{"id":1261746,"date":"2023-08-10T06:33:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T01:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1261746"},"modified":"2023-08-10T06:33:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T01:03:41","slug":"google-will-allow-you-to-scan-qr-code-from-across-the-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/google-will-allow-you-to-scan-qr-code-from-across-the-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Will Allow You To Scan QR Code From Across The Room!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Google is set to make scanning a QR code from far away more convenient for users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Google<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This should come in handy when a QR code is situated far away and cannot be captured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A bonus is that the solution will not <\/a>require the app to request camera permissions, hence enhancing user privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In brief<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google is bringing an auto-zoom feature to its Code Scanner API on Android.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this, one can easily scan QR Codes that are far away without having to manually adjust the zoom and ensure optimal framing of the scanner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The feature will let the device automatically detect QR codes in the camera frame, zoom in on them, and read them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When users point their devices at a barcode, the scanner will intelligently detect and zoom in on the barcode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Machine intelligence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mishaal Rahman posted the discovery on Twitter, noting that “Google has updated ML Kit’s Barcode Scanning API and the Code Scanner API with auto-zoom, enabling the camera to automatically zoom in to scan barcodes that are far away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scanner will intelligently detect barcodes and zoom in so the user doesn’t have to manually adjust zoom.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

User privacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All image processing occurs locally on the user’s device, meaning that Google does not store any results or image data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ML Kit page states, \u201cThe Google code scanner API provides a complete solution for scanning code without requiring your app to request camera permission, while preserving user privacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is accomplished by delegating the task of scanning the code to Google Play services and returning only the scan results to your app. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All image processing occurs on the device and Google doesn\u2019t store the results or image data.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open for use to other developers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A unique feature is that the new auto-zoom feature is not restricted to Google\u2019s QR Code Scanner app exclusively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developers of other apps can also implement this feature into their QR code scanner apps without requiring permissions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The feature is currently available for developers <\/a>and will soon be rolled out for the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get started, simply create a new project in the Google Developers Console and enable the “Google Code Scanner API”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is unconfirmed <\/a>when or if at all Google will make the feature available to Android users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it may be available to devices running Android 13 or later<\/a>\u2014given that the QR code scanner in Android 13 and later uses the same ML Kit\u2019s Barcode Scanning library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless, as and when it arrives, it will certainly prove of value to Indian users in particular who rely on  QR codes to make transactions on a daily basis via UPI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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