Release Notes for Android Security - Sept 23, 2020

Written By Marissa Fegan (Super Administrator)

Updated at September 23rd, 2020

Product release information for VIPRE Android Security v11.0.1.4 released September 23, 2020.

What's New

VIPRE Android Security no longer supports devices running Android version 4.4 (KitKat) or older due to a lack of industry support for TLS 1.1 and below. We always recommend having the most recent operating system version that's supported on your device to ensure you have the latest security updates. 

Important Note

Starting on September 30th, if you're using the now unsupported version of Android, you may notice an in-app notification to make you aware of this change and you will be automatically logged out of the app in order to avoid an app failure.


Leading up to September 30th, users that have an unsupported version of Android will see the following banner at the top:


Starting on September 30th and after, users that have an unsupported versoin of Android will be automatically logged out and will see the following banner at the top:


There are plenty of mobile browsers out there and we've added support for one more. VIPRE Android Security now supports the Brave mobile browser. You can also see a running tally of how many times your apps have been scanned since you've installed VIPRE Android Security. 

Click here to enable Show Scan Counter

  1. Select the More icon in the bottom right corner of the screen
  2. Tap Settings
  3. Locate Show scan counter and tap to slide and turn the feature on
 


Finally, with this latest version of Android Security, we've added some color to help you make sense of your account privacy statuses. When you see a blue eye   it means the app is currently checking your accounts for any privacy breaches; a green eye  means your accounts were not found in any known data breaches; a red eye  means we've found that some of your sensitive data has been exposed in a known data breach. Refer to Related Articles for details on how to handle account breaches.

System Requirements

Product or Component Minimum Requirement
VIPRE Android Security v11.0.1.4
  • A device running Android v5.0 (Lollipop) or higher
  • An active connection to the Internet


Known Issues and Workarounds

This section lists issues that are known at the time of release. In some cases, these are bugs that we are working to resolve with a subsequent release. Other items may be due to causes outside of our control, such as bugs with other vendors' software. In all cases, we have tried to provide a workaround for you to consider, should you experience an issue.

If you have questions about a specific issue, please provide the issue ID (if applicable) when contacting our Technical Support team.

Ticket Number Description Workaround
VIPREANDR-2524 Application crashes when DateTime transitions to Sept 30 If you are unable to update the version of Android on your device, log out or uninstall the application before midnight on September 30, 2020.
VIPREANDR-2526 Web Protection doesn't block malicious sites when using Mozilla Firefox v80.1.3  Until this is corrected, we recommend using another compatible browser (examples: Chrome or Brave)