MaaS360 for Android 6.10 Release Summary

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MaaS360 for Android 6.10 Release Summary - MaaS360 MDM for Android (Core App), MaaS360 Mail, MaaS360 Secure Docs, MaaS360 Secure Editor, MaaS360 Secure Viewer, MaaS360 Secure Browser, Kiosk, MaaS360 for LG, MaaS360 for Bluebird, Maas360 for Zebra

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MaaS360 makes Android app version 6.10 available in Play Store on 30th March 2018.

MaaS360 for Android version 6.10 beta includes the following applications:

MaaS360 for Android Core app
MaaS360 for Android PIM
Android Enterprise

MaaS360 for Android Core

Support for Chrome OS (Chromebook) device management >>

MaaS360 announces a partnership with Google to manage Chrome OS devices alongside other endpoints in an enterprise from a single unified management solution. With this support, administrators can easily enroll Chromebooks into MaaS360 portal via Google admin console. MaaS360 also leverages Google APIs to allow the administrators to enforce security policies on Chrome OS devices.

Support for seamless enrollment >>

MaaS360 adds support for seamless enrollment, allowing the users to enroll a device without entering the passcode.

Trusteer Threat Management enhancements >>

MaaS360 adds support for enforcing the Trusteer Threat Management policies through Persona policies for mixed mode (MDM+SPS) customers.

Reduced number of clicks in the app installation flow >>

MaaS360 removes the unnecessary screens in app installation flow, allowing the users to seamlessly install apps with fewer clicks.

Support for dual sim reporting >>

If a dual-SIM card device is enrolled, the MaaS360 agent now reports network information pertaining to both the SIMs to MaaS360 portal.

Device security status report >>

Trusteer Threat Management performs periodic scans on mobile devices to identify and report mobile security threats such as Device threats, app threats, and network threats. MaaS360 adds a new option to view the security status report of the device in MaaS360 agent.

Approve app permissions before initializing device enrollment >>

MaaS360 adds support for requesting app permissions before initializing device enrollment. This feature ensures that MaaS360 has all the permissions (Storage, Location, Phone, and Usage Access) before registering a device on the MaaS360 portal. Note: Contact MaaS360 support team to enable this feature for your account.

Enable automatic launch of Kiosk mode >>

MaaS360 adds support for the automatic launch of Kiosk mode on the device without any user interaction. This setting is applicable only to LG, Zebra devices. To enable the automatic launch of Kiosk mode, Navigate to MaaS360 Policies > MDM policy > Advanced Settings > Kiosk Mode Restrictions > Enable Automatic Launch of Kiosk Mode. Note: This setting will disallow disabling Power key on the device and requires MaaS360 app version 6.10+. If Block Task Manager is set, then Overlay Permission is prompted.

Support for playing audio and video files on receiver >>

MaaS360 adds an option to allow users to play audio and video files either on device speaker or on the receiver. Previously, MaaS360 supported playing audio/video files on device speaker, and receiver only if that receiver is connected to the devices such as headphones.

Support for peripheral device reporting >>

MaaS360 adds support for reporting Bluetooth-enabled peripheral devices that are connected to an enrolled device. With this support, administrators can easily track all the peripheral devices connected to a device and the connection status from the Device View.

Support for What's New screen to display latest updates >>

MaaS360 adds a new What's New screen to allow users to view the latest changelogs and permissions pertaining to MaaS360 core app and Secure Mail app.

MaaS360 for Android PIM

Single Sign-On access for Office 365 mail, SharePoint, and OneDrive using ADAL >>

MaaS360 adds Single Sign-On (SSO) access for Office 365 mail, SharePoint (external), RMS documents, and OneDrive against Azure Active Directory, Active Directory Federation Services, and IBM CIO SSO configurations. With this feature, administrators can configure apps that participate in SSO through MaaS360 policies.

Support for easily adding multiple email and calendar recipients on compose screen >>

MaaS360 introduces a new approach to seamlessly search and add multiple email/calendar recipients to compose screen. Previously, users had to manually type the contact names and select from suggested contacts.

Additional reminder options for Calendar events >>

MaaS360 adds a new set of reminder times for MaaS360 Calendar. Users can also modify the existing meetings and appointments to apply new reminders.

Sort contacts by company name >>

MaaS360 introduces an option to sort contacts by their company names. Previously, the contacts were only sorted by their first and last names.

Auto-BCC outgoing emails to self >>

MaaS360 adds an option to allow the users to automatically send a Bcc (blind carbon copy) of outgoing emails to themselves. This feature is available for both primary and secondary accounts.

Support for advanced notifications with Android app notification channels >>

With Android O, MaaS360 redesigns the notification settings for all apps. Effective 6.10, MaaS360 redirects users to default Android app notification screen to configure notifications where users can configure notifications for each category (channel). Previously, in versions below Android O, MaaS360 supported in-built notification settings.

Support for creating multiple secondary accounts from single template >>

MaaS360 allows users to create multiple secondary email accounts from single generic secondary email account template. Previously, administrators had to create and enforce email templates for each email account. Note: If the secondary email template is deleted in the MaaS360 portal, the corresponding secondary email accounts configured in MaaS360 agent will be also deleted.

Support for auto-renewal of certificates for secondary accounts >>

MaaS360 adds support for automatic certificate request and renewal for secondary accounts. With this support, the MaaS360 agent sends certificate requests to the MaaS360 portal and renew the certificates in the background. Previously, the secondary accounts had to be re-configured on certificate expiration.

Support for auto-refresh of AD-based logon hours >>

MaaS360 adds support for auto-refresh of AD-based logon hours once in every 24 hours. In the previous releases, users had to manually refresh the logon hours.

Support for draft folder synchronization >>

If an email draft is saved in Outlook, users can now open, edit, and send that message via MaaS360 Secure Mail and vice versa. MaaS360 supports two-way synchronization of email drafts between MaaS360 Secure Mail and Outlook (or any other mail client that supports draft sync). Note: Draft sync support is only supported on servers that support EAS (Exchange Activesync) protocol version 16.

Secure Browser

New web-session inactivity timeout action >>

In previous releases, MaaS360 introduced a policy to redirect users to the home page if the browser is idle for a specified time. In this release, MaaS360 introduces a new option for administrators to delete browser history and cookies when the users are redirected to the home page after the web-session inactivity timeout.

Android Enterprise

Support for dim screen restriction for Android Enterprise and COSU devices >>

MaaS360 extends support for dim screen restriction to Android Enterprise policies. With this support, administrators can restrict screen time-out on the devices. To enable this policy, navigate to Policies > MDM Policy > Android Enterprise Settings > Restrictions > Disable DIM Screen.

Support for deploying multiple VPNs via MaaS360 portal >>

MaaS360 allows administrators to deploy multiple VPNs (Cisco AnyConnect, Pulse Secure, etc) and multiple profiles of the same VPN to managed devices. When the policies reach the device, users can view the list of VPNs pending for configuration in the MaaS360 app > Settings > Corporate Settings > Configure VPN Profiles.

OEMs

SD Card Encryption policy support for Zebra devices >>

MaaS360 extends the SD Card Encryption policy support to Zebra devices. With this support, administrators can enforce SD card encryption on Zebra devices through MDM policies.

Defect Fixes

Defect	Summary	Build
27952	Emails are successfully accessed through widgets. Previously, if MaaS360 container was locked, the fingerprint authentication failed when accessing emails through widgets.	Core app Build #600610077
27919, 27151, 26573	The downloaded attachments are successfully opened through Secure Viewer. Previously, a blank page was displayed.	Secure Viewer Build #610062
27280	The .docx files are successfully opened through Secure Viewer. Previously, the app crashed.	Secure Viewer Build #610062
19499	MaaS360 prompts users to install TouchDown HD app instead of TouchDown app on configuring exchange account from MaaS360 app > Settings > Corporate Settings.	Core app Build #600610077
24090	Enterprise apps are successfully launched after the app wrapping.	Core app Build #600610077
28016	When Restrict Clipboard export policy is applied, the clipboard export in Secure Mail and Browser is restricted. Previously, users were able to share selected web text through third-party apps and perform a web search based on the selected text.
28404, 28492, 28441, 28404	When Web shortcuts are deleted on devices below Android O, MaaS360 allows users to add them back to the home screen through Settings > Corporate Settings, just the way shortcuts are added in Android O devices. Also, MaaS360 adds the policies only if there is a change in corresponding policy. Previously, as the policy was evaluated multiple times, the web shortcuts too were added multiple times.
29625	The signed and encrypted emails received from Outlook are successfully decrypted and viewed in Secure Mail. Previously, an error message was displayed.
29624	The email attachments are downloaded successfully.
29591	The emails are successfully downloaded from the Exchange server.
29574	The notification that appears on distributing a doc does not appear after clearing that notification.	Docs 6.10 build #139
29706	MaaS360 adds advanced email notifications support to classify notifications based on categories. The repeated email notifications are automatically qualified for Info channel wherein the sound/vibration is disabled.
29552	The custom apps are successfully opened by clicking a link without leaving behind a blank tab.	Secure Browser 6.10 build #137
29472, 27952	The MaaS360 Secure Mail is successfully opened through an email notification. Previously, an authentication error message was displayed.
29449, 29442	The meeting invites are successfully forwarded to the recipients.
29447	The Kiosk mode is launched without a delay after a restart.
29286, 28976	MaaS360 successfully wraps an enterprise app from portal using a keystore. Previously the app wrapping failed due to special characters in the keystore.
29115	The inconsistencies between password and passcode text displayed on different screens are fixed.
29108	If an enterprise app is marked as required and installed via instant install, MaaS360 silently installs the app on the device four hours after the app is removed by the user.
28991	When the devices are enrolled in Device Owner mode, the native Samsung apps: Dialer, Contacts, and Clock are retained on performing a selective wipe. Previously, all the Samsung native apps were removed on the selective wipe.
28979	The incorrect French language strings in the MaaS360 app are fixed.
28839	The HTML files are successfully viewed on Secure Viewer.
28653	The documents are successfully opened in Secure Browser on Android O and Pixel devices. Previously, a blank screen was displayed.
28644	When a policy is changed, the new policy is successfully enforced on the devices.
28427	If Wi-Fi minimum security level is not selected in MDM policies, MaaS360 automatically applies minimum level as Open.
28316	The calendar sync time is successfully set to the value configured in the policies on the earlier versions of Samsung devices.
28242	Users are able to successfully view and access records in an enterprise app after app wrapping.

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