What's new in Release 14.1

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Build numbers

Jabber for Windows

Version

Build Number

14.1.5

14.1.5.57909 Build 307909

14.1.4

14.1.4.57561 Build 307561

14.1.3

14.1.3.57304 Build 307304

14.1.2

14.1.2.57135 Build 307135

14.1.1

14.1.1.56904 Build 306904

14.1

14.1.0.56686 Build 306686

Jabber for Mac

Version

Build Number

14.1.4

14.1.4.307510

14.1.3

14.1.3.307311

14.1.2

14.1.2.307135

14.1.1

14.1.1.306908

14.1

14.1.0.306686

DownloadURL

The DownloadURL file element in the XML file for automatic updates is:

Release

File Name

14.1.4

Install_Cisco-Jabber-Mac-14.1.4.307510-194760427-MC0CFFRkcVuDKF2gAyzaoV0vvWLij78LAhUAi9h094cACcCNCOR7nPC65jC7Nd0!.zip

14.1.3

Install_Cisco-Jabber-Mac-14.1.3.307311-194751627-MCwCFCsBIvV0CNPzPVEMV4384oSNinezAhQ2iCGOIpOB+y+u_VmBvGHJubdLkg!!.zip

14.1.2

Install_Cisco-Jabber-Mac-14.1.2.307135-194725274-MCwCFDvR0pndvyWUgj89FrKnTLEE3mNqAhRDiTd0BGhh6KbF3dyW0mgj4lElEg!!.zip

14.1.1

Install_Cisco-Jabber-Mac-14.1.1.306908-115142971-MC0CFB9UBWohcJz9knNLG1cB_jaTe6zUAhUAj+7+3ZRSfOblUBQIMFNQ5dky50M!.zip

14.1

Install_Cisco-Jabber-Mac-14.1.0.306686-115645385-MCwCFBk9gNhhn_NcWa66H0bV9Fai0orVAhRjTlFR4xxOVoJjq18D8ufQTlaPMg!!.zip

The DownloadURL file element refers to the Cisco Jabber for Mac installation file. The installation file on the update server must be renamed to match this DownloadURL file element name.

You can also download the manual installation file, if your users install the client manually.


Note

To ensure the DSA signature succeeds, configure Web servers to escape special characters. For example, on Microsoft IIS the option is: Allow double spacing.

New and updated features

Customer-targeted maintenance release addressing urgent customer defects and minor features

Released in 14.1.4.

Support for macOS Ventura

Released in 14.1.3.

Security fixes for Windows and Mac

Released in 14.1.3.

Security fixes for Jabber iPhone and iPad

Released in 14.1.4. Supported iOS device: iOS 16 support.

Security fixes for Android

Released in 14.1.4. Removed support for Android 6.x, 7.x, 8.0. The minimum OS version is Android 8.1.

Android OS

CPU

Memory

Display

Comments

Minimum: 8.1

Recommended: 10.0 or later

Recommended:Snapdragon 855, Exynos 9820 or higher

Minimum: 4G

Recommended: 8G or higher

720p or higher

Low-end models may experience performance issues.

Note

Rugged phones must first be evaluated by Cisco before being supported.

Using Firebase Cloud Messaging for chat messages and calls

On Android, there is no guarantee keepalive connection between client and server is always working, so we strongly recommend that you use FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging) to ensure you receive chat messages and calls while Jabber is in the background.

Supported Samsung phone models

From Jabber Android release 14.1.5, only the following Samsung phone models are supported.

Device model

Android OS

Notes

Samsung S9/S9+

9.0 or later

Samsung S10/S10+

10.0 or later

Samsung S20/S20+/S20 Ultra

11.0 or later

Samsung S21/S21+/S21 Ultra

12.0 or later

Samsung S22/S22+/S22 Ultra

12.0 or later

Samsung Note10/Note10+

10.0 or later

Samsung Note20/Note20+

11.0 or later

Samsung A51/A52

10.0 or later

Samsung Xcover 5

12 and 13

User may experience no sound for a short time when the call is connected.

