Google’s Circle to Search is reportedly getting another new capability that will enable it to scan QR codes and barcodes. The artificial intelligence (AI) visual lookup feature, which made its debut ...

Google is working on a new feature that will revolutionise QR code scanning on Android smartphones. The upcoming update aims to automatically detect QR codes within the camera frame, zoom in on them, ...

Android users may soon find it easier to scan QR codes from a distance, thanks to a cutting-edge feature Google is developing. The tech giant is refining a code scanner that intuitively recognizes a ...

“Starting with version 16.1.0, you can enable auto-zoom to allow the Google code scanner to automatically scan barcodes that are far away from the camera,” Google added. When users point their devices ...

Jorge was a news writer for AP. He covered the mobile industry at Android Police, but has covered multiple beats in the tech space. It's no secret that scanning a QR code can be pretty annoying on ...

Google added a native QR code scanner tool to Android a while back, and it’s been a quick and simple way to reliably scan codes. Now, Google is taking things up a notch, by letting Android’s QR code ...

If you’ve had trouble scanning QR codes on your Android, perhaps on a wall across the room, Google’s testing a new feature with developers that could make scanning from a distance easier. If you’ve ...

Google updated APIs responsible for the barcode and QR code scanning to allow them to auto-zoom when a possible barcode or QR code is detected. This feature could soon roll out to Android 13 and above ...