Comments on: Bringing Barcodes to BlackBerry Applications

By: Savourama

Savourama — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:20:00 +0000

Very helpful… thank-u

By: Charymayi2110

Charymayi2110 — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:01:00 +0000

mmm u have to download ” barcode assistant” on the blackberry app world.

By: BlackBerry_Ty

BlackBerry_Ty — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:34:00 +0000

Hi Raghurammadhu,

Check out the following posts for an overview how you can scan barcodes using BlackBerry Messenger and BlackBerry App World.

Get to know BlackBerry Messenger
http://helpblog.blackberry.com/2010/10/blackberry-messenger-help/

How to install an Application using BlackBerry App World QR Codes
http://helpblog.blackberry.com/2010/12/blackberry-app-install-qr-codes/

You can also learn more about the features offered by your BlackBerry 9700 by reviewing the user guide for your phone which can be found here.

http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/subcategories/?userType=1&category=BlackBerry+Smartphones&subCategory=BlackBerry+Bold+9700+Series

Let me know if this helps!

By: Raghurammadhu

Raghurammadhu — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:49:00 +0000

How do I scan a barcode in bold 9700? Can someone pls teach me?

By: BlackBerry_Ty

BlackBerry_Ty — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:07:00 +0000

Hi Xoxo-ib 96,

Check out the link below for an overview of how to install a application by scanning a barcode.

http://helpblog.blackberry.com/2010/12/blackberry-app-install-qr-codes/

By: Xoxo-ib 96

Xoxo-ib 96 — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:19:00 +0000

omg help how do i scan a barcode step by step on torch

By: Toddsellshomes

Toddsellshomes — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:46:00 +0000

did you try the “scan barcode” option in bb app world? it works fine on my torch.

By: Paul Leadbeater

Paul Leadbeater — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:09:00 +0000

The App World Scanner works perfectly. Interestingly, the BB Messenger ‘Group Scan’ function does not work – it recognises the code but does nothing with it!

By: Amelia Brooking

Amelia Brooking — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 22:43:00 +0000

It’s a nice idea and all, but all of the barcodes I try to scan on my Blackberry Curve 8520 seem to by too small for the scanner to focus on. Why is that?

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:08:00 +0000

Hi Uttam,
Yes I have managed to scan code 39 barcodes successfully [but still not as good as iPhone or Android though]. To get it to this level I had to spend a lot of time figuring things out for myself. As you correctly say, RIM there is no use of half APIs. We can’t build quality applications with stuff like this.
It’s very hard to get a proper scan of Data Matrix or PDF 417. It’s better to say you don’t support it than users/customers complaining about it. Still no overlay control support for the viewfinder to help uses scan better. No proper control to the camera in barcode scanner mode.
RIM/BlackBerry needs to catch up fast as most of the developers are moving to better platforms.

Hi Julian,
It works on the Torch, and it will only work on the Torch until other new devices come a long. It’s always advisable to scan all barcodes in Landscape [QR codes work Portrait as well], and as I have stated above I had to spend a lot of time to get it to work [at an acceptable level].

Hi td,
The sample app works just as you explain, but as I have stated above, need more work to get it to an acceptable level [personally I think it shouldn’t be the case if it was a proper implementation of barcode scanning].

Cheers,
Jay.