Scanner Keyboard Version History

This is the version history for Scanner Keyboard, our soft-keyboard for Android.

2023/08/25
 

V3.9.2

Improvements / Bug Fixes

  • Fixed: Permissions dialog is sometimes not opened
 
2023/08/23
 

V3.9.1

Improvements / Bug Fixes

  • Minor fixes and updates
 
2023/06/20
 

V3.9.0

New Features

  • Support inverse barcodes in the Selective QR & Barcode Scanner
  • Adjustable camera zoom for the Selective QR & Barcode Scanner and for the Text Scanner (OCR)
  • New setting to hide the language selection key (globe symbol)
  • New setting to send Enter as keystrokes (instead of text)
 
2023/03/06
 

V3.8.0

New Features / Bug Fixes

  • Individual prefix/suffix adjustment for each scanner type
  • Fixed broken external scanner (no scan result)
  • Additional updates, improvements and fixes
 
2022/04/12
 

V3.7.1

New Features / Bug Fixes

  • New simulation rule for Microsoft Remote Desktop App
  • Minor updates and fixes
 
2022/03/02
 

V3.7.0

Features

  • Regular Expressions
    Added the possibility to modify the scanned data (e.g. remove check digits, leading zeros, etc.). Supports regular expressions for pattern search and replace in the scanned data (see Prefix and Suffix Settings in the Simlulation Rules).
 
2022/02/11
 

V3.6.2

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed several crashes (incl. crash with special characters)
 
2021/12/20
 

V3.6.1

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Password Protection in the settings
  • Fixed app specific Simulation Rules (Android 11+)
  • Fixed several crashes
 
2021/08/24
 

V3.6.0

Improvements / Bug Fixes

  • Load Settings via App Configuration
  • NDEF support in NFCReader
  • New placeholders (simulation rules)
  • Fixed import/export issues (missing NFC settings)
 
2021/02/24
 

V3.5.0

Improvements / Bug Fixes

  • Added licensing via App Configuration
  • Fixed various crashes
 
2020/11/18
 

V3.4.3

Improvements / Bug Fixes

  • Migrated MLkit Barcode and OCR scanner from Firebase to MLKit library.
  • Fixed initialization of NFC scanner after reboot.
  • Fixed several crashes
 
2020/03/10
 

V3.4.0

Features

  • Permissions on Xiaomi/Android 9+ Devices
    Added a warning to inform users on Xiaomi and Android 9+ devices about missing special permissions.
  • Re-Insertion of Scanned Data
    New feature to re-insert scanned data by a long click on the scan button.
  • Optional Numeric Row
    Additional number row can now be set on the keyboard (see Keyboard preferences > Appearance & Layouts).
  • Change Keyboard Height
    Added option to change keyboard height (see Keyboard preferences > Appearance & Layouts).
  • Stability improvements

Bug Fixes

  • Autoscan Function
    Fixed a problem concerning autoscan function (failed to start sometimes).
  • Scanning on OnePlus Devices
    Fixed a problem concerning OnePlus devices (scanner could not be opened).
 
2019/12/17
 

V3.3.0

Features/Bug Fixes

  • Updated the Traditional Barcode Scanner (Zxing Library 2.4.0)
  • Fixed several crashes (barcode scanner, NFC scanner)
 
2019/11/25
 

V3.2.0

Features/Bug Fixes

  • Fixed several crashes
  • Allow file access under Android 10
  • Improved barcode reading speed of Advanced Barcode Scanner
 
2019/10/22
 

V3.1.0

Features/Bug Fixes

  • Migrated In-App Billing to Play Billing Library
  • Fixed several crashes and bug fixes
 
2019/09/03
 

V3.0

Features

  • Major Reengineering
    Improvements for enhanced productivity and accuracy
  • Two Integrated Scan-Engines
    In addition to the existing ('traditional') barcode scanner engine a second ('advanced') barcode scanner engine is now available
  • Selective Barcode Scanning
    The Advanced Barcode Scanner supports the selective scanning of barcodes. If multiple barcodes are visible in the scanner view, the user can scan the desired barcode by tapping on it
  • Text Recognition (OCR)
    The newly integrated text scanner converts images to editable, Latin-based text
  • Amazon Fire Compatibility
    Fixed a bug which caused the Scanner Keyboard to freeze on Amazon Fire tablets
  • Further Improvements
    In-screen camera switching, in-screen flashlight function, internal optimizations
 
