Google has updated ML Kit's Barcode Scanning API and the Code Scanner API with auto-zoom, enabling the camera to automatically zoom in to scan barcodes that are far away. The scanner will ...

As announced in May, Google has given its default QR code scanner on Android an appreciable redesign via Play services.

Google has finally started rolling out Android's redesigned QR code scanner — a year after we first spotted it in a teardown.

Google has updated the APIs behind QR code and barcode scanning to enable auto-zoom function. Read on to know more about this new feature.

Google’s latest Code Scanner API in GMS can auto-zoom and read QR codes from a distance using machine learning. It lets developers embed the feature into apps.

A report states that a recent Google Messages beta has brought about the company's QR code-based verification keys on Android ...

Google is changing the way you confirm if contacts are legit. The company has begun rolling out a QR code to verify that the ...

It's expected to work in both Google's own QR Code Scanner and in other apps. Because this is an API-level upgrade, app developers won't have to grant any new camera permissions for the tool to work.

If you're on an Android device, however, there are three best ways to scan a QR code: Google Lens, your native camera app, and a third-party app.

Your Android or iPhone can probably already scan QR codes. Here's how to do it no matter what phone you have.

Instagram – Instagram users can scan Nametags, a form of QR code, to quickly follow someone. Facebook – The Facebook app uses QR codes for friend requests and event check-ins.

Your Android phone's camera likely can scan QR codes without the use of a third-party app. Here's how: • Open the Camera app and hold your Android phone so that the QR code appears in the ...