SUNMI App Development & Integration
Software built around SUNMI devices
Design and develop Android applications that make full use of SUNMI commercial hardware.
We build software for SUNMI handhelds, scanners, POS devices and kiosks, integrating device capabilities with the wider systems that run your operation.
From a single purpose-built application to software deployed across a fleet of devices, we build around how the hardware will actually be used.
SUNMI Development
Make the device part of the product
SUNMI hardware combines Android with commercial capabilities such as integrated barcode scanning, NFC, printing and other device-specific functionality depending on the model. Current SUNMI products span rugged scanner-equipped handhelds, mobile terminals and desktop commercial devices.
Making good use of that hardware requires more than putting a standard Android interface on the device.
We design the application around the device, its SDKs and the operational process it needs to support, then connect it cleanly to the systems behind it.
Typical SUNMI applications
- Inventory and stock management
- Warehouse picking and fulfilment
- Retail operations
- Product lookup and price checking
- Ticketing and access control
- Order management
- Field operations
- Check-in and registration
- Bespoke point-of-sale workflows
Looking for handheld scanner software more generally? Explore barcode scanner app development Building a self-service kiosk? Explore kiosk app development Looking at a wider range of dedicated Android devices? Explore Android & connected device development
SUNMI capabilities
What we build
Barcode scanner integration
Applications using integrated SUNMI scanners for fast 1D and 2D barcode workflows, including hardware-triggered scanning where supported by the device. SUNMI's current scanner-equipped devices include models specifically designed around frequent commercial barcode capture.
Printer integration
Receipts, labels and other printed output on compatible SUNMI hardware, incorporated into the operational workflow rather than treated as a separate step.
NFC and device capabilities
Use of supported device functions such as NFC and other hardware exposed by the selected terminal.
Backend integration
Connect devices to inventory, fulfilment, ERP, CRM or bespoke operational systems.
Device-specific UX
Interfaces designed around scanner buttons, small screens, landscape devices, rapid repeat operations and the conditions in which staff actually use the equipment.
Deployment and ongoing development
Software designed to evolve as SUNMI hardware, business processes and backend systems change.
Built around the workflow, not the SDK
Integrating the SUNMI SDK is only one part of the job.
A picking application, for example, needs to decide what should happen after a valid scan, an invalid scan, a duplicate scan, a network interruption or a mismatch between local and server state.
Those behaviours determine whether the product works effectively in the real world.
Our job is to understand that wider process and build the hardware integration as part of a reliable operational system.
Frequently asked questions
Can you build applications specifically for SUNMI hardware?
Yes. We can build native Android applications around a specific SUNMI model or design software intended to support a wider selection of compatible devices.
Can you integrate SUNMI's built-in barcode scanners?
Yes. SUNMI provides scanner capabilities across a range of commercial devices, and we can incorporate scanning directly into application workflows.
Can you integrate printers and other SUNMI hardware?
Where the selected SUNMI hardware exposes the required capability, we can integrate it into the application and wider workflow.
Do we need to have chosen our SUNMI device already?
Not necessarily. It is often useful to consider the software and hardware together so that device selection reflects the actual requirements of the application.
Can SUNMI devices connect to our existing backend?
Yes. We can integrate with existing APIs and operational platforms or develop the backend components required for the new application.
Can the app work offline?
Where the workflow permits it, yes. We can design local persistence and synchronisation around environments where connectivity is intermittent.
Can you take over an existing SUNMI application?
Yes. We can investigate an existing Android application, its SUNMI integrations and surrounding platform before recommending how to improve or extend it.
Ready when you are
Planning a SUNMI deployment?
Tell us about the hardware, the workflow and the systems it needs to connect to. We can help shape the technical approach and build the software around it.