# AnimalTrakker® Farm Mobile Overview AnimalTrakker® Farm Mobile is a Java and Kotlin program designed to run on inexpensive [[Suggested AnimalTrakker® Hardware#Essential User-Supplied Hardware|Android tablets]]. It allows for the mobile lookup and recording of many trackable livestock metrics, such as behavior, lambing, weight, physical deformities, wool quality, and much more. AnimalTrakker® Farm Mobile can be used completely independently of [[AnimalTrakker® Farm Desktop Overview|Farm Desktop]], if desired. However, most reporting functions are only available in the Farm Desktop application. One of the main draws of Farm Mobile is its capability to scan and print bar codes that link to animals in the [[AnimalTrakker® Database Overview|AnimalTrakker® Database]]. For example, you can take a sample from an animal and attach the animal's unique bar code to its corresponding test vial. If your livestock veterinarian is capable of using [[Start Here|AnimalTrakker®]], they can enter the results of the test directly into your database under the animal in question. Bar codes do require the use of EID tags. Our mantra for testing Farm Mobile code is this: **no code survives first contact with the sheep.** We test all of our code on a copy of a real database that contains over 15,800 sheep. That makes for pretty good real-world testing! Some of the set-up for Farm Mobile can be done from Farm Desktop before heading into the field. Reports, data analysis, and other deep dives all work best on a computer of some kind, be it laptop or desktop. Reports *can* happen within the Android app, but are difficult to do on mobile. ## Tablet Do's and Don'ts We've learned a few things about caring for your tablet while testing AnimalTrakker®. Here are a few tablet "Do's" and "Don'ts" that'll help you get years of use out of your AnimalTrakker® system. **DO:** - Start the day with a fully-charged tablet. - [[Backing Up Your Database on a Tablet|Back up your database]] throughout the day. - [[AnimalTrakker® Database Backup Recommended Practices|Save a backup]] to your computer, a thumb drive, or Google Drive at the end of every day. **DON'T:** - Leave the tablet in the sun or in a hot car. It can damage or kill the device, resulting in loss of data. - Operate from an old database file. Always use the most recent copy of your database, otherwise data inconsistencies can occur.