2019/04/18
 

V2.8.1

Features/Bug Fixes

  • Updated keyboard to LatinIME 9.0.0
  • Added app rating dialog
  • Fixed several crashes and bug fixes
 
2019/03/12
 

V2.7.3

Features

  • Native libraries updated
  • Improved: Swipe down now works on Pixel 2
 
2018/09/07
 

V2.7.0

Features/Bug Fixes

  • Supports inverted barcodes (bright barcode on dark background), must be enabled in Settings
  • Updated to ZXing barcode library 3.3.3
  • Improved error handling in In-App-Billing environment
  • Change color in navigation bar on system newer than Android 8 (Oreo)
  • Various bug fixes
 
2017/12/12
 

V2.6.7

Features

  • Support for Android 8 (Oreo)
  • New placeholder for upper case input added

Bugfixes

  • Import saved preferences via default Android file manager
  • Camera preview not correctly restarted
  • Permission handling fixed
  • License check fixed
 
2017/10/04
 

V2.6.6

Features

  • Key by key insert option added to Quicktext function
  • New placeholders phone call and delete forward added
 
2017/09/26
 

V2.6.5

Features

  • Placeholder support in Quicktexts included
  • New placeholders copy, paste, volume up, down and mute added
 
2017/09/04
 

V2.6.4

Bugfixes

  • Various bug fixes (setup wizard)
 
2017/07/12
 

V2.6.3

Bugfixes

  • Various bug fixes (simulation rules)
 
2017/07/06
 

V2.6.2

Bugfixes

  • Various bug fixes (In-app billing)
 
2017/06/26
 

V2.6.1

Features

  • Permission handling for dangerous permission added

Bugfixes

  • Various bug and crash fixes
 
2017/06/20
 

V2.6.0

Features

  • Support for Android 6 (Marshmallow)
  • In-app billing function included
  • New simulation rule for Microsoft Ecxel added
  • Privacy policy added
  • Update to new Android Keyboard LatinIME 7.1.2

Bugfixes

  • Various bug and crash fixes (scanning into Excel, rotating)
 
2017/04/07
 

V2.5.0

Features

  • Configurable alternative function for scan key
  • French translation added
  • Update to Android Material Designs

Bugfixes

  • Various bug and crash fixes
 
2017/02/28
 

V2.4.0

Features

  • New app icons
  • Improve auto scan handling
  • Update to new Android Keyboard LatinIME 7.1.1

Bugfixes

  • Crashes when processing scan and keyboard data
 
2016/07/11
 

V2.3.1

Bugfixes

  • Swiping gets slower and slower
 
2016/06/27
 

V2.3.0

Features

  • Swipe for Changing Keyboard Layout
  • New setting for always showing soft keyboard
 
2016/04/04
 

V2.2.0

Features

  • NFC support added
  • Password protection for application settings
  • Copy scanned data to clipboard
  • Allow scanning unprintable characters as hex codes
  • Support for Aztec and PDF417 barcodes
  • Update ZXing scanner library (V 3.2.1)

Bugfixes

  • Various bug and crash fixes (scanning unprintable characters, dictionary installation, crash when demo hint is shown)
 
2015/09/02
 

V2.1.4

Bugfixes

  • Scan result not correctly handled
 
2015/08/20
 

V2.1.3

Features

  • Setting for camera audio feedback

Bugfixes

  • Various bug fixes (export preferences, auto scan)
 
2015/08/07
 

V2.1.2

Bugfixes

  • Crash due to an invalid namespace of a broadcast receiver
 
2015/08/03
 

V2.1.1

Features

  • Improve bulk licensing: allow IMEI, SERIAL, and ANDROID_ID as system ID

Bugfixes

  • Various bug fixes (shift key, auto scan, user defined input styles)
 
2015/07/03
 

V2.1.0

Features

  • Auto scan function

Bugfixes

  • Various bug fixes (shift key)
 
2015/06/18
 

V2.0.1

Features

  • Delay for auto focus
  • Backspace placeholder added
  • Simulation rule for Google Quick Search Box
  • Suggestion bar for numeric keyboard layouts

Bugfixes

  • Various bug fixes (scanning, orientation changes)
 
2015/06/16
 

V2.0.0

Features

  • Support for Android 5 (Lollipop) and update to LatinIME Keyboard for Android 5
  • Quicktext function introduced
  • Configuration for custom scan keys
  • Updating ZXing scanner library (V 3.2.0)

Bugfixes

  • Various bug fixes for Android 4.x