
WatchBar – Barcode Generator
Your Barcodes, Anywhere!
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What's New in WatchBar
1.09
May 7, 2026
WatchBar 1.09 — our biggest release yet. NEW • Apple Watch Handoff — start viewing a barcode on iPhone, finish on your Watch (and vice versa). • Focus Filters — show different barcodes when Work, Personal, or any other Focus is active. • Map View — saved barcodes, scan history, and generation history now plot on a map. Locations are saved automatically (opt-in). • Nearby section — quickly find barcodes saved within 500 m of where you are. • Recently Deleted — soft-delete protection with 30-day recovery and bulk restore. • Nested Folders — organize barcodes in unlimited subfolders. • Notes — add freeform notes to any saved barcode. • Favorites & Locked smart folders. • Duplicate detection — get warned before saving the same barcode twice. GENERATE FASTER • QR Templates — fillable forms for WiFi, Contacts (vCard), Calendar Events, and Email. • Barcode Templates — guided forms for PDF417, MaxiCode, Composite, GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked, and more. • PLU Dictionary — seasonal highlights, inline Organic/Regular toggle, and PLU Quiz training mode for cashiers. • Auto-suggest names for QR codes (uses Apple Intelligence on iOS 26). • Most Used and Recent format suggestions in the type picker. WIDGETS & EXTENSIONS • Generate Barcode — new Action Extension lets you create a barcode from any selected text via the Share Sheet. • Generate from Clipboard — new iOS 18 Control Center widget. • QR Code Time — StandBy widget showing the current time as a QR code. • Saved Barcode Swiper — new StandBy widget that cycles through your library. AUTOMATION • 22 new App Intents and 20 new URL scheme endpoints for Shortcuts, Siri, and external automation. • Every barcode-generation Shortcut now returns the image — chain it into Save to Files, Messages, and more. • CSV export, alongside JSON, XML, and Text. SHARE • QR Share Card — branded image with your barcode and an App Store QR for easy sharing. PLUS • Sharper map markers, full-bleed layouts, contextual TipKit hints, faster Watch sync, and dozens of fixes across scanning, syncing, and the saved-barcode editor. Thanks for using WatchBar! Questions or ideas? Tap Settings → Send Feedback.
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