Installation

Everything you need to know to Install HiddenApp on Mac, iPad and iPhone

How to enroll Chrome OS fleets

In order to enroll your ChromeOS fleet please follow the steps below: 1. Navigate to Device Enrolment and select ChromeOS. 2. Select Enrol multiple devices. 3. Next, download the XLS template and add your device fleet's information as required (se...

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

How to enroll iOS fleets

In order to enroll your IOS fleet please follow these steps: 1. Click on Device Enrollment 2. Click IOS 3. Click on enroll multiple devices 4. Click on view account key 5. Use the downloaded PLIST or copy your account key and token to enroll your ...

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

How to enroll Windows fleets

In order to enroll your Windows, fleet please follow these steps: 1. Click on Device Enrollment 2. Click on Windows 10 3.  Click Enroll multiple devices 4. Download the .XLS template by clicking download at the bottom left of your screen and compl...

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By Ibrahim Saka

February 6, 2023

How to enroll macOS fleets

In order to enroll your macOS fleet please follow these steps: 1. Click on Device Enrolment 2. Click on macS 3. Click on Enrol multiple devices 4. Download the .XLS template by clicking download at the bottom left of your screen and complete the f...

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

How to enroll a Windows device (business)

In order to enroll a Windows device, please follow these steps: 1. Click on Device Enrollment 2. Click on Windows 10 3. Click Enroll a single device 4. Enter your device's details to enroll it into HiddenApp (please note that you need to use UUID ...

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By Ibrahim Saka

February 6, 2023

How to enroll a Windows device (personal)

In order to enroll your Windows device please follow these steps: 1. Click on Device Enrolment 2. Click on Windows 10 3. Click Download HiddenApp and follow the installation instructions included on the page

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By Ibrahim Saka

March 20, 2023

How to enroll a macOS device (personal)

In order to enroll your macOS device please follow these steps: 1. Click on Device Enrollment 2. Click on macOS 3. Click on the Download button 4. Then follow the installation instructions on the page

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By Ibrahim Saka

February 13, 2023

What steps should I take after installing HiddenApp on my Mac or PC?

Create an accessible user account An accessible user account will allow other people to use your Mac temporarily without knowing your main user account password. This is good for HiddenApp’s cause as it will encourage any person in possession of y...

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

Do you provide a test mode so I can check it's working?

You can test the installation of HiddenApp on your device by setting it to Missing from your Devices Dashboard. 1. Navigate to the dashboard 2. Click the name of the device you wish to test 3. Set the device status to missing

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

How to Configure Jamf Webhooks to Enable macOS Auto-enrollment

This article will walk you through setting up auto-enrollment from your Jamf Pro instance to your HiddenApp account using a webhook. The webhook will be created automatically and configured to import newly added laptops from Jamf to HiddenApp. To ...

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

Deploying HiddenApp for iOS with Microsoft Intune

Follow the instructions below to deploy HiddenApp for iOS with Microsoft Intune. Prerequisites iOS 12 or later Required iOS Permissions for HiddenApp Notifications Location Services Background App Refresh Camera Installing HiddenApp for iOS with M...

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

How to enroll iOS devices with Jamf Pro

Follow the instructions below to deploy HiddenApp for iOS with Jamf Pro: Prerequisites: Jamf Pro iOS 13 or later Required iOS Permissions for HiddenApp Notifications Location Services Background App Refresh Camera 1. Click on device enrollment 2. ...

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

How to enroll iOS devices with Jamf School

Follow the instructions below to deploy HiddenApp for iOS with Jamf Schools. Prerequisites : • Jamf School • iOS 12 or later Required iOS Permissions for HiddenApp : • Notifications • Location Services • Background App Refresh • Camera 1. Click on...

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

How to enroll macOS devices with Jamf School

Follow the instructions below to deploy HiddenApp for macOS with Jamf School. Prerequisites : Jamf School macOS High Sierra (10.13) or above Required macOS Permissions for HiddenApp : (Depending on the version of macOS your machines are running - ...

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

How to Enable Auto-Deployment Using the Jamf Pro Integration

Enabling Auto-deployment in HiddenApp will create a policy in your Jamf instance to automatically deploy the HiddenApp package to devices enrolled in HiddenApp both through the import of computers and the Auto-enrolment webhook. To enable Auto-dep...

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

How to Force HiddenApp's Permissions on macOS

In the event that HiddenApp is not triggering all the necessary permissions on macOS, please follow these steps: 1. Click the Go menu and then Go to folder. 2. Search for "/usr/local" and click go 3. Click the folder named Hidden 4. Right click on...

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

Device Showing As Not Activated

If a device is showing as not activated it could mean one of three things: HiddenApp has not been installed on the device. The installation has cached, meaning it will take a few minutes at most to show as active (w e recommend restarting the devi...

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

Binaries & Launch Daemons (macOS)

The following components are installed during installation and be found in the following directories: Binary: usr/local/hidden/HiddenApp Launch Daemon: library/launchdaemons/com.hiddenapp.daemon.plist library/launchdaemons/com.hiddenapp.restart.plist

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

How to Silently Install HiddenApp on Windows?

To silently install HiddenApp on your computer, please use the following steps: 1. Download the App here .  2. Once the file is downloaded, save in your preferred location on the computer and note the file path the file was saved. 3. Open File Ex...

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By Ibrahim Saka

October 9, 2022

Set a Firmware Password on your MacOS device

To prevent your MAC device from a hard reset in the event your device goes missing, you should set a FirmWare Password. To set a FirmWare Password, please follow these steps: Turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold these two keys: Command ...

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By Ibrahim Saka

October 18, 2022

Enable FileVault for MacOS

To protect the data on your macOS device in event the device goes missing, we  recommend enabling  FileVault. To set a FirmWare Password, please follow these steps: Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Security & Privacy. Click the F...

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By Ibrahim Saka

October 18, 2022

Is the HiddenApp Installer Linked to my Serial Number?

When you download the installer, you can share and use the same installer on other computers.  Hence, the installer is not linked to one serial number or UUID.

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By Ibrahim Saka

October 9, 2022

Deploy HiddenApp to Chrome OS Device Fleets with the Google Admin Console Integration

Please follow these steps t o enroll your Chromebook devices in HiddenApp and deploy the app using the Google Admin Console: 1. Click on Device Enrollment   2. Select Chrome OS 3. Select Import from Google Admin Console 4. Click Sign In with Googl...

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By Ibrahim Saka

October 17, 2022

How To Enroll macOS Devices With The Jamf Pro Integration

Follow the instructions below to deploy HiddenApp for macOS with Jamf Pro: Prerequisites •  Jamf Pro  •  macOS High Sierra (10.13) or above Required macOS Permissions for HiddenApp Depending on the version of macOS your machines are running - Hidd...

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By Ibrahim Saka

January 3, 2023

Deploying HiddenApp for Windows with Microsoft Intune

To deploy HiddenApp for Windows with Microsoft Intune, kindly follow the instructions below: Installing HiddenApp for Windows with Microsoft Intune 1. Click on Device Enrolment. 2. Click on Windows. 3. Click on Enroll multiple devices. 4. Download...

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By Ibrahim Saka

February 6, 2023

How to Enroll Windows devices Without UUID

We created an alternative way to enroll your Windows devices without using UUIDs. This method also does not require registration of devices through the HiddenApp dashboard. Please use the following steps: 1. On a Linux or macOS terminal, run the f...

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By Ibrahim Saka

March 22, 2023