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TC52 - Required and Recommended Device Settings

The following page provides required and recommended device settings for the Zebra TC52-HC running Oreo.

 

Name

Description

Value Setting applied via: Required?
Network & Internet settings All WiFi settings

Voalte-specific WiFi.

Settings are locked down so that an end-user cannot change them when in Launcher.

MDM

Voalte-specific WifI: Yes

Locking WiFi settings down: No

Connected Devices → Bluetooth Controls Bluetooth Off Default No
Connected Devices → Cast   Not connected Default Yes
Connected Devices → NFC If this is not turned off, could send Google account information from personal Android device to TC51 device Off XML (MDM) Yes
Connected Devices → Printing   Default Printing Service: On  Default No
Connected Devices → Chromebook   Not connected Default Yes
Battery→ three buttons on top right→ Battery settings → Audio Warning  Enable audio warning when low battery On Default No
Battery → three buttons on top right → Battery Optimization Controls which apps optimize the battery in order to conserve battery.
  • Voalte One: Do Not Optimize
  • Hub: Do Not Optimize
XML (MDM) Yes 
Battery → Battery Saver   Off Default Yes
Battery → Battery Percentage   Off Default No
Battery → Adaptive Brightness   Off Manual No
Battery → Sleep   One minute Default No
Battery → Ambient Display   New notifications: On Default Yes
Display → Brightness level   50% Default No
Display → Night Light Tints the screen amber

Schedule: None

Status: Off / Will never turn on automatically 

Default No
Display → Adaptive Brightness   Off Manual No
Display → Sleep   One minute Default No
Display → Auto-rotate Screen   On Default No
Display → Font Size   Default Default No
Display → Display Size   Default Default No
Display → Ambient Display   New Notifications Default Yes
Display → Touch Panel Mode

The sensitivity of the device screen

"Glove" should be viewed as a warehouse glove, not a hospital glove - with this setting the screen is more sensitive, which resulted in accidental typos and calls.

Stylus and Finger (Screen protector off)

XML (MDM) Yes
Sound → Do Not Disturb Preferences  

Priority Only allows: reminders, events, alarms

Block visual disturbances: OFF

Automatic rules: OFF 

Default Automatic rules: Yes
Sound → Default notification sound   Pixie Dust Default No
Sound → Default alarm sound   Cesium Default No
Sound → Other sounds and vibrations  

Screen locking sounds: Off

Charging sounds: On

Touch sounds: Off

Vibrate on tap: Off

Manual No
Storage → Storage Manager   Off Default No
Key Programmer   Defaults Default No
Security & Location → Find my device No Google account on the device which is needed for the feature. On Default  No
Security & Location → Screen lock

Prevents end-user confusion around unlocking the device.

Voalte lock screen swipes left to right whereas device's lock screen swipes from the center of device upward.

The native lock screen also displays camera on the right corner.

None XML (MDM) Yes
Security & Location → Location   On, Battery saving mode Default No
Security & Location → Show passwords Display passwords briefly as you type. On Default No
Security & Location → Device Admin apps   Default Default No
Security and Location → Encryption & Credentials      CHECK TO SEE IF MDM TAKES CARE OF THIS  
Screen pinning   OFF Default   
Wake-Up Sources

By default, only the power button on the device can wake the screen

Allows 4 additional buttons to wake device (scan, right and left trigger, back button)

Enable all XML (MDM) No
Users & Accounts  
  • Automatically sync data: On
  • Add users from lock screen: Off
  • Default
  • Disabled via MDM
Yes
Accessibility   All defaults Default No
Google → Ads Should not impact Voalte One either way but safer to turn off just in case of any third party apps used. Opt out of Ads Personalization: ON Manual No
Google → Back up to Google Drive   Off Default Yes
Google → Cast media controls Control media from Cast devices through a notification. On Default No
Google → Devices
  • Not accessible when in Secure Launcher
  • Requires Bluetooth to be enabled
Show notifications when devices are nearby: On Default  No
Google → Location   On Default No
Google → On-device sharing   All on  Default No
Google → Search, Assistant, and Voice   Defaults Default No
Zebra → Device Data   On Default No
System → Language and Input → Virtual Keyboard

Gboard on Oreo introduces some features that may make customers want to move to the Zebra keyboard.

 

Some examples of these features are:

  • Ability to search and send links
  • Ability to search GIFs and stickers
  • Ability to use Google Translate
  • Ability to change the theme
  • Ability to make the keyboard one handed
  • Ability to get to keyboard settings within Secure Launcher (Airwatch)

More details and images available upon request.

Zebra Enterprise Keyboard

  • Preferences
    • Auto-capitalization: On
    • Double-Space period: On
    • Vibrate on Keypress: Off
    • Sound on keypress: Off
    • Popup on keypress: On
    • Voice input key: depends if the site is using Dictation
    • Show scan tab: off
    • Flick: On
    • Numeric (telephone): On
    • Navigation: Keys
    • Tab configuration
      • Numeric: On
      • Alpha numeric: On
      • Symbol character: On
      • Select prefer tab: ABC
  • Text Correction
    • Block offensive words: On
    • Auto-correction: On
    • Show correction suggestions: On
    • Suggest contact names: Off
  • Advanced
    • Key long press delay: 300 ms
  • Remapping
    • Alpha P1: Emoji
XML (MDM)

No

System → Language and Input → Spell Checker   On Default No
System → Language and Input → Autofill Service   Google Default No
System → Language and Input → Pointer Speed   50% Default No
System → Language and Input → Text to speech output   Default Default No
System → Date & Time  
  • Automatic date & time: On
  • Update interval: 30 mins
  • NTP Server: Customer-specific if using
  • Select time zone: Not required if using Automatic date &time
  • Use 24-hour time format: Customer-specific
  • MDM Profile (AirWatch uses MX)
No
RX Logger app settings  
  • Main - 5 files, 5MB/each
  • Event - 1 file, 5MB
  • Radio - 1 file, 2MB
  • System - 1 file, 5MB
  • Crash - 1 file, 5MB
MDM Yes
Datawedge app settings Configured so that the scanner will only be enabled when scanning a barcode using an app that supports it (e.g. StageNow). Uncheck Profile0 (default) Manual No

 

 

Best practice managed device settings

Below is a list of settings that can be set externally for the TC52. While this list may not be all-inclusive, the items below have proven to be critical to our customer deployments.

Name

Description

Value Setting applied via: Required?

Allow access to display setting

 

This will allow the user of the device to manually adjust the brightness of the device. This requires the notification bar to be enabled (see "Status/Notification Bar" best practice below). Allow manual adjustment of brightness MDM (Launcher profile for Workspace One) No
Force WiFi on and disable Airplane mode If the status bar is enabled, these should be set so that users do not have the ability to turn WiFi off or put themselves into Airplane mode. Force WiFi on and disable Airplane mode MDM No
Non-Voalte applications for end-users  

The following applications can be accessed by the end-user:

  • Keep Notes
  • Clock (which includes stopwatch)
  • Calculator
MDM No
Restrict Volume toggles from entering Do Not Disturb By default users can volume toggle down to enter Do Not Disturb Mode (undesirable).  See XML file for details.

Voalte Connect customers: This is included in the "final barcode" applied.

No
Status/Notification Bar The notification (or status bar) is needed for customers using the new alert style banner introduced in 3.7. Without the notification bar, users will not get a notification for a new alert. Enable status bar MDM Yes if using the banner alert feature in 3.7.