Mobile Connect Android 5.0 Release Notes

Version 5.0.24

April 2025

Important

SonicWall Mobile Connect for Android is an app that enables Android and ChromeOS devices to establish secure, mobile connections to private networks protected by SonicWall security appliances.

Compatibility and Installation Notes

  • Android Product Support: SonicWall Mobile Connect 5.0.24 for Android requires Android versions:
    • 11.x or higher.

    SonicWall Appliance Support: SonicWall Mobile Connect 5.0.24 for Android is a free app, but requires a concurrent license on one of the following SonicWall solutions to function properly:

    • SonicWall firewall appliances, including the TZ, NSa, NSA, and SuperMassive series running SonicOS 6.5.4 or higher. This includes SonicWall Gen7 TZ firewalls running SonicOS 7 and Gen8 TZ (only for TZ80) firewalls running SonicOS 8.
    • Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 Series appliances running 10.2.1 or higher.

    • Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series appliances running 12.4.3 or higher.

What's New

  • SonicWall Mobile Connect 5.0.24 for Android fixes a number of issues found in previous releases.
  • Mobile Connect Android supports SAML authentication when connecting to the firewall.

New Features

No new features.

Resolved Issues

Issue ID Issue Description
MC-863 Mobile Connect displayed a misleading error message when there was no internet connection.
MC-947 Mobile Connect Android and iOS mobile device users are experiencing issues after submitting their SAML credentials. They are unable to retrieve the token.
MC-960 An Android tablet cannot connect to the internet when it uses a proxy server with Mobile Connect.

Known Issues

No additional known issues.

Additional References

No additional references.