Okta Verify Release Notes

Download Okta Verify: For iOS from the Apple App Store or from Google Play for Android devices.

 

Okta Verify for Android

Obtaining Okta Verify for Android from the Downloads page

Okta Verify for Android is typically available on the Downloads page approximately two weeks following the initial release of the appAn abbreviation of application. Essentially, it is a web-based site used to perform any number of specific tasks, and requires authentication from end users by signing in.. This provides an alternative way to access Okta Verify Android installation software (APK files) in locations where the Google Play Store and Google Services are not available (for example, in China). For more information about downloadable Android installers, see Distributing Okta Android Apps in China.

Latest Version: 5.0.1 (Note: Version was previously shown here as 5.0.0)
Date of Deployment: 11-13-2019

Download: 

 Google Play or Okta Admin Console (Settings > Downloads)

Release Summary:

  • If enabled for your orgThe Okta container that represents a real-world organization., Okta Verify push notifications can now leverage the power of Risk Scoring to provide a more secure, context-aware sign-in. For details, see Enable risk-based authentication for Okta Verify with Push.

  • Updated the color of text, icons, and other elements in the app

  • Reduced the time it takes customer org logo updates to appear in the Push challenge screen.

  • Various updates throughout the app in all Okta-supported languages.

  • Fixed an issue in which users were erroneously shown a notification about possible malicious activity.

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Terms and Conditions page from displaying.

Okta Verify for iOS

Latest Version: 4.4.0
Date of Deployment: 11-06-2019
Download: 

Apple App Store

Release Summary:

Release History


ClosedOkta Verify 4.16.0 for Android
Version: 4.16.0
Date of Deployment: 9-04-2019

Download: 

 Google Play or Okta Admin Console (Settings > Downloads)

Release Summary:

  • Updated the challenge screen and push notification interface for a more streamlined experience.

  • The app no longer returns to the home screen by default when a user responds to a push notification request.
  • The app icon now matches the launcher icon style set for all apps.

 
ClosedOkta Verify 4.14.0 for Android
Version: 4.14.0
Date of Deployment: 7-31-2019

Download: 

 Google Play or Okta Admin Console (Settings > Downloads)

Release Summary:

  • Fixed several back-end issues to improve app stability and performance.

 
ClosedOkta Verify 4.12.1 for Android
Version: 4.12.1
Date of Deployment: 6-19-2019

Download: 

 Google Play or Okta Admin Console (Settings > Downloads)

Release Summary:

  • Improved accessibility support for screen readers.
  • Enhanced app colors and contrast plus other general accessibility improvements.
  • Added support for accounts that are unable to display a verification code as expected.
  • Added an in-app link to end-user documentation and updated the Third Party Notices link.
  • Added enrollment support to allow QR code scanning for devices without Google Play Services.
  • Removed app support for Android Wear.

 
ClosedOkta Verify 4.10.0 for Android
Version: 4.10.0
Date of Deployment: 5-01-2019

Download: 

 Google Play or via AdminAn abbreviation of administrator. This is the individual(s) who have access to the Okta Administrator Dashboard. They control the provisioning and deprovisioning of end users, the assigning of apps, the resetting of passwords, and the overall end user experience. Only administrators have the Administration button on the upper right side of the My Applications page. Dashboard (Settings > Downloads)

Release Summary:

  • The UI and localization were improved to display accounts in a list format instead of the TOTP code view.
  • The app crashed on launch when a factor was deleted or removed. (OKTA-210874)
  • Some push notifications did not clear when tapped. (OKTA-218314)

 
ClosedOkta Verify 4.8.0 for Android
Version: 4.8.0
Date of Deployment: 2-27-2019

Download: 

 Google Play or via Admin Dashboard (Settings > Downloads)

Release Summary:

  • Added language support for Vietnamese
  • Enrollment issues no longer occur in devices that are set to Arabic as the default language
  • Improved general enrollment experience

 
ClosedOkta Verify 4.6.1 for Android
Version: 4.6.1
Date of Deployment: Dec-11-2018
Download: 

Google Play or via Admin Dashboard (Settings > Downloads)

Release Summary:

  • Push notification format improvements
  • Localization support for Norwegian Bokmål, Greek (modern), and Turkish
  • Security provider updates and general bug fixes

 
ClosedOkta Verify 4.4.0 for Android
Version: 4.4.0
Date of Deployment: 11-06-2018
Download:  Google Play

Release Summary:
ClosedOkta Verify 4.2.0 for Android

Okta Verify 4.2.0 for Android began deployment on September 5, 2018 and is available from the Google Play Store.

