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Announcement | Printers Include Free PDF Direct with Link-OS 6.3Effective 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…
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Industry News - Week of Aug. 24, 2020IN 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,…
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Use the SendFileToPrinter API for Your Cloud-Based Printing NeedsUse 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.…
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Offline Zebra Android Licence Installation UtilityThis 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…
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Scanning Multiple Barcodes with a Single Trigger PullBy @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…
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Link-OS SDK for Android | Permissions and Bluetooth APINowadays, 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…
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Industry News - Week of Jul. 27, 2020IN 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…
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Zebra DevTalk | Latest Features in DataWedge 8.x | Wednesday, August 19 2020DataWedge 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…
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Scan with DataWedge Using Explicit Broadcast IntentsDataWedge 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…
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Access Serial Number and IMEI on Mobile Computers Running Android 10 and higherBy @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…
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Industry News - Week of Jul. 13, 2020IN 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…
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Sideloading Android APKS Files Using APKSInstaller UtilityOverview
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.
Detail
The traditional way to…
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Generating a Package Signature for Use by MXBy @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…
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Industry News - Week of Jun. 29, 2020IN THIS ISSUE: Google Tests Extra-App Purchase; Angular 10 Fights Bugs; GitHub Actions Safely Signs Apps; Honeycode Makes Sweet Apps; EU Launches Anti-trust Probe into Apple
Google Tests Purchases Outside the App
Google has given a set of…
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What’s New in Android 10 and the Impact on Zebra DevelopersThis document details the developer impact of moving to Zebra devices running Android 10 (API level 29), and is a follow-up to my previous posts about what’s new in Android Pie, Oreo, Nougat and Marshmallow. If you are moving from an earlier…
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