Samsung Introduces Knox Manage Support for Smartwatches, Enhancing Enterprise Security and Manageability

Samsung today announced that its Knox Manage, a cross-platform enterprise mobility management solution, now provides IT administrators with the capability to remotely configure, track and manage wearable devices, such as smartwatches. The solution supports devices with Wear OS 4.0 and higher, including the new Samsung Galaxy Watch7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra.

Knox Manage is a world-leading mobile management platform used to manage over 150 million devices for businesses across the globe. Knox Manage for wearables extends device management to meet the growing demands of the widespread proliferation of wearables within enterprise settings. IT managers can maintain centralized visibility into device configuration and security management of a fleet of Samsung devices within an organization.

Knox Manage allows for standalone management capability through the pair and detach enrollment process and the Knox security platform ensures that data is secure at every layer of the Samsung Galaxy devices. Further streamlining device control, a bulk quantity of wearables can be deployed at once from a singular device.

Additional policies on Wear OS devices that can be configured through Knox Manage include:

• System: OTA Updates, Factory Reset, Power Saving, Volume Adjustment and Language settings
• Connectivity: Mobile Networks, Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth
• Kiosk: Settings, Notifications, Device Settings
• App Restrictions: App Permission, Block Apps from Running, Hide Apps, Block Apps from Being Uninstalled, App Delegation and Watch Face Customization
• Location: Location Mode
• Phone: Data Roaming, Airplane Mode, Auto Call Answer, Contact Management
• Wi-Fi: Configurations
• APN: Configurations

“We constantly strive to not only deliver powerful hardware but also ensure we are providing the most efficient device management solutions for the enterprise,” said Brad Haczynski, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Mobile B2B, Samsung Electronics America. “Our direct Wear OS integration and enhanced management capabilities allow wearables to be leveraged for B2B applications as a secure endpoint that businesses can feel confident in deploying for their workforce.”

Knox Manage is a cross-platform EMM solution and now we also support Wear OS for Samsung Galaxy Watch running Wear OS 4.0 and higher. For more information, please visit samsungknox.com.