FbF® bioCollect App for Android:

To download the FbF® bioCollect App for Android, open the Google Play Store on your device. Search “bioCollect” and install the app. Or you can access the app here:

First, open your Android Settings and navigate to Bluetooth options. Next, enable Bluetooth and then pair the biometric scanner. The SMUFS device will have the last 4 digits of the Mac address at the beginning of the scanner name, from the back of the device.

Note, if you do not see your SMUFS device, you may need to disconnect any Bluetooth devices that are currently in use. (i.e. Bluetooth Car Kits for phone/music) 

Once you open the bioCollect app, you will see the following screen. You will need to click on the settings button in the lower left hand corner to setup your fingerprint scanner.

Once you are in Settings, click on the “Scanner” tab to configure your fingerprint scanner.

Configuring the Fingerprint Scanner

Once you are on the Scanner tab, you will need to enable Bluetooth on your device.

Once Bluetooth is enabled, the fingerprint scanner will show up listed under “Available Devices”. Click on your scanner name to Pair the scanner. (The SMUFS scanner will have the last 4 digits of the Mac address at the beginning of the scanner name)

Once the fingerprint scanner is paired, the name will show up under “Paired Devices”.

Settings

Once the fingerprint scanner is connected, go back to the Settings tab.

You will notice that the Device ID# field is filled in automatically. (For a SMUFS scanner, the device ID will be the UID of the scanner)

You can then fill in the Name field with a device identifier. The Device ID# and Name will show up in the body of emailed prints.

Print Capture

If you do not wish to save your prints, you can click the radio button next to “Don’t”. Click on the arrow to the left of “Configuration” in the upper right to exit settings and go to the print capture screen.

Saving Prints to File

You can choose to save the prints to the Android device using the “File” option.

Retrieving Prints from Device

This process may differ depending on your Android device. You will need to access your device file system. The prints will be saved in the location “Pictures/bioCollect”

You can delete all saved prints on your Android device by going back to Settings in the app and clicking on “Delete Saved Data”. This will delete all saved prints located in “Pictures/bioCollect”.

Emailing Prints

You can choose to send the captured prints to an email.

Uploading Prints through FTP

You can choose to upload captured prints through FTP.