Features in Technical Preview

Features in Technical Preview are available to use in non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for features in technical preview but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance.

List of features in Technical Preview

The following table lists the features in technical preview. These features are request-only preview features. To enable and provide feedback for any of these features, fill out the respective forms.

Title	Available from version	Enablement form (Click the icon)	Feedback form (Click the icon)
Support for authentication using FIDO2 when connecting to an on-premises store	24.7.0
Support for multiple audio devices	24.7.0
Support for single sign-on for Microsoft Entra ID-joined VMs	24.5.0
Support for configuring Citrix Workspace app settings through UEM	24.3.5
Support for adaptive audio	24.3.0
Support for Accessibility and VoiceOver	24.2.0
External Webcam support	23.12.0
Add multiple stores using Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)	23.9.0
Delete multiple stores using Unified Endpoint Management (UEM))	23.9.0
Enhanced web store experience	23.8.0
Rapid Scan	23.3.5
Support for Apple’s native non-mirror mode	23.3.0
Support for an enhanced Single sign-on (SSO) experience for web and SaaS apps	23.3.0

Support for authentication using FIDO2 when connecting to an on-premises store

Starting with the 24.7.0 version, users can authenticate to Citrix Workspace app for iOS using FIDO2-based password‑less authentication when connecting to an on-premises store. FIDO2 offers a seamless authentication method, allowing enterprise employees to access Citrix Workspace app for iOS without the need to enter user name or password. This feature supports both roaming (USB only) and platform authenticators (PIN code, Touch ID, and Face ID only).

You can configure this feature using the Global App Configuration Service and unified endpoint management.

Note:

This feature is supported only on the system browser.

Using Global App Configuration Service

To configure using Global App Configuration service, do the following steps:

1. Sign in to Citrix Cloud with your credentials.
2. Navigate to Workspace Configuration > App configuration.
3. On the App configuration page, select the store and then tap Configure.
4. On the Workspace URL page, navigate to Security and Authentication > Authentication.

5. Under Web Browser For Authentication, select iOS and then select system from the drop-down menu.

   

6. Tap Publish Drafts to publish the settings for the selected store.

For more information about Global App Configuration service, see Configure settings for on-premises stores in the Global App Configuration service documentation.

Using the unified endpoint management solutions

To configure using unified endpoint management, do the following steps:

1. Sign in to your Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) provider.
2. Add the Citrix Workspace app that you want to manage by your UEM provider. You can upload the app by using your UEM provider’s portal to enable management by your UEM provider. Alternatively, you can link to the app in the App Store.
3. Create an app configuration policy for your app.
4. Add the key and value pair to the XML property list and fill in the following values:

  <dict>
                    <key>category</key>
                    <string>authentication</string>
                    <key>userOverride</key>
                    <false/>
                    <key>settings</key>
                    <array>
                        <dict>
                            <key>name</key>
                            <string>settings_auth_web_browser</string>
                            <key>value</key>
                            <string>system</string>
                        </dict>
                    </array>
    </dict>
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For more information, see Configure Workspace app using Unified Endpoint Management solutions.

Support for multiple audio devices

Starting with the 24.7.0 version, Citrix Workspace app for iOS supports displaying all available audio devices that are connected locally in the virtual desktop session. With this feature, you can switch audio devices within the virtual desktop session. If you switch audio devices in the device settings locally, the changes are applied to the virtual desktop session automatically. This feature is also supported for plug-and-play devices.

Limitation

• Devices that are speaker-only and microphone-only are not supported.
• Apple’s AirPlay devices are not supported.
• This feature supports either a bluetooth device or a wired headset device at a time in the virtual session.

Support for single sign-on for Microsoft Entra ID joined VMs

Starting with the 24.5.0 version, Citrix Workspace app for iOS supports users signing in to Azure AD-joined VM devices using single sign-on authentication. You need to provide Microsoft credentials when signing in to an Azure AD-joined VM device for the first time. For subsequent sign-ins, credentials are not required until the token expires.

Note:

• If the user does not use WKwebview for authentication, the credentials must be entered for the first time.
• This feature is applicable only for cloud stores.

Support for Accessibility and VoiceOver

Starting with the 24.2.0 version, Citrix Workspace app for iOS supports the Accessibility and VoiceOver feature. This feature helps end users who have difficulty seeing the screen. The narrator reads the screen elements aloud when using the Citrix Workspace and the virtual sessions UI.

To enable the VoiceOver feature, navigate to iOS Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver and turn it on.

You must use the accessibility standard gestures provided by iOS to interact with the Citrix Workspace app. For example, you can swipe left and right on the screen to navigate between the menus as the voiceover for each item plays. For more information, see Get started with accessibility features on iPhone and Get started with accessibility features on iPad in the Apple support documentation.

