How do I get the native Android scanner app?

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This article will teach you how to get the Tire Base app on an Android scanner, and when to use WMS in the browser instead.

Tire Base installs the native Android scanner app. You do not download it, sideload it, or turn it on from WMS Settings. The scanner we sell arrives with the app already installed. If you already own an Android scanner and want that same app, ship the device to our Las Vegas office and we install it, then send it back. You can also open WMS in the device browser. The app loads there. The scanner itself may or may not work properly in the browser.

Three ways to use a scanner with WMS: buy one from Tire Base with the app installed, ship your Android scanner to Las Vegas, or open WMS in the browser.

Steps

To get a scanner that is ready to use, buy the Android scanner from Tire Base. It ships with the native WMS app already installed. Do not install a substitute app on that device.
If you already own an Android scanner and want the native app, do not install it yourself. Reply to Tire Base support before you ship so the office knows the device is coming.
Ship the scanner to Tire Base Inc, 1825 S Decatur Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89102. Put your company name and a phone number in the box so we can send it back after the app is installed.
When the scanner comes back, sign in to WMS on that device and confirm the location in the header is the warehouse you are standing in.
If you would rather not ship the device, open WMS in the browser on the scanner or a computer: https://wms.tirebase.io. Sign in with your Tire Base user.
A scan in the browser may or may not work properly. If the built-in scanner does nothing, or types digits and never submits, use a USB or Bluetooth keyboard scanner and follow How to set up a generic barcode scanner for WMS?, or wait for the native app after we install it.
Label printing is a separate setup. Zebra labels still print from a Tire Base Android over Wi-Fi (How to use a Tire Base scanner and printer?).

Conclusion & best practices

Buy the scanner from Tire Base when you can — that is the one that arrives with the app already on it. Shipping your own Android scanner to Las Vegas is how we install the native app on a device you already own. The browser at wms.tirebase.io is enough to use WMS, and the scanner may or may not work there. Related: How to get started with WMS: scanners, printers, and inventory? and How to set up a generic barcode scanner for WMS?.