Release Notes - Administrator Guide - 8.0 - Cortex XDR - Cortex XDR Agent - Advanced Endpoint Protection - Cortex - Security Operations

Cortex XDR App for Android Administrator Guide
Product
Cortex XDR
Cortex XDR Agent
Version
8.0
Creation date
2022-12-12
Last date published
2023-12-12
Category
Administrator Guide

New features, known issues, and addressed issues in Cortex XDR agent app for Android are described below.

Features Introduced in Cortex XDR App for Android

  • The Cortex XDR agent app for Android user interface was refreshed in version 8.0.

  • Improved real-time user notifications about malicious apps, allowing the user to stop an application, or uninstall it, if it was detected as malicious. In order to take advantage of these notifications, the user must grant the following additional special permissions to the app:

    • Display over other apps

    • Accessibility access

  • When upgrading from earlier versions of the agent to version 8.x, the name of the endpoint in the Cortex XDR management console will update from "<LastName>-<FirstName>" to "<AndroidID>-<Device Name>".