Understanding EloView 3 (EV3) Device OS Release Versioning & File Suffix Nomenclature
Audience: Public / Elo Customers, IT Administrators, Deployment Engineers & Integrators
Article Type: Firmware Architecture, Release Management & Versioning Guide
This article details the structural naming conventions, numerical version sequences, and letter suffix classifications applied to EloView® 3 (EV3) Android Device OS firmware releases.
Anatomy of an EloView OS Firmware Build String
An EloView device firmware version string consists of two primary segments:
5.000.025.0091+ap
↑ (11-Digit Incremental Release Sequence) ↑ (Hardware Tier & OS Flavor Suffix)
↑ (11-Digit Incremental Release Sequence) ↑ (Hardware Tier & OS Flavor Suffix)
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Numerical Prefix (e.g.,
5.000.025.0091): Represents the global EloView Release Sequence. These numbers increment sequentially with each newly published maintenance build and feature release. -
Alphabetical Suffix (e.g.,
+p,+ap,+v,+av): Identifies the specific hardware platform tier (Performance vs. Value) and the Android framework flavor (GMS vs. AOSP).
Firmware Suffix Nomenclature & Hardware Tier Mapping
| Suffix | Classification | Hardware & Framework Target |
|---|---|---|
| +p | Performance (GMS) | Standard / Performance tier hardware models configured with Google Mobile Services (GMS / Google Play). |
| +ap | AOSP Performance | Standard / Performance tier hardware models running non-GMS Android Open Source Project (AOSP). |
| +v | Value (GMS) | Value / Entry tier hardware models configured with Google Mobile Services (GMS). |
| +av | AOSP Value | Value / Entry tier hardware models running non-GMS Android Open Source Project (AOSP). |
✔ OTA Deployment Best Practice: When scheduling Over-The-Air (OTA) updates in EloView, the portal automatically filters and validates target firmware builds to prevent pushing incompatible tier packages (e.g., attempting to flash a
+v package onto a +p device).Please report any broken links by emailing elo.support@zebra.com and include a link to the knowledge article