External Webcam support

Citrix Workspace app for iOS now supports externally connected webcams within your DaaS sessions. Connect a webcam via USB and use it for video conferencing by clicking the Camera icon, then selecting the External Webcam option. It enhances the session experience by using the resources available to end users.

Note:

• The External Webcam is only supported on iPads running iOS 17 or later with a USB-C connector.
• The External Webcam option appears only after an external camera is detected.
• The client app settings have no effect on the camera within an HDX session. You must use the camera floating button that is enabled by Citrix to switch the camera position.

The next time you use a video conferencing app, the system remembers your preference and uses the camera preference accordingly. For example, if you concluded the last video call with External Webcam preference, next time the External Webcam is selected by default.

You can change your camera preference by tapping the camera icon on your screen. You can also change the camera preference during your calls.

This feature is available for customers on both cloud and on-premises stores.

Add multiple stores using Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)

Admins can use Unified Endpoint Management solutions to configure and add multiple stores for managed iOS devices. The details for each store can be added to an XML file. This XML file can then be uploaded while configuring the app configuration policy.

Note:

The XML file must be in a key-value format.

Important

• If the restrict_user_store_modification flag is set to true, all the existing stores are deleted before adding a new UEM configured store.
• If storeType is not provided, the default interface is treated as native.

Sample XML Configuration to add stores

Refer to this sample XML file for more information.

    <dict>
        <key>stores</key>
        <array>
            <dict>
                <key>url</key>
                <string>test.cloud.com</string>
                <key>storeType</key>
                <integer>1</integer>
                <key>displayName</key>
                <string>Cloud Store </string>
            </dict>
            <dict>
                <key>url</key>
                <string>test.citrix.com</string>
                <key>storeType</key>
                <integer>2</integer>
                <key>displayName</key>
                <string>StoreFront</string>
            </dict>
        </array>
            <key>restrict_user_store_modification</key>
        <true/>
    </dict>

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Once the XML file is ready with the store configuration, admins can upload the file to the Create app configuration policy page. For example, in Microsoft Intune, admins need to select Enter xml data option from the Configuration settings format dropdown.

Delete multiple stores using Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)

Admins need to add a list of stores to be deleted to an XML file with the key name storesToDelete to delete one or more stores.

Sample XML configuration to delete stores

Refer to this sample XML file for more information.

    <dict>
        <key>storesToDelete</key>
    <array>
        <string>test.cldblr.com</string>
        <string>test.onprem.com</string>
    </array>
   </dict>

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The following is a sample XML configuration file containing configuration for addition and deletion of stores.

        <dict>
        <key>stores</key>
        <array>
            <dict>
                <key>url</key>
                <string>test.cloud.com</string>
                <key>storeType</key>
                <integer>1</integer>
                <key>displayName</key>
                <string>Cloud Store </string>
            </dict>
            <dict>
                <key>url</key>
                <string>test.citrix.com</string>
                <key>storeType</key>
                <integer>2</integer>
                <key>displayName</key>
                <string>StoreFront</string>
            </dict>
        </array>
        <key>storesToDelete</key>
        <array>
            <string>test.cldblr.com</string>
            <string>test.onprem.com</string>
        </array>
        <key>restrict_user_store_modification</key>
        <true/>
    </dict>

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Enhanced web store experience

End users can now stay signed-in to a web interface store until they sign out or the session times out. End users can also access the settings option without signing out of the current store. Click the ellipses icon to access the following options:

• Settings: Use this option to add and manage your stores.
• Sign Out: Use this option to sign out of your current web interface store.

Support for Apple’s native non-mirror mode

You can now extend the display using Apple’s non-mirror mode available with iPad OS 16.2. You can multi-task by running the Citrix Workspace app, virtual apps, and virtual desktops on the external monitor and leaving the iPad screen free to run other native apps.

Note:

Support for Apple’s non-mirror mode extend display is available on selected iPad models only. For more information, see the Apple documentation.

If you don’t want to use this technical preview feature, you can always use Citrix Workspace app in full-screen mode.

Support for an enhanced Single sign-on (SSO) experience for web and SaaS apps

This feature simplifies the configuration of SSO for internal web apps and SaaS apps while using third-party identity providers (IdPs). The enhanced SSO experience reduces the entire process to a few commands. It eliminates the mandatory prerequisite to configure Citrix Secure Private Access in the IdP chain to set up SSO. It also improves the user experience, provided the same IdP is used for authentication to both the Workspace app and the particular web or SaaS app being launched.

Technical Preview to General Availability (GA)