Android 9.00 Release Notes

The Android app version 9.00 for IBM® MaaS360® is available on the Google Play Store on 30 June 2025.

Enhance Out-of-Compliance (OOC) user experience

The Out-of-Compliance (OOC) user experience of the IBM MaaS360 MDM Android app is enhanced to provide clear and actionable messages to users when their device is OOC for policy violations. This detailed information helps the users to quickly understand and resolve the issues.

Disable Container Pin

IBM MaaS360 Android app introduces an attribute during enrollment that is called disablePin that disables the ability for users to set the MaaS360 Container Passcode on the device. This option is only applicable for customers without Workplace Persona Policy. For customers with Workplace Persona Policy, the ability to set MaaS360 Container Pin can be controlled through the Persona Policy. For more information, see Additional Android Enterprise enrollment attributes and Configuring policy restrictions on Android devices.

Remote Control support update for Samsung devices

The remote control support through Knox SDK is being restricted to Samsung devices with Android OS version 15 and later that are managed in Android Enterprise enrollment through an EMM solution. This change is implemented to enhance the device security and to make sure that the privacy of the users for Samsung devices is preserved. This change does not affect the IBM MaaS360 Remote Support Users. For more information, see Remote Control Support Update for Samsung devices.

5G Slicing for Android

5G network slicing for Android devices by using IBM MaaS360 is a policy-based configuration that is managed in the MDM platform. IBM MaaS360 acts as the centralized system to define and deliver the slicing policies to managed devices while the network provider runs the underlying network behavior. For more information, see Restrictions.

Allowlist Chrome in Kiosk mode by default in the background during sign-in

In Kiosk mode, the Chrome browser is temporarily enabled during Shared Device sign-in only, enabling it to run in the background without being restricted or ended by the system policies. This behavior is required to support Chrome Custom Tabs (CCT), which are used during the sign-in experience. When the sign-in flow completes or exits, Chrome is subject to the previously applied standard system policies again.

Defect Fixes

Defect #	Summary
TS018926977	The user reported that the Android Enterprise apps that are configured for auto-installation in the app catalog were not prompting for installation in Profile Owner (PO) mode.
TS019458690 TS018877680 TS019546945 TS019462785	The user reported that the Android enterprise wallpaper was not getting configured on version 13 and later.
TS019293488	The user reported that the Mp3 and Mp4 files were not opening in the IBM MaaS360 Secure Viewer and only the loading screen was displayed.
TS019521769	The user reported that Remote Troubleshoot action was not working in a Samsung device with version 15.
TS018704424	The user reported that the app displayed the State as waiting for user interaction but the installation status was displayed as Installed in the IBM MaaS360 Portal.