Android devices are delivered with a fixed amount of random access memory (RAM) for use by the operating system and customer applications.  Understanding the amount of memory used by an application and how it is managed is important to assure efficient usage of the resource.

Note: The sample application provided in this post depends on V1 of the DialogFlow SDK which has been marked as deprecated by Google, from May 31st 2020.  The principles of Dialogflow remain the same but the sample app will not work after that date, see the sample app's readme for more information

As a global leader in rugged Android Enterprise, Zebra Technologies empowers those on the front line of industry to achieve a performance edge. Couchbase Mobile extends the Couchbase Data Platform to the edge, securely managing and syncing data from any cloud with every mobile device.

As enterprises migrate to Android, there seems to be a slower adoption in warehouses. Why is this and what is being done to address the issues?

I previously wrote about how the EMDK Data Capture Profiles were being deprecated, how this impacted DataWedge and provided an alternative using the DataWedge APIs.  This addressed a common customer requirement which is the ability to configure DataWedge programmatically.

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Android 'Pie' Filled With Features

We are excited to launch our new DevBites YouTube series: Nibbles of Tech Tips.  This month we are covering topics related to our EMDK or Enterprise Mobility Development Kit. You can find sample projects referenced in these videos on GitHub.

Zebra DevBites: EMDK – Including EMDK Inside Your Projects

This blog details the developer impact of moving to Zebra devices running Android Nougat (API level 24 & 25). It is the follow-up to my previous blog about preparing for Android Marshmallow (API level 23).  If you are moving from Lollipop directly to Nougat, I recommend you read the blogs in sequence since all of the information related to Marshmallow (e.g.

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