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Sophos Mobile Control is being renamed Sophos Mobile Device Management, and Sophos Intercept X for Mobile is being renamed Sophos Mobile Threat Defense. The iOS apps are already available with the new names. The Android apps will be available in early 2027. In this help, Sophos Mobile Device Management and Sophos Mobile Threat Defense refer to both the Android and iOS apps. Select this banner for more information.

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Sophos Mobile Threat Defense

Sophos Mobile Threat Defense is a mobile threat defense solution for your Android device, iPhone, or iPad.

This feature requires a Sophos Mobile (formerly Central Mobile Advanced) or Sophos Mobile Threat Defense (formerly Intercept X for Mobile) license.

When you manage Sophos Mobile Threat Defense with Sophos Mobile, you can perform the following tasks:

  • Assign a Mobile Threat Defense policy to the device to configure Sophos Mobile Threat Defense.
  • Assign a compliance policy to the device to monitor its compliance status.
  • On Android devices, perform a malware scan.

To learn more about Sophos Mobile Threat Defense features, see Sophos Defend Android help and Sophos Defend iOS help.

You can also manage Sophos Mobile Threat Defense on devices that are enrolled with third-party Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) software. The third-party EMM software must support custom app settings. See Use Sophos Mobile Threat Defense with third-party EMM software.