- 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 smartphones with Google Play Services.
Android is considered a mature OS by now, but there is still room for plenty of improvement. We take a lot of features for granted these days, but some feature upgrades still manage to blow our minds. For instance, we’ve all used our phones for QR code scanning, but we always reposition ourselves to align correctly with the QR code, even if it means moving a few steps ahead. Google seems to have a solution in mind for this, as it could soon enable Android phones to auto-zoom into barcodes and QR codes when trying to scan them.
Android expert Mishaal Rahman spotted that Google had updated the APIs behind barcode scanning on Android with auto-zoom features, enabling the camera to automatically zoom in to scan barcodes and QR codes that are far away.