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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000944075-22-000006
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220201
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220203
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220203

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Zhao Lynn
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001724840

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13810
		FILM NUMBER:		22589759

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		39700 EUREKA DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94560

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOCKET MOBILE, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000944075
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS [3571]
		IRS NUMBER:				943155066
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		39700 EUREKA DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94560-4808
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5109333000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		39700 EUREKA DRIVE
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94560-4808

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SOCKET COMMUNICATIONS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950418
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        <footnote id="F1">Restricted shares of Socket Mobile, Inc. Common Stock subject to vesting 15% after year one, 20% after year two, 25% after year three, and final 40% after year four, granted under the 2004 Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Exempt transaction pursuant to Section 16b-3(e) - payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities incident to the receipt, exercise or vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. All of the shares reported as disposed of in this Form 4 were relinquished by Ms. Zhao and cancelled by Socket Mobile Inc. in exchange for Socket Mobile's agreement to pay federal and state tax withholding obligations of Ms. Zhao resulting from the vesting of Restricted Stocks. Ms. Zhao did not sell or otherwise dispose of any of the shares reported on this Form 4 for any reason other than to cover required taxes.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Lynn Zhao</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-02-03</signatureDate>
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