Support for new group level actions for Zebra and Bluebird devices

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MaaS360 adds a new real-time group-level dynamic action, allowing administrators to easily perform actions such as OS upgrades, downgrades, and security patch installation on Zebra and Bluebird devices.

Note:

1. This feature is not enabled by default. To enable this feature for your account, please contact MaaS360 support team.
2. When this action is pushed to a group that consists of multiple device types, the action is only applied to Zebra and Bluebird devices 

Requirements:

• Requires MaaS360 agent 5.85 + for Zebra devices.
• Requires MaaS360 agent 6.05 for Bluebird devices.

Steps:

To perform OS upgrades, downgrades, and security patch installation at group level,

1. Navigate to Device > Groups.

2. Hover over the More option on a group and then click Manage Android Devices.

Result: The Manage Android Devices dialog box appears.

3. Select OS Upgrade/Downgrade/Patch - Remote Server option from the Action field.

4. Provide the following details:

• Remote Source URL: Provide the URL where the OS package must be downloaded from. Note: The path must be accessible on the device over the network.
• Zip File Source Path: Provide the full path where the OS package zip file must be downloaded on the device. For example, /data/tmp/public/<filename.zip>.
• Comments: Provide any comments, if required.

5. Click Continue.

Result: When the action reaches the device, OS Revision Download notification is displayed in the notification panel.