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Native support for Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 Series) Universal architecture

Citrix Workspace app for macOS now natively supports Macs with Apple silicon (M1 Series) by way of a universal architecture. With the universal architecture, the Citrix Workspace app runs natively on both Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers without Rosetta emulation. The build runs natively on Macs with Apple silicon (M1 Series) and it must be installed and tested on Macs using M1 Series.

Note:

Citrix continues to support Intel-based Macs that use the Rosetta 2 dynamic binary translator. However, Citrix will soon deprecate the Citrix Workspace app for Mac that uses Rosetta emulation. Keep a look out for an announcement in the Deprecation section.

You can now download either the Universal Architecture build or Intel build from the Citrix Workspace App for macOS (Apple silicon) section at Downloads. If you’re using Citrix Workspace app on a Mac running Mac with Apple silicon (M1 Series), you must upgrade the HDX RealTime Optimization Pack (RTOP). This ensures that the audio-video conferencing and Voice over Internet Protocol enterprise telephony through Microsoft Skype for Business is optimized. You can install the HDX RealTime Media Engine 2.9.500 for Mac from the Citrix website at Downloads.

If your organization uses any third-party plug-ins or virtual channels, you must ensure that these plug-ins are compatible with Macs running Apple silicon. If the plug-ins are developed in-house then you must rebuild these plug-ins before installing the universal architecture build.

For more information such as uninstalling the universal architecture build or using the Custom Virtual Channel SDK (VCSDK), see the Native support Apple silicon section.

What’s new in 2211

Workspace apps appear in the Dock with native app icons when opened [Technical Preview]

Starting with 2211 release, this feature is disabled by default.

This feature is a request-only preview. To get it enabled in your environment, fill out the Podio form.

Improved Mission Control and App Expose experience [Technical preview]

Starting with 2211 release, this feature is disabled by default.

This feature is a request-only preview. To get it enabled in your environment, fill out the Podio form.

Citrix Enterprise Browser

This release includes Citrix Enterprise Browser version 105.2.1.40, based on Chromium version 105. For more information about the Citrix Enterprise Browser, see the Citrix Enterprise Browser documentation.

Fixed issues in 2211

This release also addresses several issues that help to improve overall performance and stability.

Known issues in 2211

• When using Citrix Workspace app for Mac 2209 and later versions, the user sign-in page might not be displayed while using the custom web portal. As a workaround, quit Citrix Workspace app by using the Quit option from Citrix Workspace icon in the menu bar. [CVADHELP-21377]

Earlier releases

This section lists features in previous releases along with their fixed and known issues. Releases reach End of Life (EOL) 18 months after the release date. For details about lifecycle dates for the supported versions, see Lifecycle Milestones for Citrix Workspace app and Citrix Receiver.

2210

macOS 13 Ventura Support

Citrix Workspace app for Mac is supported on macOS 13 Ventura (13.0).

Improved automatic update experience on Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 Series)

Starting with this release, when you download the Universal Architecture build, you have the option to select between the Apple Silicon and Intel builds to support both, the Apple Silicon and Intel based Mac machines.

On Apple Silicon machines, the users have the option to automatically update the Intel build even after having downloaded the Apple Silicon build. The option is provided in the Preferences tab.

Advanced configuration for automatic updates

You can configure Citrix Workspace automatic updates on Mac with Apple silicon (M1 Series) using the following methods:

• Graphical user interface
• Global App Config Service (GACS)
• Mobile Device Management (MDM)
• StoreFront

For more information, see Advanced configuration for automatic updates.

Workspace apps appear in the Dock with native app icons when opened [Technical Preview]

Previously, clicking virtual apps in the Citrix Workspace app triggered the Citrix Viewer where these apps would be available. If you open many apps, the apps or its instances opened in the Citrix Viewer. You can view the open apps by right-clicking the Citrix Viewer icon.

Starting with this release, when you open virtual apps, they appear in the Dock with their respective icons and are easily identifiable. You can then access the virtual app from the dock itself. If you open multiple instances of an app, these instances are not duplicates in the Dock but are grouped within one instance in the Dock.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give them an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix may or may not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds not be deployed in production environments.

