Retirement calendar for Sophos Mobile products and apps

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Overview

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This article provides information on the retirement of Mobile products. To find out more about the retirement of supported platforms and operating systems, see the Related Information section at the bottom of this article.

The following sections are covered:

Applies to the following Sophos product(s) and version(s)
Mobile Control
Sophos Mobile Encryption for iOS
Sophos Mobile Encryption for Android
Sophos Mobile Security for Android
Mobile Control as a Service

Definitions

Maintenance stop is when development will no longer provide software fixes for this version.

Support stop is when Sophos Support on this product version will end

General guidelines

The mobile area is very agile and the release cycles are driven by the respective mobile platforms. Therefore the lifecycle of the mobile products is shorter than usual for Sophos products. To provide an idea of the lifecycle planning, please look at the general rules described below.

Only the latest version of SMC and SMC SaaS will be updated to become compatible to updates of the mobile OS (e.g. iOS 7 to iOS 8). It is recommended to upgrade early to new versions to plan for it.

In general, only versions on the latest patch level will receive maintenance. We will not provide hotfixes or patches for previous versions.

Sophos Mobile Control and Sophos Mobile Control SaaS

Maintenance is defined by the later date of these two rules:

  • 12 months after release rounded to the end of the quarter
  • 6 months after a new version (no patch or service pack) has been released.

Support is defined by the later date of the two rules:

  • 18 months after release rounded to the end of the quarter
  • 6 months after a new version has been released

All Apps (Mobile Security, Secure Workspace, Secure Email and Mobile Control app)

Maintenance

  • Only for the latest version of the app in the respective app store. This is defined by the way the app stores work.

Support is defined by the later date of these two rules:

  • After release until a new version is available
  • 6 months after a new version has been released rounded to the end of the quarter

Note: This also applies for apps downloaded directly from MySophos

Compatibility between SMC apps and SMC server

In the time frames defined above as Support time, the compatibility will be maintained.

Sophos Mobile Control

All dates are to be read as the month's end.

Product Version Release Date Maintenance Stop Support Stop Upgrade path Notes
Sophos Mobile 9.0  February 21st 2019  March 2020  September 2020     
Sophos Mobile 8.6  October 24th, 2018  December 2019  June 2020  9.0  
Sophos Mobile 8.5  July 18th, 2018  October 2019  March 2020  8.6   
Sophos Mobile 8.1  April 4th, 2018  June 2019  December 2019  8.6   
Sophos Mobile 8.0 January 16th, 2018  March 2019  September 2019  8.6   
Sophos Mobile Control 7.1  September 19th, 2017  September 2018  March 2019  8.5   
Sophos Mobile Control 7.0  January 19th, 2017 March 2018  September 2018  8.0  
Sophos Mobile Control 6.1  May 18th 2016  June 2017 December 2017  7.1   
Sophos Mobile Control 6.0  December.10th, 2015 December 2016 June 2017  7.0  
Sophos Mobile Control 5.1 July 9th, 2015 September 2016  March 2017  6.1  
Sophos Mobile Control 5.0 April 7th, 2015  June 2016 December 2016 6.0 All upgrades from SMC 4.0 must be done first to SMC 5.0. From that version, we will support the usual two versions downward upgrade schema
Sophos Mobile Control 4.0 May 15th, 2014 March 2016 September 2016 5.0 SMC 4.0 is a baseline version. All upgrades to SMC 5.0 require SMC 4.0 to be installed.
As a baseline version, SMC 4.0 will receive a longer maintenance and support to help customers using some of the deprecated functionality to remain supported until they have phased out the unsupported devices
Sophos Mobile Control 3.6 November 15th, 2013 December 2014 June 2015 4.0
Sophos Mobile Control 3.5 July 10th, 2013 September 2014 March 2015 4.0
Sophos Mobile Control 3.0 January 24th, 2013 March 2014 September 2014* 3.6 -> 4.0
Sophos Mobile Control 2.5 August 7th, 2012 September 2013 March 2014* 3.5 -> 4.0
Sophos Mobile Control 2.0 December 19th, 2011 December 2012 June 2013*  3.0 -> 3.6 -> 4.0
Sophos Mobile Control 1.1 July 21st, 2011 September 2012 March 2013* 2.0 -> 3.0 -> 3.6 -> 4.0
Sophos Mobile Control 1.0 April 28th, 2011 June 2012 December 2012* 2.0 -> 3.0 -> 3.6 -> 4.0

* For all customers on SMC 3.0 and below Support end is March 31st 2015.

Sophos Mobile Control as a Service

As SMC as a Service is managed by Sophos, we do not provide an lifecycle data. The SMC as a Service instances get updated within 4 weeks after any SMC release latest. The updates and maintenance details are published here.

