Transfer a device to another user

A. Transfer devices to the same account

Regardless of the method you chose to enroll your devices in TinyMDM, they are all linked to a user. Most of the time, if you want to change the configuration of a device, you simply need to change the group or the policy linked to the device. But you may need to transfer a device from one user to another if:

  • Several devices have mistakenly been assigned to the same user, scanning the same QR code
  • An employee needs to have a device (especially if you use TinyMDM managed user configurations)
  • You manage several TinyMDM accounts (for your company or for different customers), and need to reassign equipment between accounts.

To transfer a device to the same account, go to the Devices tab, click on the menu  of the device you wish to transfer, then on Change user.

change user

In the popup window that appears, you can choose the user to transfer the device to.

This popup window also allows you to delete unwanted apps. These are applications that are present in the device’s original policy but are not present in the new policy. This option lets you uninstall applications that are not part of the final policy but are currently installed on the device.

transfer of the device

During transfer, the green card represents the active user who was initially associated with the device, while the red card represents the device currently being transferred with the user who has just been selected.

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B. Transfer devices to another account

If you are a manager on several accounts and you have the right to change users, then you can transfer to the current account or to another account. To do this, go to the Devices tab, click on the menu  of the device you wish to transfer, then on Change user.

In the popup window that appears, you can choose the TinyMDM account and user to transfer the device to.

transfer of the device