VMware Digital Workspace Newsletter - Week 16

                


 

 

 

Weekly highlight: 

 

NEW FEATURE: Zero Trust solution in Workspace ONE Cloud – 60-minute virtual Zoom discussion 

  • The VMware EUC Research Team is looking for feedback on a potential Zero Trust solution for IT Admins to set up compliance rules for applications within Workspace ONE Cloud.
  • From April 18 to April 29, we’ll be conducting virtual one-on-one interviews to walk through this new Zero Trust concept that’s not released yet and get your thoughts.
  • If you’re interested in being a part of this conversation, please fill out the short survey. This will take less than 3 minutes to complete.

 

NEW FEATURE: Search and find what you need in Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub – 60-minute virtual Zoom discussion [OPEN TO ANY ROLE / INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL]

  •  The VMware EUC Research Team is looking for feedback on new ways to search for the content, apps, and people you’re looking for in Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub.  
  • From May 3 to May 13, we’ll be conducting virtual one-on-one interviews to walk through a couple ideas and get your thoughts.
  • If you’re interested in being a part of this conversation, please fill out the short survey. This will take less than 3 minutes to complete. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 16 Software Releases

 

System

Component

Release

Announcement

Release Date

Android

Content

22.04

  • Digital Signing
    • Content app allows users to digitally sign the documents using PIV-D based derived credentials.
  • PDF Edit 
    • PDF edit feature allows users to do advanced pdf editing operations like rotate, delete, move, and merge pages. Users will be able to split the pages of PDF which also allows user users to merge various PDFs together.
  • Sort and Filter by Date Modified
    • Users will have an option to sort the content based on the Modified date criteria.
  • Open-in option in file overflow menu for opening in third-party apps
  • Bug Fixes

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workpace-ONE-Content-for-Android.html

20.04.22

staged

iOS

Content

22.04

  • PDF Edit
    • Advanced pdf editing capabilities like organizing pages, moving, rotating, and removing pages. Also, support for splitting and merging the pdfs.
  • 7zip support
    • Ability to extract a 7zip file, and save the contents of the archive.
  • Updated Navigation carousel experience for pdf
    • Improved the experience of the navigation carousel for pdf so that it can be fixed and allows seamless working with an iOS home bar.
  • Updated Open-In experience
    • improved the experience of opening files from the Content app to other applications by removing additional screens before the native open-in screen.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Content-for-iOS.html

19.04.22

iOS

Workspace ONE SDK SWIFT

22.4

  • ISDK-175258: App Attest Service to validate application authenticity for customer SDK apps.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workspace-ONE-SDK-for-iOS--Swift-.html

21.04.22

Android

Launcher

22.04

  • Support Launcher running as a foreground service
    • In order to improve resiliency and better detect app crashes, Launcher will now run as a foreground service. As part of this, there will be a persistent notification on the native notification tray informing the end-user that Launcher is running as a foreground service
  • Bug fixes

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/Introducing-VMware-Workspace-ONE-Launcher-for-Android.html

21.04.22

Android

Hub

22.03

  • Samsung Fully Managed and COPE devices will now more strongly enforce users to meet password requirements.
  • Hub Template changes will update upon Hub app relaunch
  • Support custom error messages with Experience Workflows notification card actions in For You tab
  • Bug fixes

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/Introducing-VMware-Workspace-ONE-Intelligent-Hub-for-Android.html

21.04.22

Android

Relay

5.16

  • Updated app version to support Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub 22.03.0.14

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/81990?lang=en_US

21.04.22

HTTP error 500 when attempting to launch Horizon Desktops or Applications (88281)

  • End users attempting to launch Horizon Desktops or Applications via Workspace One or other 3rd party Identity Provides that are configured with SAML receive HTTP error 500
  • Horizon Connection Server debug logs contain the following error or similar:
2021-12-27T11:00:54.706-05:00 ERROR (0644-1C0C) <SAMLAuthenticatorHealthUpdate> [AbstractReloadingMetadataResolver] Unable to unmarshall metadata org.opensaml.saml.metadata.resolver.impl.AbstractReloadingMetadataResolver.unmarshallMetadata(AbstractReloadingMetadataResolver.java:342)
org.opensaml.core.xml.io.UnmarshallingException: net.shibboleth.utilities.java.support.xml.XMLParserException: Unable to parse inputs
  • This issue occurs when an incomplete SAML authenticator has been configured with Horizon. Horizon will iterate through the configured authenticators and if an authenticator is partially or misconfigured this exception or similar will be thrown which halts the authentication process.
  • Remove the incomplete SAML authenticator from Horizon.
  • KB-Reference: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/88281?lang=en_US

 

Horizon Agent installed on Windows 10 physical machine remains stuck during machine restart. (88126)

