A big-time Google upgrade could put an end to the struggle of scanning a QR code from a long way away. Whether it's across the room on a wall or across the highway on a billboard, a new scanner ...

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 ...

Matthew Zucca, a tech enthusiast and former consultant from Canada, joined Android Police in 2023. Leveraging his technical knowledge and previous consulting experience, Matthew got his first two ...

As announced in May, Google has given its default QR code scanner on Android an appreciable redesign. Upon launch (via the Quick Settings Tile or lockscreen shortcut), there’s a nice animation of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Back in July, Google widely introduced a redesign of the Android QR code scanner, but then rolled it back. The updated interface is now starting to reappear. This is the QR code scanner available from ...

It appears that Google is working on a redesigned user interface for Android's QR scanner. The newly redesigned Android QR code scanner UI is aimed at making one-hand operation easier. The new change ...

The Quick Response code (or QR code) was introduced in 1994, but it never really took off in the US until decades later when the pandemic created a need for a quick, easy, and (most importantly) touch ...

The Quick Response code, more popularly referred to as a QR code, has really taken off in recent years, and it's easy to see why. Though COVID-19 helped mainstream it, these codes make sharing ...