, you can use the management console to install and manage the 

BlackBerry Device Software

 and 

BlackBerry

 

Java

 Applications on 

BlackBerry

 OS devices.

To send 

BlackBerry

 

Java

 Applications to 

BlackBerry

 OS devices, you must first add the apps to the shared network folder. You can use the shared network folder to store and manage all versions of the 

BlackBerry

 

Java

 Applications that you want to install on, update on, or remove from devices.

In the management console, you create software configurations to specify the versions of the 

BlackBerry Device Software

 and 

BlackBerry

 

Java

 Applications that you want to install on, update on, or remove from 

BlackBerry

 OS devices. You also use software configurations to specify which apps are required, optional, or not permitted. When you create a software configuration, you must also specify whether users can install apps that are not listed in the software configuration.

When you add a 

BlackBerry Java Application

 to a software configuration, you must assign an application control policy to the app to specify what resources the app can access. You can use default application control policies or you can create and use custom application control policies. If you permit users to install unlisted applications, you must create an application control policy for unlisted applications that specifies what resources the applications can access.

When you assign a software configuration to a user group or individual user accounts, the management console creates a deployment job to install the 

BlackBerry Device Software

 and 

BlackBerry

 

Java

 Applications on devices and to apply application control policies to the devices.

For more information about installing and managing the 

BlackBerry Device Software

 on 

BlackBerry

 OS devices, download the BlackBerry Device Software Update Guide.