  • Physical machines with Horizon agent installed hang upon reboot/ restart. Once this issue occurs subsequent reboot attempts also fail.
  • This article provides workaround for the mentioned system hang issue.
  • The cause for this issue still under joint investigation with Microsoft.
  • Customer need to manually hard reboot the machine to bring that in working state.
  • Resolution: Please review KB https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/88126?lang=en_US

 

End of Support Life for VMware Workspace ONE Cards (88211)

  • This article provides information on the End of Support Life for the VMware Workspace ONE Cards Application.
  • VMware is announcing End of Support Life for the Workspace ONE Cards application. This will be effective April 12, 2022. The support period will end on April 12, 2023, and the product will reach End of Support Life. Following this date, the Workspace ONE product team will not be servicing this product in any fashion.
  • Customer Impact
    Customers leveraging Workspace ONE Cards functionality should migrate off of the application before the end of life date (April 12, 2023) in order to prevent data loss.
  • KB-Reference: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/88211?lang=en_US

 

Highlighting High Priority KBs

 

Recently updated KBs

 

Digital Workspace Techzone, Blog and YouTube Updates

 

3rd Party Blogs and Industry News

 

Beta, Lab and Tech Preview Updates

  • WS1 Intelligent Hub 22.04 for macOS
    • Hub to provide username to DEEM Agent
    • General enhancements
      • People tab migrated to use Angular 12
      • Update to AAD tool and MSAL library
      • Hub to show failure if Sensors output length is > 1KB
      • Update Sparkle to v2.0
      • Update Munki to v5.6.4
  • WS1 Tunnel 22.03 for Android
    • Introducing Container-wide Tunnel for Android Enterprise
    • Introducing application exemption list while in Full Device mode
    • Introducing improved mechanism for Device Traffic Rule Sync (Technical Preview)
    • Introducing ability to toggle Tunnel connection via the Tunnel client UI (Technical Preview)
  • Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub 22.04 for iOS
    • Personal Bookmarks Sorting
      • We are making some improvements including being able to sort from A-Z and Z-A in your personal bookmarks section.
    • Resolved Issued
      • HUBI-7644: The translated string "Your changes will be lost. Are you sure you want to proceed?" is not loading on Edit web link page.
      • HUBI-7592: The string "Ideas to improve the app" is hardcoded in feedback page
      • HUBI-7591: The strings "Not really" and "Yes!" are hardcoded in prompt rating
      • HUBI-7100: Support Tab has the incorrect items highlighted
      • HUBI-6877: App Previews not showing up in For You notifications
      • HUBI-7543: Configure Telecom toggle is shown for non-cellular devices

 

April Software Releases

System

Component

Release

Announcement

Release Date

Add. information

Backend

Console SAAS

22.03

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/2203/rn/vmware-workspace-one-uem-powered-by-airwatch-2203-release-notes/index.html

07.04.22

Backend

SEG

2.22

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Secure-Email-Gateway.html

08.04.22

iOS

Hub

22.03

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/Workspace-ONE-Intelligent-Hub-for-iOS.html

11.04.22

iOS

Content

22.04

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Content-for-iOS.html

19.04.22

iOS

VM Tunnel

22.01.1

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Tunnel-for-iOS.html

06.04.22

iOS

Workspace ONE SDK SWIFT

22.4

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workspace-ONE-SDK-for-iOS--Swift-.html

21.04.22

iOS

Privacy SDK

22.3

 

07.04.22

iOS

Content SDK 

22.4

 

11.04.22

iOS

Web SDK

22.03

 

05.04.22

Android

Hub

22.03

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/Introducing-VMware-Workspace-ONE-Intelligent-Hub-for-Android.html

21.04.22

Android

Relay

5.16

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/81990?lang=en_US

21.04.22

Android

Boxer

22.03

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Boxer-for-Android.html

05.04.22

Android

Web

22.04

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workspace-ONE-Web-for-Android.html

11.04.22

Android

Content

22.04

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workpace-ONE-Content-for-Android.html

20.04.22

staged

Android

Launcher

22.04

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/Introducing-VMware-Workspace-ONE-Launcher-for-Android.html

21.04.22

Android

SDK

22.3

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/VMware-Workspace-ONE-SDK-for-Android.html

05.04.22

Android

Privacy SDK

22.3

 

07.04.22

Windows

Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub for Windows 10

22.03

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/services/rn/Workspace-ONE-Intelligent-Hub.html

07.04.22

Horizon

ThinApp

2203

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-ThinApp/2203/rn/vmware-thinapp-2203-release-notes/index.html

05.04.22

Horizon

Enterprise

2203

Horizon Client for Windows
Horizon Client for Mac
Horizon Client for Linux
Horizon Client for Android
Horizon Client for iOS
Horizon Client for Chrome
App Volumes
Dynamic Environment Manager
ThinApp

05.04.22

 

Patch & Seed Script Updates Week16-2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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