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Adding the EMDK Xamarin component to Visual Studio 2017

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Updated 6th March 2018: Zebra has now released EMDK for Xamarin as a Nuget package (currently a beta release of version 2.7): EMDK For Xamarin Nuget Install [BETA] - Zebra Technologies TechDocs .  You should only follow the steps in this post if…

Smart Battery Management of Your Link-OS Printers

This is the second in a series of blog posts reviewing smart features of Link-OS printers that could be implemented by developers. For other posts in this series please see the links below: Managing Media Consumption with Link-OS This post will cover…

Follow a Topic

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These are the steps to follow to get notifications through email of new postings and comments associated with topics you are interested in or monitoring.  This includes blog posts and discussions. Log in to the portal.  This will use your…

Zebra DEVPODCAST - Embrace the Android

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In this week's podcast, our hosts, Dan Quagliana, Head of Global Developer Relations and Mark Jolley, Sales Engineer, Strategic Sales & Developer at Zebra chat with Daniel Park, Sales Engineer Manager from our ANZ - Australia New Zealand team.…

Function Key Mapping On Omni XT15 WM and WorkAbout Pro 4 WM Device Via Enterprise Browser Application

Problem Statement On Omni XT15 WM and WorkAbout Pro 4 WM device, the value for the function keys is never getting retrieved via windows keydown/keyup message. Instead, it returns the proprietary Unicode value through windows character message. For…

Get Scanned Data Using DataWedge Inside Enterprise Browser as JavaScript Callback

The Enterprise Browser application makes it possible to acquire the barcode data as JavaScript callback which is scanned through DataWedge inside Enterprise Browser application on Android platform.   This blog explains how to scan and process…

Industry News - Week of Feb. 12, 2018

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Qualcomm rejects latest takeover bid; Chinese police use specs to ID suspects; Amazon patents device to track worker movements; Google Flights gets smarter.   Qualcomm Rejects $121 Billion Buyout After substantially sweetening its offer,…

Security for Printers

As app developers you often get pulled into greater conversations about security.  You are primarily concerned with making sure you app is taking appropriate security precautions, because, let's face it, security issues are only getting worse.…

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Industry News - Week of Jan. 29, 2018

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Qualcomm in the Hot Seat; Android 8.1 Judges Wi-Fi Connections; UK Company Unveils .5TB microSD Card; IoT Company Explores Indoor Mapping   Qualcomm Faces Heavy Fines Chip-maker Qualcomm has been slapped by the European Union with a $1.2 billion…

GMS Location Services & Tracking

This is the fifth 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:…

Spectre And Meltdown Security Vulnerability Updates

Are you wanting to better understand Spectre and Meltdown, its impact to Zebra devices, and Zebra's recommendations? Zebra has published a Spectre And Meltdown Security Vulnerability Updates article which addresses information about Zebra Mobile…

Easy Android NFC Pairing with RS507

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Overview This post details the process required to create a NFC pairing tag specifically for the RS507 ( also works on most other Bluetooth devices) in order to allow tap to pair without any additional software i.e. using the integrated Android tap and…

Application deltas between Android GMS and AOSP

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This is the fourth 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…

EMDK for Android in Multi-Activity App

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While Line of Business applications have the ability to leverage Zebra's unique device capabilities through EMDK-for-Android APIs, use and practice of such APIs are typically in complex apps with multiple activities. Since most sample and tutorial posted…

Printing Labels through Bluetooth Low Energy on iOS

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  The source code of a working demo of printing labels over Bluetooth Low Energy on iOS is available on Zebra GitHub.   Zebra printers of ZQ300 & ZQ500 series mobile printers,  ZD400 & ZD600 series desktop printers, and ZT600…
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