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LifeGuard Over The Air 3.3

Release Notes – February 2022

Highlights

  • AB Streaming Pause/Resume
  • Local Media Server (LMS) supports AB Streaming, True Delta packages
  • Zebra Auto Update options now allow cellular network

Supported GMS Devices

Device Models

Supported OS

All Zebra Mobile Computers running Android

Android 8.x and later

TC51, TC56, TC70x, TC75x, VC80x, MC33

Android 7.x with LG Update 19 or later

NOTES:

  1. Zebra MC33R devices are not supported
  2. Sending deployments to unsupported devices could result in failure or unexpected results

New in LifeGuard OTA 3.3 APIs

  • Support for Pause and Resume on AB Streaming
    • The LGE (FOTA) solution is now able to pause AB Streaming of an OS update if a device switches to a network type that is not preferred by the administrator (i.e. cellular or other metered network), and resume when the device returns to the preferred network type (i.e. Wi-Fi).

IMPORTANT: The AB Streaming Pause/Resume feature is supported only on WAN-enabled devices running Android 11 or later with LifeGuard Update 11-16-05.00-RG-U27

For more information, see LifeGuard documentation

  • Local Media Server (LMS) support of AB Streaming and True Delta packages

    • Improvements in the FOTA notification API to support build and notify with download URL (Full OTA or Delta package) whenever a new BSP is released. This allows administrators to create deployments to download OTA packages from a Local Media Server (LMS). Refer to Developer Guide (pdf) for details.
  • Zebra Auto Update – options to Allow Cellular network
    • Device user is now able to select whether to use a metered/cellular network for Zebra Auto Updates via device UI available in FOTA Settings.

Authorization APIs to use OTA API

For information about how to automate customer authorization for connection to Zebra OTA API services please visit the Zebra Developer Portal.

Usage Notes

Zebra LifeGuard Device Enrollment

  • Prior to enrolling devices into Zebra’s last mile delivery service, ensure that “Zebra Common Transport Layer” and “Zebra Enrollment Manager” applications are installed via Google Managed Play on the device.

OTA API planned outages and status

Known Issues

  • Zebra device enrollment occasionally fails

Symptom: Get Enrolled Asset does not list some devices being enrolled

Recovery: Reboot the device and retry device enrollment

Important Links:

API Documentation

OTA Update Delivery

OTA - Authorization API

OTA v3.0 Software Components

Component Name

Minimum Version

 Source

Zebra Common Transport Layer

2.0.2.1150

 Google Play store

Zebra Enrollment Manager

3.1.6

 Google Play store

FOTA Client

*3.3.0.18

 Hosted in Cloud and will be auto updated on devices

FOTA & Enrollment APIs

*OTA v3.3

 Published via Zebra Developer Portal

*Change in versions from previous release