VMware EUC Newsletter - Week 21

  

             

 

                

     

Week 21 - 2023

 

 

 



 

 

 

Weekly highlight:

 

 

 

Workspace ONE Access May 2023

  • Workspace ONE Access Now Supports FIDO2 as Primary Authenticator
    Workspace ONE Access now allows FIDO2 authenticators to be configured as primary authenticators. Prior support of FIDO2 authentication was limited to step-up authentication. With this release, end users can authenticate into Workspace ONE Access using a FIDO2 authenticator. End users can also self-register a FIDO2 authenticator. Both platform authenticators (mobile devices, laptops etc. that support FIDO2) and third-party authenticators (Yubikey, USB secure devices etc.) are supported

 

Workspace ONE Hub Services May 2023

  • Hub Web App Catalog Supports VMware Horizon Cloud Service – next-gen
    With the May release, Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub Web supports Horizon entitlements in the Hub App Catalog for customers who use Horizon Cloud Service – next-gen integration. For more information about Horizon Cloud Service – next-gen, refer to Horizon release notes and documentation.

 

Release Updates Week 21:

Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub for Android 23.04.1

  • ESC-38268 App Catalog failing to load - KB Article

Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub for macOS 23.04.1

  • HUBM-6841 macOS Intelligent Hub Version 23.04 generating HMAC Errors in the Device troubleshooting Logs and "Device Registration Error" notifications are observed on the device

Workspace ONE Content for iOS 23.05

  • Ability to delete the local draft changes made to the file. This change will help users to revert the file with draft changes to the original file.
  • General performance improvements.
  • Bug Fixes

Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub for iOS 23.04.1

  • ESC-38268 App Catalog failing to load - KB Article

Workspace ONE Web for Android 23.05.1

  • ABRW-175296: Initial configuration of Web triggers Chrome app to load Home page URL when KVP "BrowserAllowAppLink" is set to true

Workspace ONE XR Hub 23.04

Workspace ONE UEM Console 2302 - Installer

Horizon Cloud Service Next Gen 2305

  • Desktops and Applications
    • Pool Groups
      • You now have the option to use non-occupancy based power management.
        Non-occupancy based power management optimizes power consumption by powering on or powering off VMs based on a set "Unused VMs" threshold. An Unused VM is a virtual machine which is provisioned but does not have a user logged in. The system looks at the number of unused VMs in that pool group that are powered on relative to the total number of VMs provisioned in that pool group to determine whether some VMs should be powered ON or OFF.
    • Help Desk
      • Help Desk is now enabled for the Horizon Universal Console for Horizon 8 and native cloud hybrid deployments. 
    • Horizon Accelerator
      • For Horizon Cloud Service -next-gen customers with the VMware Horizon Accelerator add-on license, a new feature is available that provides operation insights related to the provider, such as Microsoft Azure, to optimize deployed resources for Horizon 8. 
    • Horizon Edge
      • Improved Horizon 8 Edge Gateway troubleshooting is now available through a diagnostic script.
    • Horizon Universal Subscription License
      • You can now generate and view perpetual keys within the Horizon Universal Console if your subscription includes a license to use VMware products such as vSphere, vSAN, vCenter, App Volumes Enterprise, ThinApp Client, ThinApp Virtual Packager and Workstation Pro.
    • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
      • True SSO
        • True SSO is now available in addition to the existing VMware CA and allows the use of a Microsoft CA for single sign-on. Multi-forest support is not yet available when using True SSO.
    • Machine Identity
      • You can now use Azure Active Directory when you perform an App Capture with a capture machine.
    • User Card & Search
      • Identity Provider configuration has been added as an optional step to the Get Started page for Horizon 8 Edges to connect an identity provider to enable Horizon Cloud user cards and user search.

 

EUC UX Research Updates & Opportunities 

Our goal is to gather insight into user behaviors, motivations, and goals, so we can use those insights to inform and strengthen product and design decisions.

Upcoming Opportunities - Who Wants To Join?

Interested in giving your opinion and making your voice heard? Check out what’s available!

  • Employee Experience/DEEM for Horizon Admins 
    • Talk to us about how the Experience Mgmt/DEEM feature can be more useful if you were to use it for Horizon
    • 60-minute 1x1 conversation via Zoom
    • Relevant for: Horizon IT Admins
    • Fielding: the week of June 5
    • Admins will receive VMware swag upon completing the 1x1 Zoom conversation!

SIGN UP HERE!

  • WS1 Intelligent Hub - Usability Testing (YOU CAN DO THIS IN YOUR OWN TIME)
    • 15-minute interaction with a Figma prototype through UserTesting.com. Play with a prototype, complete a few tasks, and share your thoughts on the updated Search designs. UserTesting records your interactions with the prototype, and you can complete the activity during your own time.
    • Relevant for: Admins using Hub on their smartphone or desktop
    • Fielding: Week of May 22
    • Admins will receive VMware swag upon providing feedback via UserTesting

SIGN UP HERE!

  • Next-Gen Horizon Cloud Service Console - Usability Testing
    • Play with a prototype of a NEW design for onboarding to the new Next-Gen Horizon Cloud Service Console. How easy is it to use? What is missing?
    • 60-minute 1x1 conversation via Zoom
    • Relevant for: Horizon IT Admins
      • Using Horizon 8 /Horizon Enterprise OR Microsoft Azure 
      • Using Horizon Cloud Service: First-Gen 
      • Evaluating/Using Horizon Cloud Service: Next-Gen   
    • Fielding: May 22 – June 2
    • Admins will receive VMware swag upon completing the 1x1 Zoom conversation!

