About Showcase App

Showcase App

Overview

The Zebra Showcase App is designed for any user to easily learn and experience key features and capabilities of Zebra Mobility DNA, a set of tools and features for enhancing productivity, performance and security of Zebra Android devices. The Showcase App includes Data Capture demos ranging from simple/multi-barcode scanning to OCR and image capture. All demos are tutorial-based, offering users an easy way to immediately learn and explore the diverse features with minimal effort. The Showcase App is built on Zebra's Enterprise Browser that enables quick and easy updates of the app and demos.

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New Updates

Introduced 2 New Demos Showcasing the Zebra Mobile Computing AI Suite Data Capture SDK (September 2025):

  • AI Barcode Finder: Demonstrates the functionality of Zebra AI Data Capture SDK’s Barcode Detectors and Barcode Analyzers. Users can easily assign and configure tasks to barcodes and effortlessly update their status.
  • AI Data Capture Demo: Demonstrates a wide range of models from Zebra AI Data Capture SDK:
    • Use Case Demos:
      • OCR Find: Search for specific text
      • Product & Shelf Recognizer: Enroll and recognize products on shelves and peg boards
    • Technology Demos:
      • Text/OCR Recognizer: Detect and decode text with advanced settings
      • Barcode Recognizer: Detect and decode barcodes
      • Product & Shelf Localizer: Detect shelves, shelf labels, peg labels, and products
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AI Barcode Finder Demo       AI Data Capture Demo

Note: These demos are only supported on devices running Android 14 or higher. While the demos and their info pages will be available for all devices, these models are designed to work best with devices that have a DSP. On devices without a DSP, the demos perform slower. For details on compatible models, see the AI Data Capture SDK Requirements.

Get Started:

Requirements

The Showcase App beta release supports all Zebra Android™ platforms running Android 13 or higher. There is support for some devices running Android 11, which applies to the following Zebra Android platforms (see the respective device product page in the Zebra support portal for LifeGuard updates):

  • Android 11 with LifeGuard Update 11-35-05.00-RG-U00 or later on SD660-platform devices, such as TC52, TC57, TC72, and TC77.
  • Android 11 with LifeGuard Update 11-21-27.00-RG-U00-STD-ATH-04 or later on SD6490-platform devices, such as TC53, TC58, TC73, and TC78.

For more information on the devices supported on each platform, see Zebra Platform Devices.

Installation

The app launcher for Showcase App is pre-installed on all supported Zebra Android devices.

To install the Showcase App:

  1. Connect the device to the internet. This is required for the first time download.
  2. From the home screen, tap on the Zebra Showcase icon.
  3. Tap Download to initiate the installation process.
  4. In the End User License Agreement (EULA) screen, tap Agree.
  5. Once the app is downloaded and installed, it will automatically close, and the device will return to the home screen.

When launching the Showcase App for the first time, a tutorial appears providing an overview on how to use the app. Either follow the tutorial or tap Close to proceed to the main app interface:

Notes:

  • A predefined DataWedge profile named "Zebra Showcase" is dedicated for use with Zebra Showcase App.
  • After the download, all demos can be experienced offline without an internet connection.

User Guide

The Showcase App is tutorial-based. After launching the app for the first time, the user is presented with a tutorial on how to use the app. Subsequent attempts to launch the app displays the app home screen, which displays Favorites followed by the demo categories and the quantity of demos within each category.

Tap on the options menu at the top left:

The menu from the home screen provides access to:

  • Home - navigates to the home screen.
  • Help - displays the tutorial on how to use the app.
  • Send Feedback - opens a form to submit feedback on the app or requests for additional demos.
  • Scan An Invite - for future use; currently disabled and not functional
  • Notification Settings - enables/disables notification settings for new releases of demos or demo updates, and controls decode feedback notifications (audio, LED, haptic).
  • About - displays app version information.

Demo

Each demo includes the following options from the top menu:

  • View info - Provides information about the demo, its features, benefits and links to additional information.
  • Demo Tutorial - Provides a walk-through on how to use the demo.
  • Settings - Provides demo-specific setting options that can be configured. Options menu from a demo

Favorites

Add a demo to Favorites for quick access. In the View info screen of the demo, tap on the star at the top right. This fills the star with yellow color and adds the demo to Favorites.

Available Demos

A multitude of data capture demos are available. This section lists all the demos currently available.

For the demos that require scanning, a printable demo sample is available to scan barcodes in place of live samples. Simply complete the request form and the sample is immediately available for download.

AI Suite Data Capture SDK

AI Barcode Finder Identify actions mapped to specific barcodes
AI Data Capture Demo Capture barcode, text, identify shelves, price tags and products

Scanning

Any Barcode Capture 1D and 2D barcodes
Picklist Mode Selective barcode capture
UDI Barcodes Capture and parse healthcare barcodes

MultiBarcode

Variable or Fixed Quantity Capture up to 100 barcodes in a single trigger press
Auto Group ID Identify and capture a group of common barcodes, such as multiple serial numbers
Specific Barcodes Capture specific barcodes from a group of barcodes

OCR

Picklist + OCR Point and capture barcode or text
Free-Form OCR Extract printed text from labels, documents and more
TIN OCR Wedge Capture Tire Identification Numbers molded into tire sidewalls
License Plate OCR Wedge Capture US and EU vehicle license plates
VIN OCR Wedge Capture Vehicle Identification Numbers from paper and windshields
ID OCR Wedge Capture driver’s licenses and identification cards
OCR-B Travel Documents Scan travel documents such as passports and visas
Meter Reading OCR Wedge Automatically read analog, digital and dial meters
Container ID OCR Wedge Capture ID numbers from shipping containers

Image

Free-Form Image Capture Image/barcode(s) capture via integrated imager or camera
Document Capture Easily capture cropped images of documents

Troubleshooting

If the full list of demo applications is not visible, try the following steps:

  1. Uninstall Enterprise Browser.
  2. Open the Showcase Info page and clear the app's memory.