Samsung Galaxy S5 Starts Receiving Knox 2.0 Security Suite Update

Advertisement
By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 7 May 2014 16:44 IST
Samsung has announced global availability of its Knox 2.0 security suite for the company's flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5 (Review | Pictures).

The South Korean giant has declared that Knox 2.0 will be rolled out to other Samsung Galaxy devices through OS upgrades in the coming months.

The company notes that the Knox 2.0 was initially announced at MWC and includes features such as Knox Workspace, EMM, Marketplace and Customization.

The Knox Workspace includes a series of core security enhancements for devices from erratic kernels to third-party apps. Some of the features in Knox Workspace: TrustZone-protected certificate management, Knox key store, real-time protection for system integrity, two-factor biometric authentication and the generic framework of Knox. The Knox Workspace currently comes preloaded on the Galaxy S5 and which can be activated by IT managers of the company for use, according to Samsung.

Advertisement

The company claims that Knox 1.0 workspace users will be automatically migrated to the newer version with an OS upgrade.

Advertisement

Some of the other new features of the Knox 2.0 platform include an enhanced user experience with support for all Android apps from Google Play; Split-Billing feature works with carriers and calculates separately the bills for personal-used apps and professional-used apps, Universal MDM Client (UMC) and Samsung Enterprise Gateway (SEG).

With Knox 2.0, Samsung has added two new clouds based services - Knox EMM and Knox Marketplace, alongside a customisation service inventively called Knox Customization.

Advertisement

Announcing the global availability of Knox 2.0, JK Shin, President and CEO, Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics said, "Knox has been widely deployed by enterprises since it became first commercially available in the market in September 2013. As a result of this rapid adoption, we needed to evolve the Samsung Knox platform to directly address the ever-changing needs of the enterprise as we demonstrate our commitment to protect and respond to future enterprise mobility and security challenges."

 
REVIEW
  • Design
  • Display
  • Software
  • Performance
  • Battery Life
  • Camera
  • Value for Money
  • Good
  • Fantastic camera
  • Great battery life and performance
  • Innovative software features
  • Compatibility with Samsung Gear accessories
  • Bad
  • Heart rate monitor feature is unreliable
  • Cluttered interface
  • Expensive
 
KEY SPECS
Display 5.10-inch
Processor Samsung Exynos 5420
Front Camera 2-megapixel
Rear Camera 16-megapixel
RAM 2GB
Storage 16GB
Battery Capacity 2800mAh
OS Android 4.4.2
Resolution 1080x1920 pixels
NEWS

Catch the latest from the Consumer Electronics Show on Gadgets 360, at our CES 2026 hub.

Advertisement

Related Stories

Popular Mobile Brands
  1. Here's How Much the Motorola Signature Could Cost in India
  2. Flipkart Reveals Deals on Phones For its Upcoming Sale: See Offers
  3. Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G India Variant Spied on Geekbench, Could Launch Soon
  4. Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2026: Here Are the Top Deals on Laptops
  5. Here Are the Top 10 Deals on Smartphones During the Upcoming Amazon Sale
  6. Xiaomi 17 Max Battery Capacity, Chipset Details Revealed in New Leak
  1. PSLV-C62 Failure Marks India’s First Space Launch Setback of 2026
  2. A Massive Black Hole Starved Pablo’s Galaxy, Ending Its Star Formation
  3. Scientists Study 100 Possible Alien Signals as Arecibo’s Historic SETI Search Concludes
  4. Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G India Launch Seems Imminent After Smartphone Appears on Geekbench
  5. Battlefield 6 Season 2 Delayed to February as EA Extends Season 1
  6. CERT-In Urges Android Users to Update Smartphones After Google Patches Critical Dolby Vulnerability
  7. Apple Led Market as Global Smartphone Shipments Rose 2.3 Percent YoY in Q4 2025 Despite Growing Memory Shortage: IDC
  8. Red Magic 11 Air Design, Colour Options and Display Features Confirmed
  9. Motorola Signature Box Price in India, Launch Date Leaked Ahead of Arrival: Expected Specifications
  10. Dhandoraa Now Streaming on Prime Video: Know Everything About This Telugu Drama Film Online
Gadgets 360 is available in
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2026. All rights reserved.