SIGN UP HERE!

 

KB Highlights & Announcements Week 20:

Workspace ONE XR Hub is GA

 

Updated: Upcoming changes to APNs for Applications for On-Premises Workspace ONE UEM (91116)

  • Workspace ONE Productivity apps on iOS receive push notifications using APNs through Workspace ONE UEM. The certificates necessary to deliver these notifications need to be renewed every year that requires administrators of On-Premises environments to run a database script provided by VMware, before the expiry to avoid any disruption

Workspace ONE Productivity Applications that are part of this process flow are: 

1) Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub
2) Workspace ONE Boxer
3) Workspace ONE Content
4) Workspace ONE Web

'Directory.ReadWrite.All' permission Update for AirWatch By VMware app on Azure portal (92325)

  • In April 2022 VMware removed the "Directory.ReadWrite.All" permission from the AirWatch by VMware app on Azure Portal - Link.This was removed as it was not a required permission for the controls and API calls that were integrated with Workspace ONE UEM.
  • As VMware continues to add additional features, functionality, and maintain compliance with the Microsoft best practices there is a need to re-add the "Directory.ReadWrite.All" permission back to the AirWatch by VMware App on the Azure Portal. This permission will be needed by the following configurations and will be enabled for both Microsoft Graph and Windows AAD:
    • Existing implementation of "InvalidateAllRefreshTokens"
    • Migration to RevokeSigninSessions Microsoft Graph API from the previous "InvalidateAllRefreshTokens" Azure Graph API per MSFT best practices.
  • Update: VMware will add this permission on of May 31, 2023. Please log in to the Azure AD enterprise application catalog and update the permissions in the early afternoon of May 31, 2023 GMT.  Instructions can be found in the resolution section of this article. 

 

High Priority KBs

  • VMware Workspace ONE UEM New Control Plane SaaS Deployment Schedule (86243)
    Workspace ONE UEM has undergone a complete re-architecture to modernize the platform using microservices and containers to enable increased scalability and performance and increase the rate of innovation. Now after having conducted significant and careful testing, these architecture updates, including a new control plane, will be deployed to UEM SaaS environments over the next several weeks, with options available to on-premise customers after this roll-out (Later in 2022).
  • Support Access Policies for Customers with Expired SaaS EUC Licenses (89494)
    In alignment with VMware's Corporate Standards and those of the industry as a whole, VMware customers who have purchased SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) licenses for EUC (End-User Computing) products can expect the behavior outlined in the KB regarding Support access when their subscription has a status of Active Pending Cancellation or Expired/Cancelled.

 

Recently updated or added KBs (Links)

 

Digital Workspace Techzone, Blog and YouTube Updates

3rd Party Blog Updates & Industry News

 


May Software Releases

System

Component

Release

Announcement

Release Date

Android

Boxer

23.04

Release Notes

01.05.23

Backend

Photon OS

5.0

Release Notes

02.05.23

macOS

Hub

23.04

Release Notes

03.05.23

Android

SDK

23.04

Release Notes

05.05.23

Linux

Hub

23.04

Release Notes

05.05.23

Android

Hub

23.04

Release Notes

17.05.23

Android

Launcher

23.04

Release Notes

09.05.23

Android

Tunnel

23.01

Release Notes

17.05.23

iOS

Hub

23.04

Release Notes

11.05.23

Linux

Hub

23.04.1

Release Notes

12.05.23

iOS

Web

23.05

Release Notes

15.05.23

Android

Web

23.05

Release Notes

19.5.23

iOS

Tunnel

23.01.1

Release Notes

15.05.23

Windows

Hub

23.02.3

Release Notes

17.05.23

macOS

Mac OS Admin Assistant

23.03

Release Notes

17.05.23

Backend

WS1 Access SaaS

May 2023

Release Notes

18.05.23

Backend

Hub Services SaaS

May 2023

Release Notes

17.05.23

Android

Hub

23.04.1

Release Notes

19.05.23

macOS

Hub

23.04.1

Release Notes

19.05.23

iOS

Content

23.05

Release Notes

22.05.23

iOS

Hub

23.04.1

Release Notes

22.05.23

Android

XR Hub

23.04

Release Notes

23.05.23

Backend

Console Installer

23.02

Release Notes

24.05.23

Android

Web

23.05.1

Release Notes

25.05.23

Horizon

Horizon Cloud Service Next Gen

2305

Release Notes

26.05.23

Patch & Seed Script Updates Week 21-2023

  • Workspace ONE UEM 22.10
    • Patch Level 22.10.0.13
    • AAPP-15424: Post Console Upgrade from 22.06 to 22.09 VPP Assignment is not working as expected.
    • AAPP-15427: Beacon sample should trigger Device Info Sample but should not save OS data.
    • AMST-38336: Baseline compliance report generation on fully compliant devices refreshes the baseline policies and switches the status to Pending Install.
    • ARES-24501: Enterprise Application Repository is no longer able to add iTunes application.
    • FCA-204247: Console app pool is terminating with unhandled exception.
    • FCA-204891: Show success for change og of device even when it is prevented by tenancy restriction.
    • https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/2210/rn/vmware-workspace-one-uem-2210-release-notes/index.html
    • Last Update: CW10

 

 

 

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