Note
The timing of when you will receive the update may vary based on the configuration of your MDM.
Connect for iOS 3.7.0 (September 2024)
GA: 11th September 2024
What's New
- We have reduced the polling interval for the Connect App when the device is On-Network and School Auto Enrolment (SAE) is turned on, improving the responsiveness for schools using Walled Garden and SAE.
- We have also updated the Connect App to poll immediately when a device wakes from sleep or hibernation, ensuring quicker recognition by Linewize Filter while maintaining the current polling interval when Off-Network.
Connect for iOS 3.6.1 (July 2024)
GA: 31st July 2024
What's New
- We added a hotfix to enhance reporting insights into crash patterns for the Connect app. There are no changes to app functionality.
Connect for iOS 3.6.0 (June 2024)
GA: 11th June 2024
What's New
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Apple mandated a change as of 1st May 2024, requiring all app submissions to the App Store to include a privacy manifest file outlining specific API and data collection usage.
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We have added an Application Bypass feature that allows you to exclude specific apps from the Connect app's filtering. This exclusion can be configured in the Connect app configuration profile using the app bundle identifier, handled through your MDM.
Connect for iOS 3.5.0 (April 2024)
GA: 15th April 2024
What's New
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Apple-mandated change: updates for the iOS Connect Filter to use the new Xcode 15 stack.
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Apple mandated this change for all Apps built and submitted to the App Store by April 2024.
Older Release Notes (2023)
Connect for iOS 3.4.0 (December 2023)
GA: 19th December 2023
What's New
- We have improved the user enrolment process. The iOS app will now attempt to re-enrol only when it is not already enrolled.
- We have adjusted on-network authentication polling to occur less, reducing the number of requests and improving network efficiency.
Connect for iOS 3.3.0 (December 2023)
GA: 21st November 2023
What's New
- We have fixed a bug to prevent students from circumventing filtering by changing DNS settings.
Connect for iOS 3.2.0 (June 2023)
GA: 22nd June 2023
Summary
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We made an update to the Connection Report that allows schools to view the device Serial Numbers of the iPads being used by each student.
- We made changes to stop the app from communicating with deprecated APIs.
- We changed the backup DNS filtering to only be enabled for iOS/iPadOS 16 and above.
Connect for iOS 3.1.1 (May 2023)
GA: 31st May 2023
What's New
- We fixed an issue that could allow users to change DNS server settings and potentially bypass our filter if their iOS version is above 16.
- We fixed a bug that caused inconsistent behavior with Google and Microsoft SSO in third-party apps and Google authentication within the Chrome browser.
Connect for iOS 3.1.0 (April 2023)
GA: 28th April 2023
What's New
- We have fixed a bug that allowed users with iOS 16 and higher to bypass filtering by manually changing the DNS server settings of the wifi.
- We have locked the app in portrait mode, and will no longer rotate to landscape mode.
- We fixed a bug that caused the app to crash when the device ID was not provided.
Connect for iOS v3 (April 2023)
GA: 20th April 2023
What's New
- We are excited to announce that Apple has granted approval for our latest custom app, "Connect Filter," to be privately purchased through the app store.
- We made several user interface enhancements, clearly indicating to the user when filtering is in effect.
- We streamlined the deployment process when upgrading from v2 to v3 or when distributing iOS for v3 and above.
Connect for iOS - Education Edition 2.2.3 (January 2023)
GA: 20th April 2023
What's New
- This release improves user enrollment flow and updates the app's expiry date
Older Release Notes (2022)
iOS Cloud Proxy 1.2.0 (February 2022)
GA: 8th February 2022
What's New
- In this release, we are rolling out a new feature that blocks Google domains for Education customers who are using Connect for iOS.