Sophos Secure Workspace (formerly Sophos Mobile Encryption)

All dates are to the month end

Product Version Release Date (iOS) Maintenance Stop Support Stop Release Date (Android) Maintenance Stop Support Stop
Sophos Secure Workspace 9.0             
Sophos Secure Workspace 8.6  October 27th, 2018      November, 28th 2018     
Sophos Secure Workspace 8.5 August 6th, 2018  See V8.6 release date  June 2019  August 6th, 2018 See V8.6 release date  June 2019 
Sophos Secure Workspace 8.1 April 17th, 2018  See V8.5 release date December 2018 May 8th, 2018  See V8.5 release date December 2018
Sophos Secure Workspace 7.5  March 6th, 2018  See V8.1 release date December 2018  March 6th, 2018  See V8.1 release date December 2018 
Sophos Secure Workspace 7.1  September 25th, 2017  See V8.0 release date September 2018  September 19th, 2017  See V8.0 release date September 2018
Sophos Secure Workspace 7.0  February 16th, 2017  See V7.1 release date March 2018  February 15th, 2017  See V7.1 release date
 March 2018
Sophos Secure Workspace 6.5 SR1 N/A N/A  N/A  December 23rd, 2016  See V7 release date  Dember 2017
Sophos Secure Workspace 6.5  November 23rd, 2016  See V7 release date  June 2017  November 23rd 2016  See V6.5 SR1 release date  June 2017
Sophos Secure Workspace 6.2.1  August 3rd, 2016  See V6.5 release date  June 2017  August 3rd, 2016  See V6.5 release date  June 2017 
Sophos Secure Workspace 6.2  June 27th, 2016  See V6.2.1 release date  March 2017  June 23rd, 2016  See V6.2.1 release date  March 2017 
Sophos Secure Workspace 6.1  May 18th, 2016  See V6.2 release date  December 2016  May 18th, 2016  See V6.2 release date December 2016 
Sophos Secure Workspace 6.0  December 10th, 2015 See V6.1 release date December 2016  December 10th, 2016  See V6.1 release date December 2016
Sophos Secure Workspace 5.0 April 7th, 2015 See V6.0 release date September 2016 April 7th 2015 See V6.0 release date September 2016
Sophos Mobile Encryption 3.0  November 13th, 2014  See V5.0 release date  December 2015 November 20st, 2014  See V5.0 release date  December 2015 
Sophos Mobile Encryption 2.5 May 21th, 2014 See V3.0 release date Apr 2015 N/A N/A N/A
Sophos Mobile Encryption 2.2 April 1st, 2014 See V2.5 release date December 2014 April 1st, 2014 See V3.0 release date April 2015
Sophos Mobile Encryption 2.1 October 29th, 2013 See V2.2 release date December 2014 N/A N/A N/A
Sophos Mobile Encryption 2.0 July 1st, 2013 See V2.1 release date June 2014 October 17th, 2013 See V2.2 release date December 2014
Sophos Mobile Encryption 1.3 April 25th, 2013 See V2.0 release date March 2014 February 21st, 2013 See V2.0 release date June 2014
Sophos Mobile Encryption 1.2 December 21st, 2012 See V1.3 release date December 2013 N/A N/A N/A
Sophos Mobile Encryption 1.1 November 13th, 2012 See V1.2 release date June 2013 N/A N/A N/A
Sophos Mobile Encryption 1.0 May 25th, 2012 See V1.1 release date June 2013 September 18th, 2012 See V1.3 release date September 2013

