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  6. Create a device SR requirements profile for Samsung Knox devices

Create a device SR requirements profile for
Samsung Knox
 devices

Depending on the wireless service provider that a device uses, E-FOTA updates may not be available. Some wireless service providers (for example,
T&T
 and
Verizon
 ) use their own systems to manage wireless updates.
Verify that an E-FOTA license has been added to
BlackBerry UEM
. To use E-FOTA, you must select the
Android
 global "Allow OTA updates" rule in the associated  IT policy in the
BlackBerry UEM
 management console.
Samsung
 E-FOTA will reach end of service on July 31, 20022. For more information see the information from Samsung. For information about migrating to Samsung E-FOTA One, visit support.blackberry.com to read article 69901.
  1. On the menu bar, click
    Policies and Profiles
    .
  2. Click
    Compliance > Device SR requirements
    .
  3. Click The Add icon.
  4. Type a name and description for the profile.
  5. In the
    Samsung device firmware rule
     table, click The Add icon.
  6. Select
    Apply restriction to all Android devices
     to allow
    Android OS
     updates to be applied to
    Samsung
     devices.
  7. In the
    Device model
     field, enter the device model or select one from the drop-down list.
  8. In the
    Language
     drop-down list, select a language.
  9. In the
    Carrier code
     field, enter the CSC code for the wireless service provider for the device.
  10. Click
    Get firmware version
    .
  11. Repeat steps 5 to 8 for each firmware rule that you want to add.
  12. When you are done, click
    Add
    .
  13. In the
    Samsung device firmware rules
     table, click
    Schedule
     beside the firmware version you added.
  14. In the
    Schedule forced update
     dialog box, do the following (
    Note
    : If you select the Schedule forced update option, the Knox device is no longer restricted to the firmware version and you can manually update it if a later version is available.):
    1. In the
      Schedule forced update between
       fields, select a date range when the update must be installed. The date range must be between 3 and 7 days. The default value is 7 days.
    2. In the
      Schedule forced update during the hours of
       drop-down lists, specify when the forced update must be installed and the time zone for the user. The time range must be between 1 and 12 hours.
  15. Click
    Save
    .
If necessary, rank profiles.