Improved Mission Control and App Expose experience [Technical preview]

Previously, using the Mission Control or App Expose feature in a virtual app session resulted in the overlapping of many windows that were opened.

Starting with this release, when you use the Mission Control or App Expose feature in a virtual app session and open many windows, the windows do not overlap, and you can easily choose from among them.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give them an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix may or may not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds not be deployed in production environments.

Keyboard input mode enhancements [Technical preview]

Citrix Workspace app for Mac provides UI to configure the keyboard input mode.

To configure keyboard input mode by using the GUI, do the following:

1. From the Citrix Workspace app icon in the menu bar, click the account icon in the top-right corner and navigate to Preferences > Keyboard.

   The Keyboard input mode settings appear

2. Select from one of the following options:

   • Scancode – Sends the key position from client-side keyboard to VDA and VDA generates the corresponding character. Applies server-side keyboard layout.
   • Unicode - Sends the key from the client-side keyboard to VDA and VDA generates the same character in VDA. Applies client-side keyboard layout.

This enhancement is enabled by default.

For example, consider a scenario where you’re using a US international keyboard layout and the VDA is using the Russian keyboard layout. When you choose Scancode and type the key next to Caps Lock, the scancode “1E” is sent to the VDA. The VDA then uses “1E” to display the character “ф”. If you choose Unicode and type the key next to Caps Lock, the character “a” is sent to the VDA. So, even if the VDA uses the Russian keyboard layout, the character “a” appears on the screen.

Citrix recommends the following keyboard input mode for the different keyboard layout sync options:

• Scancode mode for Don’t Sync option.

• Unicode mode for Allow dynamic sync and Sync only once - when session starts

Note:

The keyboard configuration changes take effect once you reconnect to the application.

You can change the configuration of Keyboard input mode in the Citrix Workspace app UI. However, for best performance, use the Citrix-recommended modes for different scenarios, physical keyboards, and client devices.

For more information on configuration details and limitations, see Keyboard layout synchronization.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give them an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix may or may not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds not be deployed in production environments.

Upgraded version of WebRTC for the optimized Microsoft Teams [Technical preview]

The version of WebRTC that is used for the optimized Microsoft Teams is upgraded to version M98.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give them an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix may or may not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds not be deployed in production environments.

Improved graphics performance [Technical preview]

With this release, the performance of graphics is significantly improved for desktop sessions.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give them an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix may or may not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds not be deployed in production environments.

Support for high DPI

You can now enable and match the client DPI scale settings by launching the session toolbar and navigating to Preferences > General > High DPI. The High DPI option is disabled by default.

Support for admin configuration of user devices through MDM tool

Admins can now configure the following settings while deploying Citrix Workspace app through any MDM deployment tool such as Citrix Endpoint Management:

• StoreURLs – Configure store details so it’s automatically added when the user opens the Citrix Workspace app, simplifying the sign-on experience. To add a store, provide the details for the StoreURLs setting. For example, <string>https://myorg.com/Org/storename</string>

• BlockStoreAddition – Prevent the user from adding stores.

  To block the user from adding a store, set the value of the BlockStoreAddition setting to True.

Support for certificate-based authentication [Technical Preview]

You can now authenticate to Citrix Workspace app (cloud stores) by using a client certificate.

Previously, Certificate based authentication was supported on on-premises setups and customers on cloud setups were unable to sign in to Citrix Workspace app. This feature is disabled by default and admins must contact Citrix help desk to enable this feature by filling this request form.

If your organization has configured Conditional Access with Azure Active Directory, then the user is prompted to select a Client Certificate for authentication while signing in. Certificate-based authentication adds another layer of security, ensuring that your device is compliant.

Once you add a store and enter valid credentials for that store, Citrix Workspace app displays a list of valid certificates available in your keychain for Client Authentication. If there’s only one valid certificate in your keychain, it’s selected by default.

Once you choose a certificate, the identity provider validates it and the Workspace app store appears on successful validation.

