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Important: Move to the new Android Filter app

Updated

We’ve released a new version of the Android Filter app, which provides real-time filtering that seamlessly integrates with Smoothwall Cloud Filter, ensuring your policies are consistently applied.

What’s happening?

The new version of the Android Filter app deprecates the old version, making it the only version available for new installations. This means:

  • We don’t provide documentation, training or support for setting up or managing the old version.
  • We can’t guarantee the old version will continue to work if you already have it installed, and we will not fix any product issues you may encounter.
  • The old version won’t receive updates or support new product features. 

You must follow the instructions below to move from the old Smoothwall Filter to the new Qoria Android Filter app.

Alternatively, if you did not use the previous version, see how to install the Android Filter app on Single-user devices or devices in Shared Device Mode (SDM).

Move to the new version of the Android Filter app

Step 1: Remove the previous deployment

  1. Sign in to Microsoft Intune Admin Center.
  2. Remove the old app:
    1. Go to Apps > Android.
    2. Select Smoothwall Filter from the list of apps.
    3. Select Properties.
    4. Select Edit next to Assignments.
    5. Remove any groups, users or devices assigned.
    6. Review and save your changes.
  3. Note the configuration settings:
    1. Go to Apps > Manage apps > Configuration.
    2. Select the Configuration Policy currently used for Smoothwall Filter.
    3. Select Properties.
    4. In the Configuration settings section, make a copy of the Configuration keys and values used.
  4. Remove the old Configuration Profile:
    1. In Properties, select Edit next to Assignments.
    2. Remove any groups, users or devices assigned.
    3. Review and save your changes.

Step 2: Install the new Android Filter app

This step is the same as installing the new Android Filter app and assigning it to groups.

Follow Step 1: Add the Android Filter app and Step 2: Create the App Configuration Policy in Install the Android Filter app on single-user devices using Intune.

Notes

  • You must use a new App Configuration Policy, as editing the existing Policy for the old app won’t work.
  • For Serial Id, Tenant Id, User Id and Hardware Id, use the Configuration keys and values you copied from the Remove the previous deployment step.

Step 3: Edit the Device Configuration Policies

Edit the Always-on VPN Policy

  1. Go to Devices > Configuration.
  2. Select the Always-on VPN Policy.
  3. Select Edit for Configuration settings.
  4. Expand the Connectivity section.
  5. Change the Package ID to com.qoria.uc.android.edu
  6. Review and save your changes.

Replace the Trusted Certificate

  1. Go to Devices > Configuration.
  2. Select the Trusted certificate device Policy.
  3. Select Edit for Configuration settings.
  4. Expand the Connectivity section.
  5. Download the qoria_pub_cert.cer file.
  6. Return to your Microsoft Intune Admin Center.
  7. For Certificate file, select the qoria_pub_cert.cer file.
  8. Review and save your changes.

Next steps

Check the installation is working as expected:

  1. Check that your Web Filter policies apply correctly.
  2. Open the app and confirm it says ‘This device is being protected’.
  3. Check the last Secret Knock and the Directory Groups or Group Mappings to which the user belongs using the Diagnostics page.