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Bahrain already scans medicine barcodes at the pharmacy counter, and Qatar has given the industry one year to follow, so here’s what your scanning app needs to handle.

The battery industry is becoming more transparent thanks to the EU Battery Passport. A digital battery passport that can be accessed via a QR code will be required for some batteries sold in the EU starting in February 2027. It will offer crucial details regarding the battery's sustainability, carbon footprint, origin, and composition. This presents new possibilities and difficulties for barcode scanning technology, making dependable QR code scanning crucial for swiftly and precisely obtaining battery information.

Pharmaceutical barcodes don’t always scan as expected, and the problem isn’t necessarily the barcode itself. Small GS1 DataMatrix codes, poor printing, reflections, curved packaging, lighting, and camera quality can all affect scanning performance. This blog looks at the most common reasons pharma barcodes can be difficult to scan and how reliable barcode-scanning technology like barKoder can help deliver faster, more consistent results.

Discover how barcode and QR code scanning are supporting digital transformation across the EU, NATO member countries, and BRICS nations. Learn how barKoder enables fast, accurate, and secure mobile scanning for government services, logistics, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, retail, and enterprise applications worldwide.

Every second, thousands of barcodes are being scanned somewhere in the world. From supermarket checkouts and warehouses to hospitals and global supply chains, barcode scanners quietly keep modern commerce moving. Take a 24-hour journey through the surprisingly busy life of the barcode scanner.

In this new barKoder blog post, we explore the 10 most common reasons barcode scanning fails, explain what happens behind the scenes and share practical ways developers can improve scanning reliability. The article also looks at mobile cameras, decoding technology, difficult barcodes, multi barcode scanning and why testing with real world samples is essential for building a scanner users can trust.

With barKoder’s new Search & Find feature, simply enter the barcode value you’re looking for and point your camera at the scene. The SDK searches interactively until it detects and scans the matching barcode.

barKoder SDK 1.7.1 is now available with improved performance, efficiency, and regional data parsing. Updated versions of the Barcode Scanner by barKoder are also available on Google Play and the Apple App Store, delivering a faster and more reliable scanning experience across mobile and web platforms.

UPC and EAN barcodes remain the backbone of global retail in 2026, powering billions of product scans every day. From supermarkets and warehouses to e-commerce and mobile shopping apps, these standardized barcodes enable fast checkouts, accurate inventory management, and seamless product identification. Discover 30+ surprising UPC/EAN statistics and fun facts that highlight why barcode technology continues to drive modern commerce.