Note:

• If there are no valid certificates in your keychain, the Citrix Workspace app performs the default handling for the certificate authentication request from the server. This might prevent the user from logging in.
• If your organization has configured Conditional Access with Azure Active Directory and valid certificates are not found in your keychain, you can’t log in to Citrix Workspace app.

If a previously selected certificate is no longer valid, an error message appears, prompting you to select a valid certificate or to contact your admin in the absence of one.

This feature is a request-only preview. To get it enabled in your environment, fill out the Podio form.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give them an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix may or may not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds not be deployed in production environments.

Rebranding Citrix Workspace Browser

Citrix Workspace Browser is now Citrix Enterprise Browser. The custom scheme is now changed from citrixworkspace:// to citrixbrowser://.

Implementing this transition in our products and their documentation is an ongoing process. Your patience during this transition is appreciated.

• The product UI, in-product content, and the images and instructions in product documentation will be updated in the coming weeks.
• It is possible that some items (such as commands and MSIs) might continue to retain their former names to prevent breaking existing customer scripts.
• Related product documentation### Citrix Enterprise Browser

This release includes Citrix Enterprise Browser version 105.1.1.19, based on Chromium version 105. For more information about the Citrix Enterprise Browser, see the Citrix Enterprise Browser documentation. and other resources (such as videos and blog posts) that are linked from this product documentation might still contain former names.

Make Citrix Enterprise Browser the work browser [Technical Preview]

You can now configure Citrix Enterprise Browser to open all work or enterprise links and apps configured by your administrator in the Citrix Workspace app. This feature provides a way for you to open only work links or web and SaaS apps in the Citrix Enterprise Browser. You can select an alternate browser to open any other non-work links or apps.

Open all web and SaaS apps through the Citrix Enterprise Browser

From this release, all internal web apps and external SaaS apps available in the Citrix Workspace app open in Citrix Enterprise Browser.

Support for browser extensions [Technical Preview]

You can add extensions that are provided by your administrator to the Citrix Enterprise Browser in a secure way. An administrator can deploy, manage, and control the extensions. End users can view and use the extension under citrixbrowser://extensions as required. For more settings, see Global App Configuration Service.

Note:

This feature is a request-only preview. To get it enabled in your environment, fill out the Podio form.

For information on how to configure, see Citrix Enterprise Browser documentation.

Use Global App Config service to manage Citrix Enterprise Browser [Technical Preview]

The administrator can use the Global App Configuration service for Citrix Workspace to deliver Citrix Enterprise Browser settings through a centrally managed service.

The Global App Configuration service is designed for administrators to easily configure Citrix Workspace and manage the Citrix Workspace app settings. This feature allows admins to use the Global App Configuration Service to apply various settings or system policies to the Citrix Enterprise Browser on a particular store. The administrator can now configure and manage the following Citrix Enterprise Browser settings using the Global App Configuration service:

• “Enable CWB for all apps” - Makes the Citrix Enterprise Browser the default browser for opening web and SaaS apps from the Citrix Workspace app.
• “Enable save passwords” - Allow or deny end users the ability to save passwords.
• “Enable incognito mode” - Enable or disable incognito mode.
• “Managed Bookmarks” - Allow administrator to push bookmarks to the Citrix Enterprise Browser.
• “Enable developer tools” - Enable or disable developer tools within the Enterprise Browser.
• “Delete browsing data on exit” - Allow the administrator to configure what data the Citrix Enterprise Browser deletes on exit.
• “Extension Install Force list” - Allow the administrator to install extensions in the Citrix Enterprise Browser.
• “Extension Install Allow list” - Allow the administrator to configure an allowed list of extensions that users can add to the Citrix Enterprise Browser. This list leverages the Chrome Web Store.

Notes:

• This feature is a request-only preview. To get it enabled in your environment, fill out the Podio form.
• Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It’s advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.
• The name and value pair are case-sensitive.
• All the browser settings in Global App Configuration Service are under the following category:

{
    "category": "browser",
    "userOverride": false,
    "assignedTo": [
    "AllUsersNoAuthentication"
    ]
}

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