Content Release: BigFix Mobile v3.3 published 2025-03-31

[SJPutman]

BigFix Modern Client Management and BigFix Mobile v3.3 is here!

Upgrade now to experience streamlined SSL management, Podman support, enhanced Apple & Windows enrollments, and enhanced Android app visibility.

Automated SSL Certificate Management

• SSL certificates are now automatically generated and securely stored during MDM Server installation, eliminating manual creation and upload.

• Correct SSL credentials are automatically retrieved and installed for MDM Server and Plugin setup.

• Manual SSL credential management is no longer required, streamlining the setup process.

Podman Support

• Podman, a secure and daemonless container runtime, is now supported, enhancing compatibility with RHEL 8+ environments.

• BigFix MCM and BigFix Mobile can now be deployed and managed using Podman instead of Docker.

Apple Account-Based User Enrollment

• Account-Based User Enrollment is now supported for iOS 18 and macOS 15, ensuring compliance with Apple’s latest BYOD enrollment requirements.

• Compatibility with Apple’s policy changes prevents enrollment disruptions for Apple devices.

Improved Wipe Actions for Windows devices

• We are providing greater flexibility to meet business needs through 4 levels of windows of wipe. Customers can choose to keep apps and data, or just keep provisioned data when doing a device wipe. For some organizations a complete protected device wipe will help ensure compliance with more stringent security policies.

Enhanced Android App Management in WebUI

• This update improves Android device management by adding visibility and filtering options for installed applications in WebUI. For more information, refer to the Viewing and filtering installed applications section on the Manage applications page in WebUI User Guide.

  Key Enhancements:

  • View Installed Apps: The Device Information Grid now displays installed applications on Android devices.
  • Filter Android Devices by Apps: Easily filter Android devices based on installed applications for better endpoint management.
  • Improved Android Device Insights: Enhanced visibility helps administrators monitor and manage Android apps more effectively.

Policy Builder (Limited preview)

• Policy Builder is a powerful new tool designed to help customers streamline the creation and management of custom MDM policies across multiple platforms. (Windows, Android, macOS, and iPad/iOS). If you wish to try this out, please contact your BigFix Technical advisor and they will engage with the BigFix Product Management team to get your feedback.

Check out What’s new in this release for more details.
To upgrade to BigFix MCM v3.3, follow the upgrade guide.

Published Site Versions

• MCM version 3.3 (Build number 3.3.0.486, WebUI MDM version 23)

• BESUEM Content site version 53

• BESUEMMobile Content site version 22

[JonL]

Did anyone experience WebUI issues after this update? It seems to have created issues that hung WebUI for us. I’m opening a case, but wanted to see if anyone else had a similar experience.

[JonL]

Our WebUI server was down hard with this update where it had to be power cycled. I opened case CS1162184.

MDM logs show various errors specific to the MDM site along with deadlocks to the database. The grand finale at the end of the log: “FATAL ERROR: Committing semi space failed. Allocation failed - JavaScript heap out of memory”

[JonL]

Update: Support has a solution for this issue now. Contact them if you are still experiencing this issue.

[Piyal]

@JonL What was the solution applied? Is there any updated knowledge article apart from the existing one “WebUI consumes a lot of heap memory - Customer Support” ?

[orbiton]

I had a similar issue - it was resolved after they updated the BigFix Webui Common Site Version 96

[JonL]

@Piyal, the solution is now included in the release version as Orbiton mentioned. If you continue to have issues, open a support case.