Sophos Secure Email

iOS Version Release Date (iOS) Maintenance Stop Support Stop Android Version Release Date (Android) Maintenance Stop Support Stop
7.75.3  February 4th 2019      6.6  February 15th 2019     
7.69  November 19th 2018  See 7.75.3 release date  June 2019  6.5.4  November  18th 2018  See 6.6 release date  June 2019 
7.65.5 September 10th 2018  See 7.69 release date  June 2019  6.3.1  29th August 2018  See 6.5.4 release date  March 2019 
7.62.2   July 24th 2018  See 7.65.5 release date  March 2019  6.2.0  July 24th 2018  See 6.3.1 release date  March 2019 
N / A  N / A  N / A  N / A  6.1.2  June 18th 2018  See 6.2.0  March 2019 
7.56.6  May 15th 2018  See 7.62.2 release date  December 2018  6.0.2  May 15th 2018  See 6.1.2 release date  March 2019 
7.53.9  April 5th 2018  See 7.56.6 release date  December 2018  N / A  N / A  N / A  N / A 
7.53.3  March 7th 2018  See 7.53.9 release date  December 2018  5.7.0  March 19th 2018  See 6.0.2 release date  December 2018 
7.50.6  February 12th 2018 See 7.53.3 release date  September 2018  5.6.0 February 2nd 2018  See 5.7.0 release date September 2018 
7.44.2  December 4th 2017  See 7.50.6 release date  September 2018  5.3.0  November 11th 2017  See 5.6.0 release date  September 2018 
7.41  October 26th 2017  See 7.44.2 release date  September 2018  5.0.2  October 18th 2017  See 5.3.0 release date  June 2018 
N / A  N / A  N / A  N / A  5.0.0 September 22nd 2017  See 5.0.2 release date  June 2018 
7.35.6  September 5th 2017  See 7.41 release date  June 2018  4.0.4  August 18th 2017  See 5.0.0 release date  March 2018 
7.35.5  July 26th 2017 See 7.35.6 release date  June 2018  4.0.3  July 18th 2017  See 4.0.4 release date  June 2018 
N / A  N / A  N / A  N / A  3.21.1  July 13th 2017  See 4.0.3 release date  June 2018 
7.32  May 31st 2017  See 7.35.5 release date  March 2018  3.21  June 20th 2017  See 3.21.1 release date March 2018 
N / A  N / A  N / A  N / A  3.19  May 2nd 2017  See 3.21 release date  March 2018 
7.26  March 21st, 20167 See 7.32 release date  December 2017  3.17  March 21st 2017  See 3.19 release date  December 2018 
7.23  February 15th, 2017 See 7.26. release date  September 2017  3.14  February 15th, 2017  See 3.17 release date  December 2018
7.19 December 12th, 2016  See 7.23 release date  September 2017  3.11  December 12th, 2016  See 3.14 release date  September 2017 
7.16  November 2nd, 2016  See 7.19 release date  June 2017  3.10  November 16th, 2016  See 3.11 release date  June 2017
7.13  September 26th, 2016  See 7.16 release date  June  2017 3.9.4  September 22nd, 2016  See 3.10 release date June 2017 
7.10.6  August 3rd, 2016  See 7.13 release date March 2017  3.6.3  August 3rd, 2016  See 3.9.4 release date  March 2017 
7.8.7  June 6th, 2016  See 7.10.6 release date March 2017  3.4.1  June 4th, 2016  See 3.6.3 release date  March 2017 
7.3.6  May 23rd, 2016  See 7.8.7 release date  December 2016 3.3.17  May 23, 2016  See 3.4.1 release date  March 2017 
7.0.3  April 14th, 2016  See 7.3.6 release date  December 2016  3.2.0  March 21, 2016  See 3.3.17 release date  December 2016 
6.11.9  January 7th, 2016  See 7.0.3 release date December 2016  3.0.2  February 17th, 2016  See 3.2.0 release date  December 2016
6.11.8 December 10th, 2015 See 6.11.9 release date September 2016 2.0.5 December 10th, 2015 See 3.0.2 release date September 2016

Sophos Mobile Security

All dates are to the month end

Android Version Release Date (Android) Maintenance Stop Support Stop iOS Version Release Date (iOS) Maintenance Stop Support Stop
Sophos Mobile Security 9.0  February 11th 2019      Sophos Mobile Security for iOS 9.0  February 11th 2019     
Sophos Mobile Security 8.6 October 8th, 2018 See V9.0 release date September 2019 Sophos Mobile Security for iOS 8.6.0 October 9th, 2018 See V9.0 release date September 2019
Sophos Mobile Security 8.5 July 18th, 2018 See V8.6 release date March 2019 Sophos Mobile Security for iOS 8.5.0 July 19th, 2018 See V8.6 release date June 2019
Sophos Mobile Security 8.0 April 11th, 2018 See V8.5 release date December 2019 Sophos Mobile Security for iOS 8.1 April 16th, 2018 See V8.5.0 release date March 2019
Sophos Mobile Security 7.1 October 2nd, 2017 See V8.0 release date June 2018 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sophos Mobile Security 7.0 February 20th, 2017 See V7.1 release date June 2018 Sophos Mobile Security for iOS 1.0.4 March 7th, 2017 See V8.1 release date December 2018
Sophos Mobile Security 6.5 SR1 November 30th, 2016 See V7.0 release date September 2017 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sophos Mobile Security 6.5 November 16th, 2016 See V6.5 SR1 release date June 2017 Sophos Mobile Security for iOS 1.0.3 September 19th, 2016 See V1.0.4 release date December 2017
Sophos Mobile Security 6.1 SR1 June 22nd, 2016 See V6.5 release date March 2017 Sophos Mobile Security for iOS  1.0 July 12th, 2016 See V1.0.3 release date June 2017
Sophos Mobile Security 6.1 May 18th, 2016 See V6.1 release date December 2016
Sophos Mobile Security 6.0 December 10th, 2015 See V6.1 release date December 2016
Sophos Mobile Security 5.0 April 7th, 2015 See V6.0 release date June 2016
Sophos Mobile Security 4.0 October 15th, 2014 See V5.0 release date December 2015
Sophos Mobile Security 3.5 May 14th, 2014 See V4.0 release date March 2015
Sophos Mobile Security 3.1 Nov 14th, 2014 See V3.5. release date December 2014
Sophos Mobile Security 3.0 August 1st, 2013 See V3.1 release date June 2014
Sophos Mobile Security 2.5 April 22nd, 2013 See V.3.0 release date March 2014
Sophos Mobile Security 2.0 Jan 30st, 2013 See V2.5 release date December 2013
Sophos Mobile Security 1.0 May 16th, 2012 See V2.0 release date September 2013

Related information

Product and Platform Retirements: All Sophos Products
Product and Platform Retirements: Sophos products that have been retired

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