Is anyone using a square terminal compatible barcode scanner that reads phone screens? We've tested two listed scanners and neither can see the barcode on phone screens. We want to offer coupons via email/text.
that would be a great feature @lgbtfresno as sending coupons to redeem on a customer's phone would be very convenient. I have not tried this but you could do an experiment...barcode scanners need to have their light reflected back and a phone screen cannot do this...so maybe if you lay a piece of vellum or lightweight paper over a phone screen (that would still allow the barcode to show and offer contrast), yet still have a paper/plastic surface to reflect the light back to the barcode scanner?
I'll try this myself when I'm back in the store this week, but just thinking out loud here. I hope you can find a solution and please update us if you find something that works.
Modern barcode scanners can read barcodes from cellphones. They are imaging devices more than just barcode scanners.
Zebra may have a solution… https://www.zebra.com/us/en/products/scanners/imagers/retail.html
I don’t have any affiliation with Zebra but I used to service their equipment.
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