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.

Additionally, since the built-in QR scanner on Android 13 and above uses the ML Kit Barcode Scanning API, it's possible this functionality could also be extended to QR scanning in the camera app.

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

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 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 ...

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.