Introducing VMware Workspace ONE Boxer 5.0 for Android – AirWatch Support

The VMware Workspace ONE team is excited to announce that VMware Workspace ONE Boxer 5.0 for Android is publicly available.

What’s New in this App Version

BINXA-7987: Workspace ONE Rebrand – VMware Boxer is now officially called VMware Workspace ONE Boxer. More information regarding our rebranding efforts can be found here.
BINXA-6979: Email Notification Service (ENS) BETA for Android
- ENS2 version 1.3 is required to use this feature
  - ENS2 Cloud already supports Android ENS
  - On-Premises ENS2 1.3 is in beta
  - This BETA version only supports Basic and Modern Authentication with more authentication versions coming soon.
- Next month, ENS will become essential for a good email experience in Boxer, as it is on iOS devices. For more information, please visit this article.
BINXA-7585: ENS2 Content Notification Policy
- Notification policy allows the admin to control what information is shown in notifications. To enable ENS2 and a KVP is required. To configure, use the KVP “PolicyLimitNotificationText” and int values of:
  - 0 (Shows Sender, Subject & Preview)
  - 1 (Default, Shows Sender and Subject)
  - 2 (Shows Sender)
  - 3 (Shows a generic message (“New message”)
  - 4 (No notification, only update the badge)
BINXA-7210: New Conversation View GA
BINXA-8349: Changed the order of the Bulk action select options to standardize with the New Conversation View
BINXA-8413: Default New Conversation View to collapse all messages in threads
BINXA-6818: G Suite support
- Workspace ONE Boxer now supports Google’s G Suite
- Due to Google's implementation over ActiveSync, the following features in Workspace ONE Boxer do not work: Calendar attachments, Availability Lookup, Folder creation, Email Notification Service (ENS), To-do action, Events Forwarding, Email flagging.
- More information can be found, here, in the my Workspace ONE portal
BINXA-7987: User can set the timeout for calendar sync
- This setting can be found under Workspace ONE Boxer Settings > Advanced

Bugs Fixed in this App Version

BINXA-8547: Email widget does not show emails of selected folder of the configured account
ASDK-169827: Fingerprint authentication bug fixes
BINXA-8525: IRM icon is not displayed
BINXA-8157: Workspace ONE Boxer crashes
BINXA-8344: Sometimes outbox sync is not triggered automatically
BINXA-8143: Mobile Flow card not shown on orientation change after flagging & collapsing email conversation
BINXA-8543: Workspace ONE Boxer is unable to sync while syncing a contact group
BINXA-8339: User is unable to save change when editing a calendar event
BINXA-8198: Calendar widget not showing MDM calendar, only shows personal
BINXA-8498: Workspace ONE Boxer is crashing while trying to configure account with SSO passcode
BINXA-6460: Workspace ONE Boxer is trying to download attachments while throttled by Office 365
BINXA-6936: Workspace ONE Boxer is crashing while trying to open an unnamed attachment
BINXA-8488: Workspace ONE Boxer enters crash loop after updating the AppForceActivateSSO key value from false to true
BINXA-8440: Beta label on the Workspace ONE Boxer icon is covered by Android for Work icon
BINXA-8153: In Workspace ONE Boxer and Exchange 2010 configuration, Calendar Invite > Notes, Text, and Content is removed when received by recipient
BINXA-8147: Workspace ONE Boxer is asking to add account on create event page though account is already added
BINXA-7870: Duplicate calendar entries
BINXA-8422: RSVP response to an event in Exchange 2010 from hero card is not working
BINXA-7936: Numbers in calendar entries do not always get recognized
BINXA-3591: A complete phone number is not properly linked in calendar event
BINXA-5635: Workspace ONE Boxer search has spacing differences.
BINXA-7891: Calendar events not syncing to the device
BINXA-6928: Workspace ONE Boxer fails to fetch email settings after app passcode maximum fail attempts
BINXA-8098: Any incoming email server-side changes should only ask the user to reauthenticate and resync the mailbox
BINXA-7291: Workspace ONE Boxer widget does not pick up the application configuration changes made in the console in a timely manner
BINXA-7854: Undo does not work after swiping
BINXA-7455: When deleting a contact, the information is sometimes displayed as an email and allows the user to delete letter by letter
BINXA-1859: Email sound notifications are not received when consecutive emails are sent from other account
BINXA-7491: Email content from automated sources are not loading
BINXA-410: Link prefetching allowed when viewing email containing prefetch link tag
BINXA-8119: Unread mails indicator in email List View is not displayed completely
BINXA-8148: Only half of the files section is allocated for files
BINXA-8332: The "You don't have files yet" string is not aligned to center
BINXA-8209: Workspace ONE Boxer crashes when turning on Mobile Flows

Known Issues

BINXA-8649: Workspace ONE Boxer is rendering PDFs which are embedded in a Rich Text Format (RTF) document

Customer Impact

Take advantage of these updates by meeting the minimum requirements and downloading VMware Workspace ONE Boxer 5.0 for Android.

Minimum Requirements

Android 5.0+
Workspace ONE UEM (AirWatch) Console 9.1+

How to Download VMware Workspace ONE Boxer 5.0 for Android

Prior Version is Installed: Direct end users to update the app when prompted. The application seamlessly updates over the existing application version without disrupting device enterprise functionality.
Prior Version is Not Installed: Direct end users to download it from the Google Play Store.

Support Contact Information

To receive support, either submit a ticket via the My Workspace ONE portal or call your local support line.

Best Regards,

The VMware Workspace ONE Team

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