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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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