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 today.

The sample application to accompany this post can be found on github and uses the "Basic Multibarcode" feature of DataWedge.

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 printer production lines, the security mode, pairing and configuration, etc.

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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 security, OCR, signature capture, new decoder support and much more.  These features are available for free on our enterprise-series Android devices so learn how to take advantage of them in this webinar.

Presented by Darryn Campbell and Catherine Wei, Software Engineers, Zebra Technologies

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 delivery mechanism (Start Activity, Start Service or Send Broadcast)

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

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This article details a method to install APKS files via sideloading them in a StageNow profile . APKS files are split APK files containing multiple component files which are combined into a single file.  

By @DarrynCampbell

Zebra's MX layer exposes configuration and provisioning capabilities for Zebra devices. Some of these features can be potentially misused by harmful apps so in these cases it is required to specify the signature of the signing certificate used to create the app, this ensures that only the desired app is given the elevated privileges.