This release includes the following:

  • When enrolling a device, new Okta Verify users are now prompted to grant the camera permission for QR codes to be scanned successfully.

  • Push notifications that have expired after 5 minutes of inactivity no longer persist and are now removed silently.

ClosedOkta Verify 4.0.1 for Android

Okta Verify 4.0.1 for Android began deployment on August 15, 2018 and is available from the Google Play Store.

This release includes the following:

  • Early Access: Added support for admins to require user data storage in the Android hardware-backed keystore. This feature improves user security based on the Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) architecture. For information on how to enable this feature, refer to the section Hardware Key Storage on Android Devices in Okta Verify.
ClosedOkta Verify 3.12.0 for Android

Okta Verify 3.12.0 for Android began deployment on June 12, 2018 and is available from the Google Play Store.

This release includes the following:

  • OKTA-167166 - Verification request notifications that are approved from a locked device no longer redirect to the challenge screen. For more information about verification request notifications, refer to Using Okta Verify.
ClosedOkta Verify 3.10.0 for Android

Okta Verify 3.10.0 for Android began deployment on April 17, 2018 and is available from the Google Play Store.

This release includes the following:

ClosedOkta Verify 3.8.0 for Android

Okta Verify 3.8.0 for Android began deployment on February 8, 2018 and is available from the Google Play Store.

This release includes the following bug fixes:

  • OKTA-139288/147690 – When signing in to Okta, some users received a second in-app MFA challenge after completing the initial challenge.
  • OKTA -142172 – When tapping separate push notifications to sign in to separate Okta orgs, access to the first org succeeded, but access to subsequent orgs did not.
  • OKTA-146460 – Some text in the Okta Verify MFA push notification for Android was incorrect.
  • OKTA-151330 – Mobile device users were able to approve or deny Okta Verify MFA challenges from locked screens.
  • OKTA-151596 – After tapping Accept in Okta Verify to sign in to Okta, the authentication flow became stuck on the loading page.
ClosedOkta Verify 3.6.0 for Android

Okta Verify 3.6.0 for Android began deployment on December 12, 2017 and is available from the Google Play Store.

This release includes the following bug fix:

Bug Fix:

  • OKTA-147690 – When signing in to Okta, some users received a second in-app MFA challenge after completing the initial challenge.
ClosedOkta Verify 3.2.1 for Android

Okta Verify 3.2.1 for Android began deployment on November 6, 2017 and is available from the Google Play Store.

This release includes the following bug fix:

  • OKTA-117445 – After receiving a push authentication request, attempting to open the app instead of tapping the notification action buttons sometimes caused the app to quit unexpectedly.
ClosedOkta Verify 3.2.0 for Android

Okta Verify 3.2.0 for Android began deployment on October 23, 2017 and is available from the Google Play Store.

This release includes the following bug fix:

  • OKTA-142820 – Under rare circumstances, the app became inoperable immediately after it was launched.
ClosedOkta Verify 3.0.0 for Android

Okta Verify 3.0.0 for Android began deployment on September 25, 2017 and is available from the Google Play Store.

This release includes performance and UI enhancements, as well as the following features and improvements:

  • Okta Verify now supports multiple accounts, allowing you to use the app to authenticate into multiple organizations. ClosedScreenshots

  • For additional clarity and transparency, the legal information in Settings now includes separate menu items for Third Party Software Notices, our Privacy Policy, and our Terms and Conditions.
ClosedOkta Verify 2.8.0 for Android

Okta Verify 2.8.0 for Android was released on November 2, 2016, and is available from the Google Play Store.

Okta Verify now honors the language set on your device.

Bug Fixes

  • OKTA-96682 - The Okta Verify app crashed after the splash screen appeared.
  • OKTA-78777 - Okta Verify with Push failed to allow the device to communicate with the server.
ClosedOkta Verify 4.2.1 for iOS
Latest Version: 4.2.1
Date of Deployment: 9-30-2019
Download: 

Apple App Store

Release Summary:

  • Redesigned Okta Verify for Apple Watch, which now supports multiple accounts.
  • Added Face ID support for orgs that enable biometric authentication.
  • Redesigned the challenge screen interface for a more streamlined experience.
  • Improved app color scheme for accessibility.
  • Fixed an issue that affected progress bar animation when scrolling in the app.

