Blancco Mobile Diagnostics and Erasure 4.6 - Release notes

Features:

In this release iOS Factory Reset is now significantly faster!

• PHEN-4111 - Workflow Debugging
  • Workflows now have a robust debug mechanism (checkpoints) to debug & find the values of variables at every point in the workflows.
• PHEN-5907 - Version.xml File Changes
  • The naming convention of the version.xml files have now been changed in order to better differentiate the version.xml releases.
• PHEN-5966 - iOS Version.xml Retrieval
  • Previously BMDE could be configured to check for new iOS version.xml files daily. Now this retrieval can be adjusted to hourly.
• PHEN-4534 - Maintain Slot View Settings
  • Slot View now has a “set common” and “use common” option so that multiple users on one machine may share the same slot view settings for that machine.
• PHEN-5222 - License Consume and Reuse History
  • In administrative settings there is now an option to log and store license use and reuse history.
• PHEN-5695 - Report Process State and Time
  • There is now an option in settings which will add “process results” of workflows to the erasure report. This includes times stamps and the final status of each workflow.
• PHEN-5701 - Improve Collection of Device Debug Logs
  • We now collect more device information which is very useful in identifying root issues if a bug is reported.
• PHEN-4916 - Android WIFI Configuration
  • “WIFI Config” workflow component now supports both Android and iOS.

Bug fixes:

• PHEN-4571 - Hardware FMIP hang & incorrect SIM card error
• PHEN-5090 - iPhone wipe fail
• PHEN-5218 - iPad Pro 8, 3rd Gen fails at 0% (USB 3.0)
• PHEN-5999 - Erasure state changes to "Erased" after reconnecting an iPhone
• PHEN-6002 - iOS 14.1 Inconsistent device processing/slow processing on Blancco version.xml
• PHEN-6058 - BMDE Synchronization/application install failure
• PHEN-6092 - Device disconnected during questionnaire after 7-9 Seconds
• PHEN-3606 - Unexpectedly old iOS version on erasure report
• PHEN-4352 - Android 9 second IMEI not listed
• PHEN-4740 - iOS Smart Reset won't finish quickly
• PHEN-5250 - Manual confirmation of permissions etc required to erase Android 10 SC-02K and SC-03K
• PHEN-5953 - Oppo Reno3 5G (Japan market model) incorrect IMEI
• PHEN-5955 - IMEI is not fetched fully in report
• PHEN-6028 - Alcatel 5002R reporting its Manufacturer & Firmware version incorrectly
• PHEN-6088 - iOS diskdesign issue
• PHEN-6109 - Phones stuck on initializing
• PHEN-5943 - Erasing multiple iPhones few devices fails the erasure randomly
• PHEN-5990 - iPad Air (3rd Gen) is not pulling a color
• PHEN-6076 - Navigateur CTRL + clic
• PHEN-6125 - iPhone 6S 32GB Space Gray (internal model 3C101)
• SD-4179 - App Hangs on flash page
• SD-4174 - Diag test suit Re-initiated after auto-rotation test
• SD-4152 - Teeno i11 missing compass/light sensor test fails
• SD-4133 - Unable to perform FM Radio in Realme 5
• SD-4132 - AMICO_SMARTPHONE constantly fails gyroscope test

Known issues:

• With this release Cancel button is not available with SIM removal - options are to Skip or remove the SIM after which erasure is continued.
• There were many stability fixes done for Synchronization Service, but the occasional firmware download stalling issue is not yet solved.
• There's known crash issue if device that's being erased/ in firmware download state is replaced with another device - that will be solved in next release.
• As a new feature to include “Process Results” to reports there's option added to BMDE general settings which needs to be enabled.