Updating Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android can be updated in the following ways:

• Using the Kaspersky website. The mobile device user downloads the new version of the app from the Kaspersky website and installs it on the device.
• Using HUAWEI AppGallery, Samsung Galaxy Store, RuStore, or Xiaomi GetApps. The mobile device user downloads the new version of the app from an app store and installs it on the device following the standard update procedure for the Android platform.

  To update the app using the Samsung Galaxy Store, the device user must have a Samsung account.

• Using Kaspersky Security Center. You can remotely update the version of the app on the device using Kaspersky Security Center.

You can select the app update method that is most suitable for your organization. You can use only one update method.

Updating the app from the Kaspersky website

To update the app from the Kaspersky website:

1. Go to the Kaspersky website.
2. Find Kaspersky Security for Mobile on the website.
3. Tap Show Downloads.
4. Select a version of the app and tap Download.
5. Open the downloaded APK file and follow the instructions on the screen.

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android is updated.

After downloading the app, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android checks the Terms and Conditions of the End User License Agreement (EULA). If the terms of the EULA have been updated, the app sends a request to the Kaspersky Security Center. If the administrator accepts the EULA in Web Console, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android skips the acceptance step during installation of the app.

Updating the app through Kaspersky Security Center

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android can be updated using Kaspersky Security Center after a group policy is applied. In the group policy settings, you can select the standalone installation package of the version of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android that meets the corporate security requirements.

You can update through Kaspersky Security Center if Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android was installed using an installation package in Kaspersky Security Center or using a standalone installation package. If the app was installed from Google Play, you cannot update the app through Kaspersky Security Center.

To update Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android using a standalone installation package, installation of apps from unknown sources must be allowed on the user's mobile device. For details about installing apps without Google Play, please refer to the Android Help.

To update the version of the app:

1. Add a new Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android installation package.
2. In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Assets (Devices) → Policies & profiles. In the list of group policies that opens, click the name of the policy that you want to configure.
3. In the policy properties window, select Application settings.
4. Select Android and go to the KES for Android settings section.
5. On the App update card, click Settings.

   The App update window opens.

6. Enable the settings using the App update toggle switch.
7. Click Select.

   The Select installation package window opens.

8. In the list of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android standalone installation packages, select the package whose version meets the corporate security requirements.

   Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android cannot be downgraded to an older version of the application.

9. Click Select.
10. Click OK.
11. Click Save to save the changes you have made.

Mobile device settings are changed after the next device synchronization with Kaspersky Security Center. The mobile device user is prompted to install the new version of the app. After the user confirms installation, the new app version is installed on the mobile device.

Updates functionality (including providing anti-malware signature updates and codebase updates), as well as KSN functionality may not be available in the software in the U.S.

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