  • Launching the app once now fixes an issue for users who restored the app from an iCloud backup onto a new device.

 
ClosedOkta Verify 3.16.0 for iOS
Latest Version: 3.16.0
Date of Deployment: 7-31-2019
Download: 

Apple App Store

Release Summary:

  • Added a tutorial that explains how to use actionable notifications for approving or denying requests.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented push notifications from displaying correctly when the appis restored from iCloud (OKTA-239403).
  • Fixed some issues to improve appstability.

 
ClosedOkta Verify 3.14.0 for iOS
Latest Version: 3.14.0
Date of Deployment: 5-29-2019
Download: 

Apple App Store

Release Summary:

  • Improved accessibility support for screen readers.
  • Enhanced app colors and contrast, plus other general accessibility improvements.
  • Improved security to disable any enrollments that are backed up to iCloud.
  • Fixed an issue with push notification approval on Apple Watch after a device reboot (OKTA-221426).

 
ClosedOkta Verify 3.12.0 for iOS
Version: 3.12.0
Date of Deployment: 4-17-2019
Download: 

Apple App Store

Release Summary:

Enhancements

  • UI and localization improvements were made to list all available accounts instead of displaying the TOTP code.

  • The in-app help link now redirects to Okta documentation.

Bug Fixes

  • The app crashed when a push notification for an enrollment challenge was accepted and Touch ID was enabled. (OKTA-211678)
  • The Cancel button was not displayed for new users that attempted to add an account after installing the app. (OKTA-218075)
  • The TOTP code did not display for devices that do not support Touch ID and Face ID. (OKTA-218580)
  • Users could bypass Face ID verification for TOTP by disabling the Face ID setting. (OKTA-218589)

 
ClosedOkta Verify 3.10.0 for iOS
Version: 3.10.0
Date of Deployment: 2-11-2019
Download:  Apple App Store
  • Added language support for Vietnamese.
ClosedOkta Verify 3.8.2 for iOS
Version: 3.8.2
Date of Deployment: 04-03-2018
Download:  Apple App Store

Release Summary:

  • OKTA-164635 – A screen layout issue in iOS 10 caused the app to crash.

 
ClosedOkta Verify 3.8.0 for iOS

Okta Verify 3.8.0 for iOS began deployment on March 19, 2017 and is available from the Apple App Store.

Enhancement

The instructions available through the information icon are now provided in all Okta-supported languages.

Bug Fix

This release includes the following bug fix:

  • OKTA-150333 - Okta Verify for iOS did not fill the entire screen on iPhone X devices.

ClosedOkta Verify 3.6.0 for iOS

Okta Verify 3.6.0 for iOS began deployment November 8, 2017 and is now available from the Apple App Store.

This release includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:

Enhancements:

  • Okta Verify now supports localization into Turkish, Polish, Indonesian, and Malay.
  • For additional clarity and transparency, the legal information in Settings now includes separate menu items for Third Party Software Notices, our Privacy Policy, and our Terms and Conditions.

Bug Fixes:

  • OKTA-140272 - Attempts to approve push authentication requests failed if the user had enrolled in Okta Verify through SMS or email, rather than the QR code.
ClosedOkta Verify 3.4.0 for iOS

Okta Verify 3.4.0 for iOS was released March 29, 2017 and is now available from the Apple App Store.

This release included general performance enhancements and bug fixes, as well as:

New Feature

We added localization support for 24 languages.

Bug Fixes

  • OKTA-111605 - Fixed an issue in which certain users did not receive push challenges when the app was in the foreground.

ClosedOkta Verify 3.0.0 for iOS

Okta Verify 3.0.0 for iOS was released on November 1, 2016 and is now available from the Apple App Store.

This release includes the following:

  • A cleaner end user experience with a streamlined TouchID design.
  • Enhanced security, allowing view of the one-time passcode (OTP) only after a successful TouchID or PIN authentication.

  • Ability to authenticate multiple accounts and organizations, including accounts outside of Okta.ClosedScreenshot

  • Convenient, in-app ability to enable camera access for Okta Verify. ClosedScreenshot

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