DownloadURL

The DownloadURL file element in the XML file for automatic updates is:

The DownloadURL file element refers to the Cisco Jabber for Mac installation file. The installation file on the update server must be renamed to match this DownloadURL file element name.

You can also download the manual installation file, if your users install the client manually.

Note	To ensure the DSA signature succeeds, configure Web servers to escape special characters. For example, on Microsoft IIS the option is: Allow double spacing.

You can find information on the latest security advisories at https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/publicationListing.x.

This maintenance release contains security updates. See the Caveats for details.

This maintenance release includes stability improvements.

This maintenance release includes stability improvements.

Jabber-to-Teams Migration Tool

Supported from 12.8(3)

If you're moving Jabber users to Webex Teams, you can use a new built-in tool to help your Jabber users migrate contacts and common settings. For information on how to set the tool up, see Configure Users to Move Jabber Contacts and Common Settings to Webex Teams. End users can learn how to use the tool by reading Move Contacts and Common Settings to Webex Teams.

This maintenance release contains caveat updates.

This maintenance release contains defect fixes. See the Caveats section for details.

This Maintenance Release includes only bug fixes. See the caveats lists for details.

H.264 High Profile Support

We added support for the H.264 codec's High profile. The High profile uses less bandwidth to provide the same video quality as the Baseline profile that we already support.

By default, Jabber uses the Baseline profile. You can enable High profile with the H264HighProfileEnable parameter.

Microsoft Office 2019 Support

We added support for Microsoft Office 2019 desktop applications to Jabber for Mac.

Call Park Support

We added support for the Call Park feature to the desktop clients. Earlier releases supported Call Park only on the mobile clients.

Separate Ringtones for Each Line on Multiline

We've enhanced Multiline support and now your users can assign a different ring tone for each of their configured lines. If they don't want audible notification from some lines, they can assign the new silent ring tone.

Updates to Collaboration Meeting Room Controls

This release includes several new CMR controls.

Hosts can now pause and resume the meeting recording.

All participants can do the following:

• See who has an open camera in the participant list.

• Copy the meeting link.

• Use the Meeting Info icon to display details about the meeting.

Presence Status

We added a toggle in the General settings to show or hide presence information. When you uncheck Show Status, you don’t share your status with your organization and you don’t see their statuses.

Audio Device Priority

You can choose to give newly registered audio devices the highest priority or continue using the current audio device. Jabber only offers this choice when first registering each audio device. Otherwise, Jabber uses the available device with the highest priority in the device priority list.

Your administrator can use the HeadsetPreference parameter to specify this behavior. It defaults to putting the newly registered device at the top of the priority list. But, each user can override this option in their Audio preferences.

Custom Contacts for Team Messaging Mode

You can now create, edit, and delete custom contacts in Jabber Team Messaging Mode deployments.

You can migrate existing custom contacts and custom contact groups into your Jabber Team Messaging Mode deployment. The migration operates as follows:

• Custom contacts without display names don’t migrate.

• For custom contacts with email addresses or phone numbers matching someone in Common Identity (CI), Jabber changes the custom contact to the normal contacts from CI. Any customized information for those contacts is removed.

The custom contacts that you create on a desktop client are also available in your mobile client. But, you can't create, edit, or delete custom contacts from the mobile client.

New Cisco Headset Support

We've added support for the new Cisco Headset 730 Series.

The Advanced settings dialog dynamically includes settings specific to some Cisco headsets. For more information, visit https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collaboration-endpoints/headset-700-series/index.html.

Show Sent Voice Messages

We added the ability to see your sent voice messages in your Jabber voicemail box.

To enable this feature, the administrator must set Sent Messages: Retention Period (in Days) on the Messaging Configuration page in Cisco Unity Connection Administration.

Jabber Analytics through Webex Control Hub

Note	This release note describes a new feature in Webex Control Hub that impacts Jabber deployments. Because it’s a change in Control Hub, you can access this feature for any release of Jabber.

If your deployment has Webex Control Hub configured, you can access Jabber analytics through the Control Hub. This feature is available for the following deployment modes:

• On-premises with full UC

• On-premises IM-Only

• On-premises Phone-Only

• Jabber with Webex Messenger

Jabber analytics provides key performance indicators with trending, such as:

• Active users​

• Messages sent

• Calls made or received from Jabber

• Screen share from Jabber

See the Feature Configuration for Cisco Jabber guide for more information.

New Certificate Requirements for macOS 10.15

Apple has new requirements for trusted certificates in macOS 10.15 (see https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210176). Ensure that the certificates on the Unified Communications Mananger, IM & Presence, and Expressway servers meet these requirements. If your certificates don't meet these requirements, users are prompted to accept the certificates for each session.

Webex Site Disclaimers

Webex site disclaimers don't appear when you join Webex meetings from Jabber. This limitation applies whether joining from the meeting reminder popup, or by selecting Join in Webex in Jabber.

