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Getting Started with DataWedge on Zebra Devices

By Darryn Campbell The sample repository to accomplish this tutorial can be found at https://github.com/darryncampbell/DataWedge-GettingStarted-Samples The following guide will show you how to get started developing an application to capture barcode data…

Community Content for App Development on Zebra Devices

Zebra have a large partner and ISV community who are able to provide our customers software solutions covering our full range of verticals. Beyond these 'official' partners there are several developers and open source contributors who have created…

Industry News - Week of Sep. 7, 2020

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IN THIS ISSUE: 5G Specs Expand Beyond Phones; Help Testing With Engineering Practices; Google AMP Takes Heat; Honeypots for the Cloud; Are Employers Spying on Workers at Home?; Why Software Quality Matters   5G Specs Expand to Factories, Robotics…

Announcing Cloud Connect for RFID

Zebra is proud to bring our developer community our newest set of Data Services products.  Cloud Connect for RFID is a comprehensive set of services that developers and partners can use to streamline and reduce the upfront cost of RFID integration.…

Announcement | Printers Include Free PDF Direct with Link-OS 6.3

Effective August 31, 2020, printers will now load and enable PDF Direct emulation for free after these have been updated with Link-OS 6.3.  The feature was formerly a paid option with previous Link-OS versions. You can…

Industry News - Week of Aug. 24, 2020

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IN THIS ISSUE: 5 Tips for Using Grid; Adobe to Scrap PhoneGap; Trends in Mobile App Dev; Top 12 Mobile Dev Languages; Compiler Pioneer Dies at 88; TypeScript 4.0 Released 5 Tips for Using Grid to Structure Web Pages For developers building web pages,…

Use the SendFileToPrinter API for Your Cloud-Based Printing Needs

Use the SendFileToPrinter API for Your Cloud-Based Printing Needs Why use the SendFileToPrinter API? Zebra Data Services has recently released a cloud-based REST API for Zebra Print DNA printers featuring our powerful Link-OS operating system.…

Offline Zebra Android Licence Installation Utility

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This blog details a method to install one or more offline Zebra licences on an Android device. Once the licence is installed this way, it does not need any network/server connection subsequently and will remain in place until the device is clean…

Zebra DevTalk | Cloud Connect for RFID | Sept 16 2020

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Scanning Multiple Barcodes with a Single Trigger Pull

By @darryncampbell This post will demonstrate how to scan multiple barcodes in a single trigger pull on Zebra Android mobile computers. The multi-barcode capability is being further enhanced in the near future but this post describes what you can do…

Link-OS SDK for Android | Permissions and Bluetooth API

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Nowadays, most of our Zebra printers are equipped with Bluetooth (BT), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or both (BT + BLE). There is a Bluetooth User Guide for Zebra printers, which covers how the Bluetooth technologies (both BT & BLE) are used in Zebra…

Industry News - Week of Jul. 27, 2020

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IN THIS ISSUE: Android 10 Adoption Raises Bar; Facebook Unveils TransCoder; Calling Apple 'Lazy' Invites Ire; Apple's Security Research Device; Making Websites Look Good on Phones;  'R' Language Popularity Surges Android 10…

Zebra DevTalk | Latest Features in DataWedge 8.x | Wednesday, August 19 2020

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DataWedge is the recommended approach for capturing data on Zebra Android mobile computers – barcode scanning, RFID or even voice.  Over the past few months we have added even more features to DataWedge such as multiple barcode scanning, enhanced…

Scan with DataWedge Using Explicit Broadcast Intents

DataWedge 8.0 introduced a new capability to the DataWedge Intent output plugin, the ability to specify the component of the application which will receive the Intent. Up until version 8.0, DataWedge only allowed you to specify the action, category and…

Access Serial Number and IMEI on Mobile Computers Running Android 10 and higher

By @darryncampbell The sample application to accompany this post can be found at https://github.com/darryncampbell/EMDK-DeviceIdentifiers-Sample. This article was updated on 19th April to reflect the behaviour on Android 11 To obtain the serial number or…

Industry News - Week of Jul. 13, 2020

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IN THIS ISSUE: Jobs' Vision Comes into Focus; The PWA Defined; Bubblewrap an Android App; PWA Usage Guide; Google Launches Open Usage Commons; SaaS is Killing the App-Store Model;  Editor's Note: This issue of Industry News centers around…