Scan-To-Connect (STC) Utility

Zebra Technologies

About this app

The Scan-To-Connect (STC) Utility enables a Zebra Bluetooth scanner to pair to a phone or tablet in one simple step, without having to modify your app.

Unlike standard HID keyboard, the STC Utility supports enhanced HID keyboard, which assures your data is received by your phone or tablet. If corrupted, it will be retransmitted. If lost, you get an error beep to rescan item.

The STC Utility also has a virtual keyboard to manually enter data for items that are not bar coded, or if the bar code is unreadable (ie. Damaged).

Additional functionality includes:
1. View the host’s Bluetooth MAC address
2. Print a pairing barcode
3. Launch an application after completing the pairing process
4. Hide “Settings” button when deploying to production environments

For more information go to www.Zebra.com/scantoconnect

For Windows, Android and iOS app developers, the source code for the pairing functionality of Scan-To-Connect is available for integration into your application at www.Zebra.com/scannersdk.

Ratings and reviews

This was working correctly on all of our Zebra LI3678 scanners paired to Galaxy Tab Active2 tablets for the past two years. We started having issues today scanning labels in our fixed locations such as: PATB.A.1.K They were returning: PATB.A..K1 This still works with a Windows machine with bluetooth, but no Android devices we have. I think your 10/18 update broke it for Android!

Keyboard does not auto resize on Android S9 tablets. Bottom line of the keys are behind the OS navigation buttons. Multiple emails to the developer go unanswered.

Never worked and would not connect to scanner

What’s new

- Removed the need to switch to the Zebra keyboard while operating under HID protocol.
- Bug fix – Fixed the issue of the Zebra keyboard overlapping with navigation buttons on some Android devices.