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LifeGuard™ for Android™ Updates

Android-KitKat Jive-Migrated
In response to the August Android Security Bulletin Zebra has addressed security vulnerabilities affecting eleven Zebra Android devices running Kit Kat, Lollipop, and Marshmallow through patches as part of the Zebra LifeGuard™ for Android™ program.…

RFID Announcements

RFID has been around for a while and Zebra has always been at the forefront of this technology.  Despite it's great promise, it's been a very slow technology to take off.  Now that IoT has jumped the gap, RFID technology is catching up as a…

Industry News - Week of Aug. 28, 2017

Android-Oreo Jive-Migrated
Android 'Oreo' Promises a Smarter, Faster Mobile OS The next Android edition changes a few important things. Read the Android Authority review and the official migration guide.   Google Partners Promise Oreo-flavored Hardware This Year LG,…

DEVTALK Wed. October 4th 10 am CST - Learn About User Experience for Enterprise Applications

In this session, Noël Bankston, Innovation Research Manager & Human Factors Engineer, from the Zebra User Experience Design team, will define the reasons behind having an enterprise-specific application design guidelines, the research that went into…

Get it on GitHub!

Printing Jive-Migrated
Up until recently we have always shared our printing sample code on the Zebra Support / Knowledge Management site.  Due to popular demand, we have been migrating most of our samples to Github.  In fact, you can find samples and source code for…

Industry News - Week of Aug. 14, 2017

Misc Jive-Migrated
The latest in warehouse automation by Cainiao, an affiliate of Alibaba.       Game Makers Use Starcraft to Teach AI Blizzard has teamed up with Google's Deepmind to make AI more intelligent.   Apple Watch Breaks its Bonds with iPhone…

Using Android sdk.dir property to locate EMDK's jar library

EMDK Android Jive-Migrated
Working in Android Studio you can notice that every project contains a local.properties file with at least a couple of properties containing the path for Android SDK and Android NDK. Android Studio populates this information when it creates the project…

Location APIs available on GMS & AOSP devices

Zebra offers a multitude of locationing solutions for a huge range of customers and use cases. Technologies such as Real time locatating system (RTLS) which includes Dart UWB and WhereNet, both of which use dedicated hardware tags and sensors alongside…

Industry News - Week of Aug. 7, 2017

Misc Jive-Migrated
Google Glass Makes its Debut in the Enterprise Falling somewhat short of a consumer craze, Glass Enterprise Edition might find better footing.   Windows 10 Eye Tracking Ready for Public Testing Microsoft just last week unveiled Eye Control,…

ZEBRA UNVEILS HIGH-PERFORMANCE INDUSTRIAL PRINTERS THAT IMPROVE OPERATIONAL VISIBILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY

The ZT600 Series advances the legacy of the Xi Series printers to combine rugged durability and exceptional performance on a user-friendly, future-ready platform. These next-generation workhorses are designed to help you navigate the rapidly evolving…

Industry News - Week of July 3, 2017

Qualcomm Uses Pulse as Password Showing off a new series of sensors at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai last week, chip-maker Qualcomm says its versatile fingerprint readers work across glass, metal and even under water.   Google 'Android of…

DEV {TALK} Wednesday, October 18, 2017 10 am CDT - Locking Down Your Enterprise Device

Locking your users into a single or curated list of applications is a common task for any device administrator.  There are lots of ways to achieve this but which technique works best when?   In this DEV {TALK}, we'll demonstrate how to…

DEV {TALK} Wednesday, September 6, 2017 10 am CST - DataWedge v6.3 - Benefits and Challenges

DataWedge is a popular way to access Zebra device hardware providing a ‘zero-code’ way to simply and easily acquire barcode data, use SimulScan capabilities or use the inbuilt card reader, where supported. DataWedge is often used in preference to Zebra’…

DataWedge APIs - Benefits & Usage Scenarios

DataWedge is a hugely popular way to access Zebra device hardware providing a ‘zero-code’ way to simply and easily acquire barcode data, use SimulScan capabilities or use the in-built card reader, where supported. DataWedge is often used in preference…

Migrating from WM/CE to Android with Enterprise Browser

Audience This blog is aimed at customers running applications within “Industrial browsers” on either Windows Mobile or CE devices and who are looking to upgrade to Zebra Android devices.   If you are looking for a higher-level view covering all…

Industry News - Week of June 12, 2017

Misc Jive-Migrated
Google Ups the Ante for Bug Finders With the maximum bug bounty raised to $200K, Google hopes to have more takers of its open invitation to report Android security exploits.   Node.js 8 Packed With Power Available now, the Node.js 8 server-side…