90.55 (Oct 27 2024)

Release Notes

EmKit

(NEW)

Applied better UX design for the EmKit home screen and some demo apps.

(IMPROVED)

Scan2Set: Improved Scan2Set to allow use of mobile data during provisioning with a QR code.

More> [Common] Cannot perform QR code provisioning through mobile network

Program Buttons: Improved to check the power-lock feature that ignores the power button pressing when a side scan button is pressed so that the buttons can operate properly when a side scan button is mapped to the power key feature.


Wireless

(NEW)


Added a setting to set the Wi-Fi country code to determine characteristics such as the power level and the channels, etc.

More> Instruction of WLAN Detail Settings

Improved display of the device name in the following path to be in the format [Model name]-SN[Serial number] to distinguish the device from other devices. (Factory reset is required)

  • About phone > Device name
  • Device name when connected Hotspot on the PC or Mobile

Enabled VoLTE for Telstra carrier. 

  

ScanSettings

(NEW)

Added the availability to conduct the '/x0' (KEYCODE_UNKNOWN) on the wedge > suffix.

More> Send a KeyCode with Barcode Data

Added the following settings in the Option menu.

  • DPM enhance mode: reads DPM (Direct Part Marks) better (Only for 2D scanner).
  • Clear Data: removes the currently entered string from the field and enter the newly decoded data.

More> ScanSettings User Guide - Option

Added Enable read fail option to control the transmission of the READ_FAIL message when a scanning is failed. It will help users not get confused when pressing the scan button accidentally.

More> ScanSettings User Guide - Notification

Added the Reduced quiet zone option for Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology to read a barcode with narrow quiet zone.

(FIXED)

Fixed to ignore the line feed characters (CR, LF) in the custom intent if exist to prevent the accumulated line feed characters cause the scanner malfunction.


Operation System

(NEW)

Added an ability to control the items in the power menu to be shown or hidden. enable or disable using  a configuration profile (PMDM or Scan2Stage).

(IMPROVED)



Updated Iran Standard Time, IRST (Tehran) to UTC+03:30.

More> Changed Iran Standard Time (Abolished Daylight Saving Time, DST)

Improved the date & time setup to perceive the build year after booting or factory reset.

More> [Common] Date & Time set as 1970s after rebooting

Improved the update operations of the system update app (FOTA client app) when trying to update via intent.

  • Silent update (update without user confirmation)
  • Update while screen is locked

Integrated the battery health information to the EmKit > EmHealthReport instead of the Settings > Battery, for better understanding.

(FIXED)

Fixed the symptom that a file does not respond in the file explorer app while using a remote control app.





90.54 (Aug 09 2023)

Release Notes

PM90 VoC

(FIXED)

requested to fix the invalid network error during authentication between the backend server

→ Applied the fix that executes the PAC processor properly even when the screen lock is set.


EmKit

(NEW)

EmSettings: added an option to select whether to use or not the manual screen rotation icon on the navigation bar.


Scanner / ScanSettings

(NEW)


Added Intercharacter delay setting to deliver delay time between each character of the decoded data.

Added new PEW action "Change to lower case" to change all characters to lower case.

Added Mobile phone / Display mode setting to improve the reading performance when scanning barcodes displayed on the screen that may be reflective. (N6703 scanner only)

(IMPROVED)

PEW > Send Delay action can be applied between the other actions.


Device Settings

(NEW)

Added new battery health index in Settings > Battery for more accurate battery lifetime estimation.

Added an ability to calculate the battery lifetime indexes by OS itself.


Network

(NEW)

Added a setting for PNO (Wi-Fi preferred network offload) Scan frequency culling.

Implemented ECT (Explicit Call Transfer) feature.

(IMPROVED)

Improved the private mobile network setting to have ability to automatic setting.


Operating System

(IMPROVED)

System restricts setup wizard proceeding when a provisioning configuration exists in the enterprise storage to wait for the automatic provisioning.

Added availability to perform provisioning by scanning a QR code in states that the PULS program activates.