Single Number Reach

For Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Control (VCS) versions earlier than 8.10.X, configure the editable inbound rules to enable the single number reach for users who are using Cisco Jabber over Mobile and Remote Access. For more information, see Limitations in Enable Single Number Reach section from the Feature Configuration Guide for Cisco Jabber 12.0.

Save Chats to Outlook

When you use Outlook 2016, Outlook won't save images that are sent in chats. However, Outlook does save any emoji in the chats.

Audio Device Setting After Upgrade

When users upgrade the client, it can intermittently result in a reset of their selected audio devices. To resolve this issue, set the audio devices in the Audio/Video Preferences window. CSCva48136 documents this limitation.

Antivirus

When the client connects to Cisco Unity Connection on a device that has antivirus software, users can have issues with voicemail connections. To resolve this issue, add the Cisco Unity Connection server information to the exceptions list for the antivirus software.

Users in Common Identity

There’s a known issue signing into Cisco Jabber for some users who have migrated to Common Identity. If users receive an Incorrect username or password error message when entering their username and password, see the following knowledge base article https://cisco-support.webex.com/guest/articles/en_US/Troubleshooting/WBX000019555/myr=false.

Creating and Configuring Devices for Users in Cisco Unified Communications Manager 11.0

If you’re creating devices for users in Cisco Unified Communications Manager 11.0, you can now specify a key order as either:

• RSA Only

• EC Only

• EC Preferred, RSA Backup

However, Cisco Jabber doesn't support the EC Only option. If you select it, the client fails to connect to the server.

Certificate Validation for CTI Connections

Cisco Jabber uses certificate validation for CTI connections. We recommend using either Public CA or Private CA to sign certificates.

Connecting to Cisco Unified Communications Manager using a self-signed certificate, results in a certificate validation failure, to resolve this issue do one of the following:

• The user accepts the invalid Cisco Unified Communications Manager self-signed certificate on first certificate validation failure and Cisco Jabber saves this certificate to the trust store.

• Deploy the certificates using a certificate deployment management application.

Expressway for Mobile and Remote Access Deployment

For an Expressway for Mobile and Remote Access deployment, when using an online certificate status protocol (OCSP) or online certificate revocation lists (CRL) to verify certificate status, Cisco Jabber expects a response time of less than 5 seconds. Connections fail if the response time is greater than the 5 seconds.

Network Disconnection When Using Cisco Jabber on Audio or Video Call

There’s a known issue in the Mac OS where network interfaces drop intermittently when DSCP is enabled.

If you encounter this issue, do the following:

1. Select Preferences > Calls > Advanced.

2. Uncheck Enable Differentiated Service for Calls.

Standard CTI Secure Connection User Group

Cisco Jabber for Mac doesn’t currently support CTI connections over transport layer security (TLS). As a result, Cisco Jabber for Mac users can’t switch from using a CSF device to using a desk phone device if they belong to the Standard CTI Secure Connection user group.

Contact Resolution for Enterprise Groups

Jabber resolves contacts in enterprise groups individually rather than all at once. When you add an enterprise group to your users' contact lists or they clear their local cache, they originally only see each person's username and domain. More information appears when they next hover over or interact with a person.

Bluetooth Connectivity Unsupported with Cisco Headset 56x

Cisco Jabber doesn’t support the use of Bluetooth with Model 56x Cisco headsets. You can use these headsets with a USB-C to USB connector cable.

Cisco Headset Support with Multiple VoIP Apps

If you use Cisco Jabber with a Cisco Headset, you can’t install any other VoIP app, such as Cisco Webex Teams or Skype for Business, on your computer.

Poly Headset Plug-in Removed

Cisco Jabber for Mac 12.8 removed the Poly headset plug-in. The plug-in caused a monitor keyboard input alert on macOS 10.15. Without the plug-in, we can't support call controls (answer, decline, hold, and resume) on the headsets.

When there's a fix for the plug-in, we’ll add it back into Jabber.

Windows 10 Crash Using Cisco 700 Series Headsets

If you use Cisco 700 Series headsets, you might experience Windows OS crashes (Blue screen). This occurs on Windows 10 version 1803 and earlier versions. Update to a later version of Windows 10 to correct the problem.

Joining Meetings by Meeting Number

In deployments that use a Cisco Webex Meeting Server, you cannot use the meeting number when joining by Webex. Use the meeting URL instead.

Port Contention Disrupts Sennheiser Plug-In

Call control with the Sennheiser plug-in uses port 8001 by default. If another application uses this port, it can cause issues.

As a workaround, you can change the EPOS SDK's PortNumber parameter to another port in the appropriate file:

• Windows—%LOCALAPPDATA%\Sennheiser\SDKCore\PDS\config.dat

• Mac—/Library/Application Support/Sennheiser/SenncomSDK/secomSFSDK.dat

Note	Consult Sennheiser for more information about these files.

Shut down Jabber before changing the port in the SDK. Then, restart Jabber after you change the port.

Caveats describe unexpected behavior. The following sections describe how to obtain the latest information.