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.

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 ...

The innovation lies in the revamped Google QR Code Scanner API. While it powers Google’s native QR Code Scanner app, its versatility allows integration into third-party apps as well.

Back in Android 13, Google added support for a built-in QR code scanner. It has since updated that with new functionality, such as the ability to automatically detect and zoom in on a QR code.

Google is working on a new feature that will enable Android smartphones to automatically detects a QR code in the camera frame, zooms in and reads it. The Google code scanner API provides a complete ...

With this auto-zoom QR code scanner, Android users can look forward to a more efficient and hassle-free scanning experience, making the handling of QR codes more convenient than ever before.

Keep the scanner app in a location you'll remember as you'll need to use it whenever you want to scan a QR code. Give it a try: Scan this QR code with your phone's camera.© Andrew Hoyle/CNET ...

Now, Google is taking things up a notch, by letting Android’s QR code scanner automatically zoom in on the codes it finds. Accessible through the Quick Settings, Android’s built-in QR code ...

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. In this guide, we've covered the step-by-step ...