We’ve just released the latest update to BlackBerry UEM Cloud (formerly known as BES12 Cloud). Among the many upgrades in BlackBerry UEM Cloud that will improve your ability to manage mobile devices in the enterprise, we’ve added new features for the management console and migration.
View available updates for iOS devices: You can now view updates that are available for iOS devices on the User Details page in the management console.
Use app categories: You can create categories for the apps that you add to the app list and filter your app list by category. On Android and iOS devices, the apps are organized into these categories in the user’s work apps list.
Get expanded device conditions in compliance profiles: You can now specify whether devices that have not been in contact with BlackBerry UEM for a specified length of time are non-compliant. You can also add a list of restricted OS versions and device models to compliance profiles and select the actions that occur if the user does not correct the issue.
Manage attestation for Samsung KNOX devices: You can turn on attestation so that BlackBerry UEM sends challenges to test the authenticity and integrity of Samsung KNOX devices.
Simplify management of Android for Work apps: Android for Work apps no longer need to be added to an app group to be sent to Android for Work devices. If you have connected BlackBerry UEM to a Google domain, you can send apps to Android for Work devices, just like any other Android device.
Customize the console: You can change the color scheme of the BlackBerry UEM management console.
Enhance device activation emails and compliance notification: You can now use an HTML editor to create the templates for device-activation emails and compliance notifications, allowing you to format the text and include corporate images. Some new default email templates are provided.
Gain offboarding protection for directory-linked groups: When you configure the settings for directory-linked groups, you can select offboarding protection. Offboarding protection requires two consecutive synchronization cycles before user accounts or device data are deleted from BlackBerry UEM. This feature helps to prevent unexpected deletions that can occur because of latency in directory replication.
Migrating From BlackBerry UEM On-Premises
Migration: You can now migrate users, devices, groups, and other data from an on-premises BlackBerry UEM source database. The source BlackBerry UEM instance must be at version 12.5 or later. You configure the source database in the BlackBerry Connectivity Node management console and then use the BlackBerry UEM Cloud management console to migrate the data.