In the IGEL Universal Management Suite (UMS), you can detach apps that you no longer require. 

In the case of the explicit app assignment: If you detach an app from a device, this app will be uninstalled on the device. Exception: IGEL OS Base System app is non-uninstallable.

In the case of the implicit app assignment: If you detach a profile from a device, the app configured via this profile will be uninstalled on the device.

For more information on implicit and explicit app assignment, see How to Assign Apps to IGEL OS Devices via the UMS Web App. 

Menu path: UMS Web App > Devices > [name of the device / device directory] > Assign object


To detach an app from your device, proceed as follows:

  1. Under Devices, select the device / device directory from which you want to detach an app and click Assign object.


  2. Select the app to be detached or, in the case of the implicit app assignment, a profile via which this app is installed on the device, and click the left arrow button.
    In the case of the explicit app assignment:


    In the case of the implicit app assignment:


  3. Save the changes. 
    The app will be uninstalled on the device at the next reboot. If you have enabled the background app update, the Update command must be sent, instead.

Quick Object Detaching

As an alternative, you can simply navigate to the object to be detached in the UMS Web App > Devices > [name of the device / device directory] > Assigned Objects and click the Detach object button  (shown for directly assigned objects only).