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The Android Setup Wizard and How to Bypass It

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Updated March 2020 This is the ninth in a series of blog posts looking at the considerations around adopting an Android Google Mobile Services (GMS) deployment in the enterprise.  Each post features a summary along with recommendations. For other…
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Industry News - Week of May 7, 2018

THIS WEEK: TC Sessions Robotics 2018 Show; Google Launches '.app' TLD; The Future of Healthcare IT; Code Refactoring with Android Studio; Front-End Development Handbook 2018; Google Halts Nougat Certification for New Devices How To Automate Code…

Android Unzip Utility

The purpose of this utility is to allow easy unzip of any files + folders contained in a standard zip archive onto a Zebra Android device. The content of the zip file can be any file type which is supported under Android including APK files, multimedia…

Zebra DEVPODCAST - Enable Informed Decision Making with StayLinked and Zebra

There is a lot of talk about big data and analytics in the Enterprise these days and how there is a need to properly measure data. One purpose is to enable supply chain sector workers with the tools and solutions that will make them more efficient. With…

DEVTALK - Building Ionic Apps for Zebra Devices - Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 10 AM CDT

Are you struggling to easily build an Enterprise app across multiple platforms? Do you need to incorporate barcode scanning into your application? Are you a developer building apps with the Ionic Framework for Zebra devices? In this joint presentation…

DEVTALK - Wednesday, June 20, 2018 10:00 AM CDT - Securing Your Device

Android prides itself on the security of the operating system and every new iteration of the platform enhances the security of both the hardware and the software. At Zebra, we take a proactive approach to Android security and in this talk we will walk…

Locking down your device with Enterprise Home Screen and Enterprise Browser

We recently had an exchange on the developer portal with an administrator who wanted to: Start Enterprise Browser when the device was powered on. Prevent end users from accessing any application other than Enterprise Browser. The customer was using…

Industry News - Week of Apr. 23, 2018

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THIS WEEK: Human spinal implant designed by computer; Smartphone case adds enterprise scanning; Android Studio 3.1 Released; New York is Testbed of 'COSMOS' Mobile Tech Project; Amazon's Budget-priced S3 Service; Goo.gl service ends; Samsung To Enter…

Enable CORS on Chrome for Testing in Browser Print

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Recently, we received reports from the developers in our community about the examples in Browser Print​ not working with Chrome browser.  They reported that the examples work just fine with Safari, Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers, but not…

Factory Reset Protection

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This is the eighth in a series of blog posts looking at the considerations around adopting a GMS deployment in the enterprise.  Each post features a summary along with recommendations. For other posts in this series please see the links below:…

DEVTALK - Card Printer Software Development Tools - Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - 10:00 AM CDT

In this talk, we review the new multiplatform package covering Java Android, C# and Java. We highlight the updates to the Java Card SDK, dive into the new C# and Android SDKs, which will include walking through the creation of an application with the…

Announcing the New ZC100 and ZC300 Card Printers

It’s been a long journey, but with the ZC100 & ZC300 card printers ​ release, we are moving forward to a new generation of card printers.  ZC100 and  ZC300 series replace our legacy ZXP Series 1 and 3 card printers. These new printers…

Droidcon Boston Badges Powered by Zebra ZC10L Card Printer

DroidCon Boston was a fantastic event, March 26-27, diving into Android development topics as varied as Kotlin, Augmented Reality, Android things, Robotics, Optimization Strategies and other exciting trends. Zebra, a leader in the Android enterprise…

Printing from Websites part 1

Hi Everyone, I’m back with another installment of Printing for Dummies.   Week after week we get questions about how to print data from a webpage to a local printer.  Over the course of time, we've come up with a number of solutions and I…

Now What? - Getting Started with Printing

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We’ve all been there. You start your day with a nice cup of coffee and start clicking through the emails. Suddenly your boss shows up and says “Our biggest customer asked for feature X. Make it happen.”  Normally a quick Google search will get you…

RS6000 recommended settings for effective power management

This post details the recommended power management and Bluetooth connectivity settings for the RS6000 and any device connected via SSI (e.g. WT6000).  Where similar, this post will also make recommendations for the precursor of the RS6000, the…