VPP Token Shared Across Multiple MDMs? Here's Why App Updates Break (and How to Fix It)

Apple Business Manager (ABM) allows the same location token to be used across multiple Mobile Device Management (MDM) systems, which can lead to app update failures despite successful installations. This is due to Apple's design that doesn't coordinate license activity between MDMs, leading to potential conflicts when two MDMs manage the same license pool. The solution is a clean migration of the location token, involving revoking licenses, removing the token from the old MDM, and uploading it to the new one, or ideally, using a dedicated ABM location per MDM to avoid shared token issues. This flexibility is intended to support various enterprise needs but requires intentional architecture decisions to prevent the subtle conflicts that can arise when multiple MDMs are involved.

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