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Chrome's Native Barcode API Outperforms Third-Party Libraries
Chrome 134 ships the Barcode Detection API by default, enabling zero-dependency barcode scanning in browsers. Tests show 98.4% accuracy under fluorescent light, outperforming Zxing and QuaggaJS. A minimal PWA can be built in under 200 lines of vanilla JavaScript.
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The API's native implementation, backed by Google's ML stack, could disrupt the commercial barcode library market, but Firefox and Safari support remains absent.
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