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Changelog for the Kotlin Multiplatform Barcode Scanner SDK

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Version 9.0.0 (6 Jul 2026)​

  • 📖 Release notes:
    • Explore the release highlights and key improvements here.
  • 🎉 New:
    • General:
      • Added property hibernationDirectory to SdkConfiguration to specify a custom directory for storing image reference hibernation data.
      • ImageRef: optimize property added to SaveImageOptions and EncodeImageOptions for saveImage and encodeImage methods. When set to true, the encoder spends additional time to improve JPEG output quality.
    • Barcode Scanner:
      • Added accessibilityState and activeAccessibilityState properties for flash and flip camera buttons in the RTU UI Barcode Scanner screen.
      • Added a TwoDDecodingMode to the barcode configuration. It defaults to HIGH_EFFORT and can be set to LOW_EFFORT for very low-power devices requiring higher frame rates.
      • Android: Added property cameraPreviewAspectRatio to CameraConfiguration to support different preview aspect ratios in FIT_IN mode in the RTU UI screen.
      • BarcodeScannerCustomUI:
        • Added property touchToFocusEnabled that allows users to focus the camera on a specific area by tapping on the screen.
  • 🚀 Improvements:
    • General:
      • iOS: Optimized still image capturing by switching to the 420YCbCr format internally.
    • Barcode Scanner:
      • Enhanced accessibility of the zoom button in the RTU UI Barcode Scanner screen.
      • Clean barcodes (QR Code, DataMatrix, and all 1D formats) are detected faster in single-shot mode and can be detected without a quiet zone.
      • Significantly improved decoding performance for truncated PDF417 barcodes.
      • Reduced the false positive rate for barcode formats EAN-8, EAN-13, and UPC-A when enableOneDBlurScanner is enabled (now the default).
      • Improved recall and precision for barcode formats EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, and UPC-E when ink spread is present.
      • Data Matrix codes can now be scanned under harsher conditions. With HIGH_EFFORT enabled, scanning works even on curved surfaces or when the code is partially occluded.
      • Reduced the number of false-positive Codabar barcodes when scanning in live mode and the barcode is only partially visible.
      • iOS: The touchToFocusEnabled property in the RTU UI scanner configuration, previously supported on Android only, is now supported on iOS.
  • 🐞 Bug fixes:
    • General:
      • Android: Fixed a crash with save of ImageRef when default Android encryption was enabled.
    • Barcode Scanner:
      • Fixed an arithmetic exception occurring when processing images with very small heights (lower than 5 px) in single-shot mode.
      • Fixed the orientation of quads for barcode formats DataBar and DataBar Expanded with multiple stacks.
      • Fixed a rare issue with the DataBar barcode format, which could lead to a crash.
      • Android: Fixed RTU UI top bar behavior with hidden back button.
      • Android: Fixed incorrect viewfinder aspect ratio calculations when cameraPreviewMode was set to FIT_IN.
      • iOS: Fixed a crash on iPhone SE when switching to the front camera.
      • iOS: Fixed an issue in the RTU UI Barcode Scanner screen where the confirmation alert would reappear upon tapping the submit button while in Find & Pick mode.
      • BarcodeScannerCustomUI:
        • iOS: Fixed an issue where the Barcode Scanner stopped scanning when a modal view controller was presented on top of it.
  • 🚙 Under the hood:
    • Upgraded the native Scanbot Android SDK to v9.0.0.
    • Upgraded the native Scanbot iOS SDK to v9.0.0.
    • Updated magic_enum to version 0.9.7.
    • Added a new barcode decoding model, increasing SDK size by approximately 650 KB.
    • Android: Updated the CameraX library to version 1.6.0 for improved camera performance and compatibility. Update to this version to prevent potential crashes on Android 17 devices.
    • Android: Added org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-guava:1.7.3 dependency (a stub library for resolving the CameraX dependency with Guava).
    • Android: Improved lifecycle handling with ScanbotCameraX.
    • Android: Removed androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4 and androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx from the Scanbot SDK dependencies.

Version 8.0.0 (18 May 2026)​

  • Initial release of the Kotlin Multiplatform Barcode Scanner SDK.
  • Scan all major 1D and 2D barcodes in challenging conditions with high speed and accuracy.
  • Runs fully offline.
  • Supports Android and iOS platforms.
  • Supports integration with both Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform applications.
  • 🚙 Under the hood:
    • Uses Scanbot Barcode Scanner SDK for Android v8.0.1.
    • Uses Scanbot Barcode Scanner SDK for iOS v8.0.1.

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