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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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:
More details and images available upon request. |
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XML (MDM) | No |
| System → Language and Input → Spell Checker | On | Default | No | |
| System → Language and Input → Autofill Service | 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 |
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No | |
| RX Logger app settings |
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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 |
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
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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:
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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. |