Resolved defects for Android

Defect ID

Priority

Description

CSCwf18132

P3

Jabber Android not getting call over Legacy VOIP Socket randomly

CSCwb72163

P2

JABBER-15117 Vulnerable Minimum OS Version Supported (Android)

CSCwc24382

P3

Cisco Jabber Security Vulnerability: XMPP Stanza Smuggling with stream:stream tag

CSCwb83910

P2

Jabber Android contains outdated Libexpat 2.2.0 Library

Load balancing for persistent chat rooms

Released in 14.1

Windows

Mac

iPhone and iPad

Android

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

In previous releases, when you create a new persistent chat room, Jabber assigns the room to a random node by default. You can also assign the room to a specific node through the Location drop-down.

If the participants are in the same region, you get better performance by creating the room in your home cluster. You can now force Jabber to assign persistent chat rooms to your home cluster. In the New Room dialog, choose Automatically select in the Location drop-down.


Note

This feature requires IM and Presence Service Release 14 SU 1.

For details, see the persistent chat rooms section of Feature Configuration for Cisco Jabber 14.1.

Jabber support for MacOS machine on ARM(native) and universal installation package

Released in 14.1.2

Windows

Mac

iPhone and iPad

Android

No

Yes

No

No

In previous releases, you can only run Jabber on an Intel-based Mac or using Rosetta on an Apple M1 Mac. Now, you can also run Jabber on an Apple M1 Mac without using Rosetta.

To run Jabber natively on an Apple M1 Mac:

  1. In the Applications folder, right-click on Cisco Jabber.

  2. Uncheck Open using Rosetta in the dialog box.

You can check how you're running Jabber in the Activity Monitor. The Kind displays Apple when you run natively.

Supported Android devices

Released in 14.1

Windows

Mac

iPhone and iPad

Android

No

No

No

Yes

Jabber now supports Google Pixel 6 / 6 Pro (Android 12 and later).

In this release, we have new minimum requirements for Android devices.

Android OS

CPU

Memory

Display

Minimum: 6.0

Recommended: 8.0 or later

Recommended: Snapdragon 855, Exynos 9820 or higher

Minimum: 4G

Recommended: 8G or higher

720p or higher

Important

  • Jabber 14.1.3 is the last release that supports Android OS 6.x, 7.x, and 8.0. For security reasons, the next Jabber release will have a minimum Android OS 8.1.

  • Devices with less than the recommended requirements can see performance issues.

  • We've seen issues with rugged mobile devices. We don't support these devices without prior evaluation. Contact us to evaluate any rugged device that you want to use.

Supported IOS devices

Released in 14.1

Windows

Mac

iPhone and iPad

Android

No

No

Yes

No

Jabber supports the iPhone 12 and 13 series.

In this release, we no longer support devices running IOS 13.x. IOS 14.x is the new minimum requirement for Jabber.

Supported Chromebook devices

Released in 14.1

Windows

Mac

iPhone and iPad

Android

No

No

No

Yes

Jabber now supports these Chromebook devices:

  • ASUS Chromebook Flip C434 (with i5-8200Y)

  • Dell Latitude 5400 (with i5-8265U)

Update to WKWebView on Mac

Released in 14.1

Windows

Mac

iPhone and iPad

Android

No

Yes

No

No

Jabber now uses WKWebView objects for web-content on Mac. Apple deprecated the previous WebView. For your custom embedded tabs, replace window.external with window.webkit.messageHandlers.

For details, see the custom embedded tabs section of Feature Configuration for Cisco Jabber 14.1.

Windows 11 Support

Released in 14.0.4, 14.1

Windows

Mac

iPhone and iPad

Android

Yes

No

No

No

Jabber now supports Windows 11.

EMM Clients

Jabber for Intune 14.1(5)

Jabber for Intune on Android

This release contains the features in the Jabber Android release 14.1(4).