Hello everyone,
I am trying to build QR code scanning feature in my PWA app … Has anybody tried it ?
Please help me how to achieve that …
I already searched but the npm modules which I got has support for the app …whereas I need support for browser based scan .
Help me if you have a way to achieve that.
Surjan
hi , if you need to scan barcode or QRcode just use this pluging
if you want to generate QRcode you need to use ngx-qrcode2 pluging
Thanks for responding … I have tried the solution … i did not get any error but when I try to run the application on the browser it gives the below error :
Native: tried calling BarcodeScanner.scan, but Cordova is not available. Make sure to include cordova.js or run in a device/simulator
Would you suggest the solution for this … ?
Surjan
you can’t use cordova in browser you should build your app and run it in your device
Actually I want enable the barcode reader using the browser … we are not going to use app right now …
Do you have any alternate solution ?
Surjan
you need corodva to use this pluging , try corodva browser https://www.raymondcamden.com/2016/03/22/the-cordova-browser-platform/
just build an android app is so easy
Does it mean that I need to go with the andorid app to make the scanning work ?
yes build an apk and install your app in your device ,
in your cmd :
ionic cordova platform add android
ionic cordova build --release android
you can find your APK file in platforms/android/build/outputs/apk
I am new to Ionic and I am trying to solve the same problem for a PWA app. I don’t understand why a PWA app should require a cordova plug-in since a PWA is supposed to use the camera on any device. I found a few posts which demonstrate how to access the camera on desktop and mobile, eventually this works on IOS only since 11.2. Assuming that camera access works on the latest devices, would a QR or bar code scanner require anything else than camera access?