# Need Information : How reliable are glide bar code scanners?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-information-how-reliable-are-glide-bar-code-scanners/78692>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [December 19, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-information-how-reliable-are-glide-bar-code-scanners/78692 "2024-12-19T14:56:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dilip\_Adiga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dilip_adiga/32/60330_2.png) [@Dilip\_Adiga](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dilip_Adiga)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-information-how-reliable-are-glide-bar-code-scanners/78692/1 "2024-12-19T14:56:13Z")

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Hi Guys,

I have a bar code generated in Glide column.

I am displaying it in an image and using Bar code scanner in glide to scan it. It was behaving very erratically and scanning sometimes but sometimes it wasn’t.  
Is there any issues with bar code scanner?

Are they reliable?

Thank you in advance for any information.

Regards,  
Dilip

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**Author:** ![MaximeBaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maximebaker/32/80877_2.png) [@MaximeBaker](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MaximeBaker)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-information-how-reliable-are-glide-bar-code-scanners/78692/2 "2024-12-19T20:20:02Z")

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What kind of behaviour did you have ? Does it happen on multiple devices ?

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**Author:** ![Dilip\_Adiga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dilip_adiga/32/60330_2.png) [@Dilip\_Adiga](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dilip_Adiga)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-information-how-reliable-are-glide-bar-code-scanners/78692/3 "2024-12-20T11:42:29Z")

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Hi @MaximeBaker ,

It just is erratic with sometimes the QR scanner reader not opening.

Sometimes it doesn’t turn green.

There is no fixed pattern for failure as such.

Regards,  
Dilip

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**Author:** ![MaximeBaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maximebaker/32/80877_2.png) [@MaximeBaker](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MaximeBaker)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-information-how-reliable-are-glide-bar-code-scanners/78692/4 "2024-12-20T12:16:23Z")

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What device and browser do you use?

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**Author:** ![Dilip\_Adiga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dilip_adiga/32/60330_2.png) [@Dilip\_Adiga](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dilip_Adiga)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/need-information-how-reliable-are-glide-bar-code-scanners/78692/5 "2024-12-23T07:54:08Z")

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Hi @MaximeBaker ,

using Google Chrome Browser on my Mac.

Regards,  
Dilip