UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON D.C. 20549 ___________________________

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Pursuant to~~March ~~Section~~18, ~~13 or 15(d) of~~2026

~~The~~Date of ~~Securities~~Report ~~Exchange~~(Date ~~Act~~ of ~~1934~~earliest event reported)

~~February 19, 2026~~___________________________

~~Date~~SOCKET MOBILE, INC. (Exact name of ~~Report~~ registrant as specified in its charter)

(Date of earliest event reported)

Delaware	001-13810	94-3155066
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

~~SOCKET~~ ~~MOBILE~~40675 Encyclopedia Circle Fremont, ~~INC.~~CA 94538 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(~~Exact~~510) ~~name of~~933-3000 ~~registrant~~(Registrant’s astelephone ~~specified~~number, inincluding ~~its~~area ~~charter~~code)

Delaware		001-13810		94-3155066
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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~~(Address~~[_] ofPre-commencement ~~principal~~communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) ~~executive~~under ~~offices,~~the ~~including~~Exchange ~~zip~~Act ~~code~~(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.001 Par Value per Share	SCKT	NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐[_]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ [_]

Item 2 1.0201. ~~Results~~Entry ofinto ~~Operations~~a ~~and~~Material ~~Financial~~Definitive ~~Condition~~Agreement.

OnAs previously ~~February~~disclosed 19in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 30, ~~2026~~2023, Socket Mobile, Inc. ~~issued~~(the a“Company”) completed ~~press~~a ~~release~~secured ~~reporting~~subordinated ~~its~~convertible ~~results~~note ~~for~~financing of $1,600,000 on May 26, 2023. On March 18, 2026, the ~~three~~Company and ~~twelve~~the ~~months~~requisite ~~ended~~holders of ~~December~~the 31outstanding notes entered into a Secured Subordinated Convertible Note Extension Agreement (the “Extension Agreement”), extending ~~2025~~the maturity date of the notes from May 26, 2026 to May 26, 2028. ~~The~~All ~~full~~other ~~text~~terms and conditions of the ~~press~~notes ~~release~~remain isin ~~furnished~~full asforce ~~Exhibit~~and 99effect.1.

~~Item~~The ~~9.01~~foregoing ~~Financial~~description of ~~Statements~~the Extension Agreement does not purport to be complete and ~~Exhibits~~is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Extension Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

~~(d)~~Certain ~~Exhibits.~~Relationships

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Text of press release, dated February 19, 2026, titled "Socket Mobile Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 and Full Year Results".

Charlie Bass, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and Bill Parnell, the Company’s Board director, currently hold outstanding notes. Because the Extension Agreement involved such parties related to the Company, a special committee of the Board comprising the Board’s disinterested directors approved the Extension Agreement.

~~SIGNATURES~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit No.	Description

10.1	Secured Subordinated Convertible Note Extension Agreement, effective as of March 18, 2026

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

~~SOCKET MOBILE, INC. By: /s/ Lynn Zhao Name: Lynn Zhao Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer~~SIGNATURES

~~Date:~~Pursuant ~~February~~to 19the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~2026~~the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SOCKET MOBILE, INC.

By:

/s/ Lynn Zhao
Lynn Zhao
Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 18, 2026

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