I am also having problems. It beeps when it detects a bar code but does not 
announce a product name. 


Kathy

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> On Apr 2, 2019, at 6:11 PM, Lelia Struve <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi there, I too have been having issues with soup cans and other cans as well 
> as other packages. I am thinking of writing the developer somehow because 
> this didn’t used to be this way. I had no trouble finding barcodes but it is 
> getting slowly worse. 
> 
> Lelia 
> 
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>> On Apr 2, 2019, at 1:19 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> i just used Seeing AI to recognize 5 different boxes of tea this morning.
>> The trick is to start a good 12 inches away from the can and move slowly 
>> toward the can.
>> The bar code is usually near the seam of the label on the lower half of the 
>> can.
>> HTH,
>> Richard
>> 
>> 
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>> have any." -- Alice Walker
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>> 
>> On Apr 2, 2019, at 11:36 AM, Joe Orozco <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I tried using Seeing AI last night to recognize the bar code on a soup
>>> can. No luck. I turned the can every which way, but whereas before I
>>> could get some sort of a bleep from the app, last night I got a whole
>>> lot of nothin'.
>>> 
>>> Yes, I'm aware this could be a matter of the user being a little ... slow.
>>> 
>>> I tried using short text, and while more successful, the mixed results
>>> were more annoying than helpful and still didn't really tell me what I
>>> wanted to know.
>>> 
>>> So, has anyone found a good bar code reader app? I looked at Digit
>>> Eyes on the app store, but it seemed outdated based on the history of
>>> the reviews.
>>> 
>>> Other than Be My Eyes or AIRA, are there any other worthwhile contenders?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>> 
>>> Joe
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