Welcome to CaptureSDK for Android/Java Documentation

The CaptureSDK eases the communication between your application and Socket Mobile data capture devices.

This is the documentation for app developers who want to use the CaptureSDK to connect and read data using a Socket Mobile device. Get started on the Android library here . If you are interested in the traditional java library, use the Plain Java documentation here.

The Android targeted SDK provides automatic handling of the Android application life cycle like releasing the Socket Mobile device when the application goes into the background. The Plain Java SDK is a good candidate for implementation of the CaptureSDK into a different layer of the architecture that might not have an Activity or does not necessarily have the same life cycle as a regular Android application.

Android

• Getting Started on Android
  • Install Companion App
  • Add the SDK to your project
  • Provide your AppKey
  • Start Capture
  • Enable Cleartext Traffic
  • Camera Scanning Using SocketCam
• SocketCam
  • Enabling SocketCam
    • Step 1: Start Capture Extension
    • Step 2: Enable SocketCam
  • Using SocketCam with default ViewFinder
  • Using SocketCam with custom ViewFinder
  • Receive Data
• Capture Events
  • Connection Events
    • Service Status Event
    • Device Arrival Event
    • Device Arrival for Combo devices
  • Data Events
  • Properties
  • Commonly used properties
    • Trigger Scanner
    • Enable or Disable symbology
    • Data Confirmation
    • Theme Selection
• Bluetooth LE Devices
  • Discovering the Bluetooth LE Devices
  • Setting Favorite Using Unique Device Identifier
  • Manual Discovery
  • Reading Data
• Fixing Common Errors
  • Companion not installed
  • Companion not upgraded
  • Service not running
  • Bluetooth not enabled

Plain Java

• Getting Started on Java
  • Add the SDK to your project
  • Start Capture
• Controlling the Scanner
  • Trigger the scanner
  • Enable and disable barcode types
  • Accept or reject decoded data