- *BASICS*
- The Knox Ecosystem
- White Paper
- Samsung Knox Portal
- Knox Cloud Services
- General Knox Support
- Knox Licenses
- *FOR IT ADMINS*
- Knox Admin Portal
- Knox Suite
- Knox Platform for Enterprise
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Before you begin
- Get started with UEMs
- Introduction
- Blackberry UEM
- Citrix Endpoint Management
- FAMOC
- IBM MaaS360
- Microsoft Intune
- MobileIron Cloud
- MobileIron Core
- Samsung Knox Manage
- SOTI MobiControl
- VMware Workspace ONE UEM
- Knox Service Plugin
- Release notes
- Migrate to Android 11
- FAQs
- Troubleshoot
- KBAs
- Knox Mobile Enrollment
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Features
- Register resellers
- Add an admin
- Create profiles
- Google device owner support
- MDM compatibility matrices
- Device users
- Activity log
- Enroll and unenroll devices
- Configure devices
- Provide KME feedback
- Use the Knox Deployment App (KDA)
- Recover Google FRP locked devices using KME
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Release notes
- FAQs
- Troubleshoot
- KBAs
- On-Premise
- Knox Configure
- Mobile
- Wearables
- Shared Device
- KBAs
- Knox Capture
- Introduction
- How it works
- How-to videos
- IT admins: Get started
- Getting started with Knox Capture
- Step 1: Launch Knox Capture
- Step 2: Create a scanning profile
- Step 3: Select apps and activities
- Step 4: Configure the scanner
- Step 5: Set keystroke output rules
- Step 6: Test apps in your configuration
- Step 7: Share your configuration
- Step 8: Deploy Knox Capture in Managed mode
- End users: Get started
- Features
- Release notes
- FAQs
- Troubleshoot
- Knox Asset Intelligence
- Knox Manage
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Video: Getting started with Knox Manage
- Integration with Managed Service Provider
- Access Knox Manage
- Configure basic environments
- Create user accounts
- Create groups
- Create organization
- Set up devices and profiles
- Set up Knox Manage deployment with a Knox Suite license
- Manage Chromebooks
- Manage Android devices with the Android Management API
- Manage Shared iPads
- Configure
- Licenses
- Organization
- Users
- Sync user information
- Groups
- Devices
- Content
- Applications
- View applications
- Add applications
- Introduction
- Add internal Android and iOS applications
- Add internal Windows applications
- Add public applications using Google Play Store
- Add public applications using iOS App Store
- Add public applications using Managed Google Play
- Add public applications using Managed Google Play Private
- Add public applications using Managed Google Play Store Private Web
- Add public applications using Microsoft Store
- Add Chrome OS applications
- Assign applications
- Introduction
- Assign internal Android and iOS apps
- Assign iOS App Store applications
- Assign Google Play applications
- Assign Managed Google Play applications
- Assign Managed Google Play Private applications
- Assign Managed Google Play public web apps
- Assign Windows applications
- Assign Chrome OS applications
- Manage applications
- Volume Purchase Program for iOS
- Profile
- Knox E-FOTA
- Certificates
- Advanced settings
- Monitor
- Kiosk devices
- Knox Remote Support
- Active Directory
- Microsoft Exchange
- Mobile Admin
- Appendix
- Release notes
- Features
- FAQs
- KBAs
- Knox E-FOTA
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Features
- EMM integration
- Appendix
- Release notes
- FAQs
- KBAs
- Troubleshoot
- Knox E-FOTA On-Premises
- Legacy Knox E-FOTA products
- Knox Guard
- Introduction
- How-to video
- Get started
- Using Knox Guard
- Dashboard
- Manage devices
- Introduction
- Accept or reject devices
- Upload devices
- Delete devices
- Complete payment
- Send payment overdue notification
- Enable or disable SIM control
- Download devices as CSV
- View device log
- View device deletion log
- Start and stop blinking reminder
- Lock and unlock devices
- Update lock message
- Send relock timestamp
- Turn on/off relock reminder
- Manage policies
- Manage licenses
- Manage resellers
- Manage admins and roles
- Activity log
- Knox Deployment App
- Release notes
- FAQs
- KBAs
- Support
- Samsung Care+ for Business
- *FOR RESELLERS*
- Knox Deployment Program
- *FOR MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDERS*
- Knox MSP Program
KPE feature update — Knox 3.2.1
This section highlights what's changed in each iteration of the Knox Platform for Enterprise. For a full list of all Knox features across all versions, see our Knox on Android feature page.
UI changes
Mini launcher
The Knox SDK 3.2.1 enhancements apply to devices running Android P. The Knox SDK 3.2.1 release removes the mini launcher functionality of previous Knox Workspace profiles. The Knox Workspace now uses a tabbed UI view to show personal and work apps. This enhancement benefits IT Administrator and end-user level users in the following ways:
- Reduces the number of IT support calls caused due to user confusion and other issues
- Improves end-user experience and usability for users in these ways:
- Lets end-users seamlessly switch between personal and work apps without delay.
- Shows work apps in a separate tabbed view to provide a visual confirmation that the user is in the Knox Workspace.
Android P Knox Workspace Tabbed UI view
To switch between personal and work apps, users tap the appropriate tab. When an unauthenticated user tries to launch any work app, they are prompted to enter their log-in credentials. Notice the name of the tab is Workspace - this indicates you are in the Knox Workspace instead of the personal side.
Settings
Users of devices running the Knox 3.2.1 access Workspace settings directly from the device settings menu on the Personal side. There is no longer a separate "Workspace settings", as in previous versions of Knox.
Certificate Provisioning
IT Admins managing certificates and keystores no longer require the user to unlock the device before certificates can be installed. This allows admins to silently install a CA certificate into a given keystore.
Keyboard Input Method (IME)
The Keyboard security framework has received a major usability upgrade while maintaining security between the personal and work profiles. Unlike Android Enterprise, Knox Platform for Enterprise allows users to choose their own IME in the personal space without risking the integrity of Workspace data.
For example: a device-user may accidentally download a keyboard containing malicious code and install it on the personal side. With Knox 3.2.1, this keyboard does not operate inside the Workspace.
In previous versions of Knox, IT admins were required to add 3rd party IMEs to an allowlist for added security. Now that personal and Workspace IMEs are kept separate, users are able to use third party keyboards without prior explicit permission from IT admins.
VPN Enhancements
Audit Log
The Knox Generic VPN Framework enables common audit logs for VPN clients and helps non-native VPN clients meet NIAP security requirements.
Performance Improvements
IT Admins can now configure SSL/IPSEC VPN profiles on multiple devices.
This release adds a number of enhancements to VPN, including:
- Performance optimization to increase the speed of establishing VPN connections for a large number of apps.
- Synchronization of VPN connection and firewall configuration events. This ensures that VPN connection is established only after firewall has finished preparing for VPN mode.
Features no longer supported upon new Workspace 3.2.1 + creation
- SPD policy updates can no longer be controlled, scheduled or delayed.