System restricts not display of the power menu when the side scan button and power button are pressed at about the same time. (To prevent inconvenience caused by mis-pressing.)





90.53 (Mar 14 2023)

Release Notes

EmKit

(NEW)

Smart Charging: Added smart charging feature to charge the device with various charging mode (fast charging mode, Life-X mode).

More> Smart Charging

(IMPROVED)

EmSettings: Categorized settings and improved UI for intuitive recognition.

(IMPROVED)

Program Buttons: New smart remap feature and improved UI helps you remap and control the button functions easier.

More> Program Buttons (V2) User Guide


Scanner / ScanSettings

(NEW)

Added a setting to adjust the size of TouchScan button.

More> ScanSettings User Guide - Basic - TouchScan

(NEW)

Added a setting to exit the auto scan mode by button.

More> ScanSettings User Guide - Basic - Auto Scan

(NEW)

Added a setting to make the trigger always turned on.

More> ScanSettings User Guide - Basic - Always trigger enable

(NEW)

Added an option to read a QR code with no quiet zone (low-contrast background), No Quiet Zone.


Device Settings

(IMPROVED)

Improved system update (FOTA) to display an error message to check why the update failed.


Operating System

(NEW)

Certificates

  • Added LOAD MORE button to see up-to-date certification labels from web page.
(IMPROVED)

Hot Swap Mode

  • Enhanced stability of hot swap mode by restricting the time to enter hot swap mode to the time of completion of booting.
(IMPROVED)

Date & Time

  • Improved to keep the manually set date and time even after factory reset or rebooting.
    (Timezone may not be kept.)





90.52 (Oct 21 2022)

Release Notes

PM90 VoC

(FIXED)

Requested to fix that the return data of SAM APDU command is different from actual data.

→ Fixed extended APDU read and write features to work properly.

EmKit

(NEW)

Program Buttons: Meta option for mapping the Ctrl and Shift key combination behavior easily.

(NEW)

PULS Program: After Android upgrade, a certification process will activate.

(IMPROVED)

Direct Clone: 

  • Improved to support backup for Quick Settings panel tiles.

  • Improved backup category name for better understanding of the listed applications.

    • SYSTEM SETTINGS → Pre-installed Enterprise Apps and System Settings
    • USER APPLICATIONS → Additionally Installed Enterprise and User Apps

Device Settings

(NEW)

Added availability to see full portrait screen on the external monitor using the C to HDMI cable.

  • Go to Settings > Display > HDMI Settings, and turn off the HDMI Landscape setting

Scanner / ScanSettings

(NEW)

Segmented the result type of Keyboard Event to Keyboard Event (Multiple) and Keyboard Event (Single)

(NEW)

Added IP Send function that sends the barcode data to an IP address through TCP/UDP protocol.

(NEW)

Added new PEW actions, Send up to char / string that send only the part before a specific character or string.

(NEW)

Added new PEW action, Remove back to that trims the last digits of the data.

(NEW)Added QR Code symbology's detail option, Non square decoding to improve the scan performance when the QR code's finder pattern is slightly out of standard.
(IMPROVED)PEW > Send Next action operates with the length of scanned data automatically when the value you set is longer than the scanned length.
(FIXED)Fixed the issue that the multiple barcode settings are reset when turning the scanner or the device on again.

Network

(NEW)

Added a setting for PNO (Wi-Fi preferred network offload) Scan Interval.





90.50 (Apr 11 2022)

  • SDK: v3.24.03
Release Notes

Experience enhanced and added features in PM90 Android 11 compared to Android 9.

<New in PM90 Android 11>

Convenience Features

Privacy & Security

Enterprise

  • Dark theme
  • Built-in Screen Record
  • Join Wi-Fi by QR code
  • One-time Permissions
  • Permissions auto-reset
  • Scoped storage
  • Work profile enhancements

Refer to THIS ARTICLE to find more detail.


Upgrade from Android 9 to 11

PM90 can be upgraded to Android 11 using FOTA. (OS package (PFU) is not provided.)

Please contact Point Mobile sales team if you want to upgrade your PM90.


Refer to this article to find how to upgrade.