What are the technical requirements to Android smartphone or tablet?
A phone or tablet with the following specifications (or better) is fine:
- Operating system: Android 7.0
- Google Play app and Google Services installed.
Please note: modern Huawei devices do not have these and should not be used. - Screen resolution and size: 480 x 800, 4″
- Memory: minimum 1 GB, recommended 2 GB of RAM
- GPS sensor: required
- Camera: recommended, with autofocus
Screen brightness should be suitable for work under strong sunlight.
What about battery?
Apps are by optimized for low battery use. You can let each new labour-shift carry a new fully charged device (Android smartphones are inexpensive), or provide external battery/ power bank to ensure continuous onsite work.
What are supported barcode standards?
- EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code-39, Code-93, Code-128, ITF, Codabar
- QR Code, Data Matrix, PDF-417, AZTEC
Browser support
Cloud apps run in all modern desktop, tablet, and mobile browsers including MS Edge, Firefox, Chrome, browsers based on Chrome engine (Opera, Yandex, Vivaldi), and Safari.