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Frugal way to scan a bar code?

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Subject: Frugal way to scan a bar code?
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by: Dim Witte - Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:57 UTC

I just found out that you don't need a special apps to scan a bar code. Searched in Google Store for QR and barcode scanner, located a recommended one for my Android 10, but then read at Tom's that the apps already in your camera probably can scan a bar code.

You supposedly can focus camera on bar code, then wait until the camera deciphers it and gives a link to pursue. May be a link in your apps for doing this. Also warning that just doing this on any old bar code could be a problem, because hackers can simply put their bar codes up anywhere.

Going to look into this, as shopping by bar codes seems to be the coming thing.

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Frugal way to scan a bar code?	Dim Witte