android camera

Author: mark-prins

content/docs/introduction/requirements/index.md

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 ### Mobile / tablet requirements
 
-You are able to use a browser on a tablet to connect to an Open mSupply server, and the only requirement here is a suitably fast tablet with a browser such as chrome or firefox.
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-For a stand-alone, offline, solution a mobile application is also available for android devices.
+For a stand-alone, offline, solution a mobile application is also available for android devices. This is the recommended approach. While you are able to use a browser on a tablet to connect to an Open mSupply server, this is not supported. Using a browser will not allow you to make use of the server discovery feature or use the camera for barcode scanning, among other limitations.
 
 Recommended Specifications:
-In short, Open mSupply mobile runs on Android tablets (not on phones as there is too much data to use well on small phone screens).
+In short, Open mSupply mobile runs on Android tablets (not on phones for general usage as there is too much data to use well on small phone screens).
+Note that there are some specific features which can run on phones, such as the GAPS feature.
+
 The application requires at least Android 10
 
 |                 | Minimum           | Recommended       |

content/docs/settings/devices/index.md

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 ## Barcode Scanners
 
 This section allows you to configure a USB barcode scanner for use with Open mSupply desktop.
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+If you are using the android application you are able to scan barcodes using the device's camera and this configuration section is not relevant.
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 We support serial-mode and keyboard-mode scanners. The preference is serial scanners which we have found to be more reliable. The Zebra DS-22 is the recommended model.
 
 On opening the barcode scanners section you may see the message `Not connected`: