How is this a replacement for @capacitor-community/barcode-scanner?

[daviesdoclc]

How is this a replacement for @capacitor-community/barcode-scanner which has been deprecated? It has no permissions API. And it has only one function. There is no stop scanning api. Very strange that this seems so crippled. What is the right Capacitor barcode scanner to be using nowadays?

[mirko77]

@daviesdoclc I understand your frustration.

Since the Outsystem takeover, updates across the Ionic/Capacitor have become more sporadic.

Ionic/Capacitor updates are still happening, but mostly for compatibility patches rather than new features.

Some formerly active plugins (e.g., barcode scanner, file system access) are now unmaintained or community-only.

In the long run, we are planning to migrate to either React Native or Flutter.