Windows Phone

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Windows Phone 7

Windows Phone 7 competes mainly with Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android in the smartphone market. Individuals can use Windows Phone 7 devices for personal use, because they integrate with Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Lync and Office 365. Windows Phone 7 uses Outlook Mobile for email access and supports several major email services.

Windows Phone 7 does not support bluetooth HID or Bluetooth SPP. (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2449475) For this reason barcode integration is not currently possible. If you are looking for a Microsoft product capable of being used with a barcode scanner please see our product offerings in Windows Mobile, Windows CE, and Windows desktop environments.

Windows Phone 8

According to Microsoft, as of November 2012: Windows Phone 8 does not support Bluetooth HID or Bluetooth SPP. Bluetooth HID and Bluetooth SPP are the two bluetooth profiles used by our bluetooth barcode scanners for real time data transfer. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2770012