topic Re: android tablet specs in ArcGIS Collector Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-collector-questions/android-tablet-specs/m-p/466931#M7932 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>One of the things I noticed between the two is the tab functionality to move to the next field, exists in the Android where in the iPad you had to click on the field to get to it. If you have a lot of fields to fill out, you have to scroll down the list of fields and then click on the one you want to update in the iPad. More steps. I haven't played with the new updates so this may have been addressed?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:50:17 GMT VenusScott 2016-03-11T14:50:17Z android tablet specs https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-collector-questions/android-tablet-specs/m-p/466929#M7930 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>We are looking to purchase 3G tablets, maybe ASUS, for field collection using the collector app, we currently have two iPads but are looking for something less pricey </P><P>How is the experience using the Android devices as opposed to IOS, and are there any minimum requirements for an Android tablet to run the collector app?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:44:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-collector-questions/android-tablet-specs/m-p/466929#M7930 City_of_Edgewater__Fl_GIS_Div_ 2016-03-10T16:44:51Z Re: android tablet specs https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-collector-questions/android-tablet-specs/m-p/466930#M7931 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I do not have experience with the <SPAN style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">collector app</SPAN>; however, if one looks on Google play one can see the version of the Android OS needed. Looks like 4.0 or higher is fine. I would imagine that any new tablet will satisfy this, but I would still check. Also make sure it has a GPS on board and is not using cell networks/wi-fi only for location.</P><P></P><P><A href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esri.arcgis.collector" title="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esri.arcgis.collector">Collector for ArcGIS - Android Apps on Google Play</A></P><P><IMG __jive_id="190709" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/190709_pastedImage_1.png" style="max-width: 1200px; max-height: 900px;" /></P><P></P><P>We do have over 20 Samsung tabs deployed in the field that have a custom app for GPS data <SPAN style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">collection. We are currently using Samsung tab 4 10.1; however, we are looking for a new device as the tab 4 is now getting old. We have looked at <SPAN style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">ASUS and Lenovo products. I would be interested in what tabs you decide to look at....</SPAN></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Mar 2016 01:14:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-collector-questions/android-tablet-specs/m-p/466930#M7931 forestknutsen1 2016-03-11T01:14:45Z Re: android tablet specs https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-collector-questions/android-tablet-specs/m-p/466931#M7932 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>One of the things I noticed between the two is the tab functionality to move to the next field, exists in the Android where in the iPad you had to click on the field to get to it. If you have a lot of fields to fill out, you have to scroll down the list of fields and then click on the one you want to update in the iPad. More steps. I haven't played with the new updates so this may have been addressed?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:50:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-collector-questions/android-tablet-specs/m-p/466931#M7932 VenusScott 2016-03-11T14:50:17Z Re: android tablet specs https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-collector-questions/android-tablet-specs/m-p/466932#M7933 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The Android device requirements can be found below:</P><P><A href="http://doc.arcgis.com/en/collector/#systemRequirements" title="http://doc.arcgis.com/en/collector/#systemRequirements">Collector for ArcGIS | ArcGIS</A></P><P></P><H4 class="icon-android" style="margin-bottom: 0.33333em; font-family: 'Avenir LT W01 65 Medium', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: 1.125em; color: #4d4d4d; background-color: #fefefe;">Android</H4><UL><LI>Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later</LI><LI>ARMv7 or x86 processor</LI><LI>OpenGL ES 2.0 support</LI><LI>Precise location (GPS and network-based) support</LI></UL></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:27:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-collector-questions/android-tablet-specs/m-p/466932#M7933 PeterNasuti 2016-03-11T20:27:12Z Re: android tablet specs https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-collector-questions/android-tablet-specs/m-p/466933#M7934 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Worth noting that Collector will not use any SD card in your device and that it will not support screen rotation on Android. Pick something with enough internal storage and that will run Collector in your chosen orientation - not doing this can be costly!</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Mar 2016 22:09:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-collector-questions/android-tablet-specs/m-p/466933#M7934 PeteCrosier 2016-03-11T22:09:37Z Re: android tablet specs https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-collector-questions/android-tablet-specs/m-p/466934#M7935 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Collector is also available for Windows 10 if you weren't already aware.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:09:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-collector-questions/android-tablet-specs/m-p/466934#M7935 RobBlash 2016-03-17T13:09:04Z