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Snow Device Manager 5

Here you can find the release notes for Snow Device Manager 5. You can find the old release notes on the Snow Globe.

5.8.4 latest​

Release date: 2024-02-14

Enhancements​

SDM Manager & Server
Display global message on login
If global message is set, it is displayed on every login via SDM Manager.

Corrections​

SDM Manager
Properties are now displayed as it should and scaling is fixed.

SDM Server
Correct default DEP profile is now set after re-sync.

5.8.3​

Release date: 2023-05-04

Enhancements​

SDM Manager
Auto-lock values for Apple passcode pkg extended
Possible values for auto-lock property in Apple passcode package are extended with two more choices - 10 and 15.

MacOS lock PIN required
Lock device command for iOS uses Find My framework to lock a device, and for macOS version 10.8 or later it requires six-character PIN to be entered.

In order for this to work, a new pop-up is displayed when you click on ‘Lock device’ button and device has macOS version 10.8 or later. After you enter the PIN the command is sent and the device will be locked with that PIN. This is a one-time action - device’s screen passcode remains untouched.

For iPhone devices nothing is changed - you can enter optional phone number or message and no PIN is required at all.

MacOS:

iOS:

SDM Manager & Server
Apple platform wi-fi package extended
Wi-fi package for Apple platform was extended with two new properties to configure:

Corrections​

Managed configuration parsing
Managed configuration for this application is working if it’s set only via Google iframe. This can be triggered when in application details view:

SDM Manager
Multiple properties of the package have been deprecated. One of them is the blacklistedAppBundleIDs which is why the restriction wasn’t working.

Other properties that are deprecated and replaced with their new implementations are:

  • forceWiFiWhitelisting
  • whitelistedAppBundleIDs

The flow of creating package and deployment for different platforms has now been changed.

With the new implementation, when user is removing a profile on macOS or iOS device, separate package and deployment is created for targeted platform.

Example of how separated packages and deployments are displayed in SDM Manager:

Password property is now set to be escaped in the package editor.android.xml file and all passwords with special chars as &<> will be escaped so the correct XML payload for deployment is send to devices.

When opening VPP application details the correct tab is selected and correct information is displayed now (no need to switch tabs):

App details are fetched an populated for macOS applications, previously this was done only for iOS apps:

Grid view is extended with new column that tells the platform for the VPP app:

Export button is now enabled for all applications inventory list,

SDM Manager & Server
Method for moving user was not implemented on server side and the changes were not updated in the database at all.

With the implementation now, the user can move specific user (only native) from one group to another and the new path is stored in the database.

5.6.5​

Release date: 2019-05-28

New version: Release notes are found here

5.6.4​

Release date: 2018-11-07

New​

  • Android client: On April 10, 2018, Google deprecated Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) in favor of Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM). Applications using GCM services need to be migrated to Firebase by April 2019, as Google will turn off most of its GCM-related services at that time. To ensure continued service, we have rebuilt messaging in Snow Device Manager to run on FCM services.

Corrections​

  • Manager: Timeout issues resulting in Volume Purchase Program (VPP) applications not displaying have been resolved so that they now display correctly.

  • Manager: SMS messages are now being sent when new devices are created via bulk enrollment from user objects.

  • Server: Intermittent connection issues between the server and Samsung tablets running Android 7.0 have been resolved so that connection is now reliable, and tablets are receiving applications and settings through Snow Device Manager as expected.

  • Cloud Extender: Some minor exception handling improvements have been implemented

5.6.2​

Release date: 2018-04-25

New​

  • Default passcode on Android for simpler certificate deployment (Android)

  • On lock screen, SDM will show as Device Owner (for devices where SDM is the Device Owner)  (Android)

  • Extended wallpaper settings, including setting wallpaper on lock screen (Android)

  • Improved stability with Samsung Secure Folder (Android)

Corrections​

  • It is now possible to enroll macOS computers acquired through Apple’s Volume Purchase Program (Manager)

  • Wi-Fi proxy exclusion for Android now uses the exception proxy list properly. (Android client)

  • Device push service no longer remains in enable mode when disabled but is now disabled as expected. (Manager)

  • Apple DEP service no longer fails as access tokens are now correctly updating expiry notifications. (Manager)

5.6.1​

Release date: 2018-02-08

New​

  • SMS Enrollment for Android

  • Improved certificate notifications

  • Performance improvements and Snowboard Toggle

Corrections​

  • IOS Deployment issues resolved

  • Users falling back into old groups resolved

5.6.0​

Release date: 2017-11-08

New​

  • Google EMM & Android for work

  • Integration with Google Play

  • Apple configurator enrollment

  • SMM language support for German and Portuguese

  • New Android CLient (Snow app)

  • SMM for Service Desk

  • Access Control Lists for Domains

Corrections​

  • Packet for VPN (Samsung) Missing

  • SD memory card faulty information

  • Enrolling new devices (Apple)

  • Error when deploying restriction

  • Snow Device Manager problem configuring VPN package

5.5.00​

Release date: 2017-03-16

New​

  • Snow Mobility Manager for service desk

  • New Snowboard widgets

  • Server notifications in manager

  • Remove Backup – With SDM 5.5, all device backup functionality has been removed.

  • Manager UX Improvements

  • Package step reduction for Android

  • Various DEP improvements

Corrections​

  • Errors with registration link for windows 10 pro no longer occur

  • Enrollment of Windows Phone 8.1 devices no longer fails

  • Windows 10 Azure Enrollment no longer works intermittently

  • Fortum – Custom data now correctly displayed in SDM Manager

5.4.00​

Release date: 2016-10-27

New​

  • API 8 and 9 support for Sony Experia devices

  • Extended support for Windows 10 devices

  • Improved package-step filtering and presentation

Corrections​

  • Samsung Smart Manager issue – prohibiting SDM Android app to go online after hibernation

  • Self Service Device List Formatting corrected

  • Intermittent issues with location map in Self Service not showing.

5.3.00​

Release date: 2016-07-06

New​

  • SDM Snowboard

  • Domain administration in the SDM manager

  • iOS 9.3 restrictions and policies

  • ANDROID Device Owner Administration mode

  • Windows 10 Mobile enrollment

  • Improved help menu

  • Manage applications on an enterprise Microsft Windows store for business

Corrections​

  • Virtual users in AD are not moved correctly in SDM

5.2.00​

Release date: 2016-04-08

New​

  • VPP for Devices – added support to assign VPP licenses to a device or a user.

  • Added domain administration in SDM Manager

  • Support for Samsung KNOX Mobile enrollment program

  • Snow Mobility Manager – New web tool for inventory only enrollment

  • Snow Device Manager now has support for server failover in cluster mode.

Corrections​

  • iOS 9.2 MDM client crash workaround

  • Self service improvements – A number of minor corrections regarding language and Safari (amongs others).

  • SDM Manager improvements – Improved user experience and stability.

5.1.00​

Release date: 2016-01-20

New​

  • App store enrolLment method with ACTIVE Directory integration

Corrections​

  • Package is now editable even after deployment has been activated

  • Memory card information from device is now correct in the Manager UI

  • The user is now prompted to enter credentials also on re-enrollment of Apple Device Enrollment Program devices

5.0.00​

Release date: 2015-10-20

New​

  • Integrated and improved user experience

  • Volume purchase program for iOS

  • Device enrollment program for iOS

  • Per-app VPN & enterprise VPN for iOS

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