Hello Developers! Spring is here and so is the good news: Android™ 13 is available for Zebra devices!
What’s New in Android™ 13 and the Impact on Zebra developers
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Auto-grant Android Dangerous Permissions on Zebra devicesOverview
When Android Marshmallow (6.0) was released, Google introduced the runtime permission system. This change aimed to give users more control and transparency over how apps receive permissions during runtime.
Before Android 6, apps requested…
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StageNow XML Export Tester WebAppOverview
This web-browser hosted applet will allow XML exported from StageNow Desktop to be easily loaded, optionally combined and/or modified and deployed for testing on a Zebra device using ADB to push the XML file to the device in the path /sdcard/…
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Using GenAI to create a web app and easily add DataWedge support for RFID and barcode reading within Enterprise BrowserOverview
This blog demonstrates the use of the Enterprise Browser DataWedge support (https://techdocs.zebra.com/enterprise-browser/latest/guide/datawedge/ ) to easily add RFID and barcode support to any existing web application. It also shows how a…
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What’s New in Android™ 14 and the Impact on Zebra developers
Hello Developers, it's that time of year again – the days are getting shorter, the nights are filled with coding, and Android 14 is making its way to Zebra devices! And while that might spark a flicker of "Oh no, what do I have to change now?…
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Using Zebra EHS with Live Wallpapers and Application FoldersOverview
This blog details how to use any Android Live Wallpaper with Zebra Enterprise Homescreen in order to provide a dynamic background for the app launcher . The live wallpaper can be any compatible wallpaper and in this example profile the wallpaper…
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In Android 15, The Focus is on…
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Integrating DataWedge’s PickList OCR into your appWhat’s PickList OCR?
DataWedge offers various features that allow users to capture data using Zebra devices' cameras or imagers. These range from standard barcode scanning to more advanced capabilities like barcode highlighting and OCR (Optical…
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Extracting battery information from external peripherals with OEMInfoOverview
If you’re not familiar with OEMInfo, this is a service that has been introduced by Zebra a couple of years ago when Google decided with Android 10 to limit how applications can obtain sensitive information from a device, such as the…
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AI Has a Mind of its Own
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