Most modern smartphones are able to decode barcode using their built-in camera. Google's mobile Android operating system can use their own Google Lens application to scan QR codes, or third-party apps like Barcode Scanner to read both one-dimensional barcodes and QR codes. Google's Pixel devices can natively read QR codes inside the default Pixel Camera app. Nokia's Symbian operating system featured a barcode scanner, while mbarcode is a QR code reader for the Maemo operating system. In Apple iOS 11, the native camera app can decode QR codes and can link to URLs, join wireless networks, or perform other operations depending on the QR Code contents. Other paid and free apps are available with scanning capabilities for other symbologies or for earlier iOS versions. With BlackBerry devices, the App World application can natively scan barcodes and load any recognized Web URLs on the device's Web browser. Windows Phone 7.5 is able to scan barcodes through the Bing search app. However, these devices are not designed specifically for the capturing of barcodes. As a result, they do not decode nearly as quickly or accurately as a dedicated barcode scanner or portable data terminal.
Most modern smartphones are able to decode barcode using their built-in camera Google's mobile Android operating system can use their own Google Lens application to scan QR codes or third-party apps like Barcode Scanner to read both one-dimensional barcodes and QR codes Google's Pixel devices can natively read QR codes inside the default Pixel Camera app Nokia's Symbian operating system featured a barcode scanner while mbarcode is a QR code reader for the Maemo operating system In Apple iOS 11 the native camera app can decode QR codes and can link to URLs join wireless networks or perform other operations depending on the QR Code contents Other paid and free apps are available with scanning capabilities for other symbologies or for earlier iOS versions With BlackBerry devices the App World application can natively scan barcodes and load any recognized Web URLs on the device's Web browser Windows Phone 75 is able to scan barcodes through the Bing search app However these devices are not designed specifically for the capturing of barcodes As a result they do not decode nearly as quickly or accurately as a dedicated barcode scanner or portable data terminal