Dedicated devices · Logistics
Handhelds and delivery devices that run only your warehouse, scanning and delivery apps, stay charged through the shift and update when nobody is working.
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Challenges
An app or system update that restarts devices at 8 pm stops the evening dispatch.
Devices that were not docked properly run out halfway through picking.
Video apps and hotspots use up data plans and battery on shared handhelds.
Barcode types, prefixes and trigger settings changed on one device break scanning into the WMS.
Handhelds and delivery phones go missing with customer addresses and signatures on them.
What is included
Platform: Rugged handheld or delivery phone
Platform: Admin dashboard
Platform: Device policy
Platform: Delivery app
How it works
Staff take any charged device from the dock; the home screen shows only the apps for their role.
A badge scan or PIN signs the person in to the app, not the device, so devices stay interchangeable.
Scanning, picking and proof of delivery work offline and sync whenever the network is available.
The console shows low batteries, offline devices and outdated versions, so problems are fixed before the next wave.
At shift end, staff sign out, data uploads and the device charges on the dock.
App updates and approved system updates install in the night window, on a pilot group first.
Then it starts again at step 1: Device taken from the dock
Product preview
Illustrative screens. Hubs, devices and figures are invented.
Sample screens: names, prices and figures are examples, not client data.
Rugged handhelds survive drops, dust and rain and often have built-in scanners; consumer phones cost less but need tough cases and camera scanning.
Devices with Google Play services can use an EMM or a product on the Android Management API; others need a device-owner app or the maker's tools.
Shared shift devices need sign-in inside the apps and data cleared at sign-out.
Wi-Fi coverage at the hub and SIM data limits shape how and when apps sync.
Agree the dates when routine system updates are held back, up to 90 days at a time, and finish testing updates before them.
Platforms
Company-owned rugged handhelds and delivery phones on Android, and the hub console supervisors use.
Android phones, tablets and rugged handhelds with Google Play services, managed through Android Enterprise: company-owned devices as fully managed, dedicated (kiosk) or work-profile devices, and personal phones through a work profile only.
Back-office panels for operations, support and finance teams: orders, users, content, reports and permissions.
Browser-based applications with logins, roles and workflows, such as customer portals, SaaS products and internal tools.
Technology
Lock task mode through the Android Management API or a device-owner app, Kotlin shift apps with offline storage, and a NestJS back end.
Device management
A Google cloud API for device-management products: your console sets the rules, and a Google app on each Android device applies them.
Used for
Device management
Built-in Android APIs that let one trusted app control a company device: kiosk lock, silent app updates and restrictions, even without Google Play.
Used for
Mobile
Apps built specifically for Android, with full access to the phone's hardware, background location and company-managed devices.
Used for
Backend
A structured way to build back ends on Node.js, so large business systems stay organised, testable and easy to hand over.
Used for
Data
A reliable database for the records your business runs on: orders, payments, bookings and stock, kept accurate and easy to report on.
Used for
Data
Keeps frequently used data in fast memory, so apps stay quick on busy days and live features like order tracking feel instant.
Used for
Payments & maps
Adds maps, address search, live tracking and travel-time estimates to delivery, ride and field apps, so orders reach the right door.
Used for
Cost drivers
Each rugged model has its own scanner settings and maker tools to test.
Existing WMS and delivery apps only need policies; new shift apps or proof-of-delivery features are separate builds.
An existing EMM, a product on the Android Management API, or a device-owner app for devices without Google Play services.
More hubs mean more rollout waves, docks and supervisors to train.
Shift sign-in, app versions and device status reported into your systems add integration work.
Estimates are written from your scope, with the effort and assumptions behind each line item.
How pricing worksProcess
We watch a shift change, docking and scanning to see where devices fail.
You getDevice and shift plan
Candidate devices are tested with your apps, scanners and policies.
You getTested model list
One hub runs for two to four weeks, including a peak day.
You getPilot report
Hubs are enrolled in waves outside peak season, with supervisor training.
You getRollout schedule
Work
Business software
An illustrative SaaS for businesses running their own vehicles: live dispatch on a map, driver proof of delivery and per-trip billing for each customer.
Runs on
Built with
Device management & kiosk solutions
An illustrative kiosk product for retail chains: locked Android tablets for catalogues and price checks, a staff launcher, and a console to enrol, update and monitor every device.
Runs on
Built with
Solutions
Single-app and multi-app kiosks for Android tablets, phones and terminals: locked ordering, check-in and catalogue apps that customers cannot escape.
Company-owned Android phones and tablets set up as fully managed devices, with custom device-owner apps where standard EMM agents fall short.
Zero-touch, QR code, Knox Mobile Enrollment and Apple Automated Device Enrollment set-ups that take devices from the box to ready-to-use.
Custom fleet management software for GPS tracking, trips, driver apps, compliance reminders, maintenance and freight billing.
FAQ
Updates only install in an agreed night window, and new app versions go to a small pilot group first. On Android 9 or later, system updates can be held in freeze periods of up to 90 days around peak seasons, although device makers may still release urgent security fixes. A minimum-version rule stops a shift from starting on an outdated app, instead of letting a mismatch reach the dock.
Only for a legitimate reason and with notice. A company-owned device reported missing can be put into lost mode (Android 11 or later on fully managed and dedicated devices), which locks it and reports its location while it is lost. During deliveries, the delivery app records location with each proof-of-delivery event while the person is on duty, as your device-use notice explains. We do not build off-shift or covert tracking.
Yes. Rugged makers usually provide their own tools or SDKs for scanner settings, key mapping and battery health, and some offer their own management console. We manage apps and policies through Android Enterprise or a device-owner app, and use the maker's tools for the hardware settings they control, so each setting has one owner and two systems do not fight over it.
The delivery app uploads proof-of-delivery photos and signatures as soon as it can and removes them from the device afterwards. A lost device can be locked remotely and, when necessary, wiped. Because staff sign in to the apps, a found device does not expose anyone's account or the day's deliveries.
No. Staff sign in to the shift app with a badge or PIN, and the app loads their role, zone and route. At sign-out it clears the session, so the next person starts clean. This keeps devices interchangeable, which matters when one dock of handhelds serves three shifts a day.
Next step
Tell us your device models, apps and number of hubs, and we will propose a pilot at one hub with an itemised estimate.
