# Noob: possible to have the barcode scanner be “persistent”, as in always on and open when the app is opened?

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/noob-possible-to-have-the-barcode-scanner-be-persistent-as-in-always-on-and-open-when-the-app-is-opened/796854>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [September 6, 2020, 11:38am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/noob-possible-to-have-the-barcode-scanner-be-persistent-as-in-always-on-and-open-when-the-app-is-opened/796854 "2020-09-06T11:38:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![lmcfaddensguh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@lmcfaddensguh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/lmcfaddensguh)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/noob-possible-to-have-the-barcode-scanner-be-persistent-as-in-always-on-and-open-when-the-app-is-opened/796854/21 "2020-09-08T01:13:51Z")

</div>

I wonder if keeping the QR and name in the localDB, and refreshing that data periodically would work. Well, except I want to display the state change, which could be stored locally, except that long-term being able to manipulate that would be needed. (Auto clock out everyone at midnight). So being able to manipulate that in Airtable would be easiest.

So many I just need to fully commit to Airtable.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Garry\_Lane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/garry_lane/32/58057_2.png) [@Garry\_Lane](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Garry_Lane)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/noob-possible-to-have-the-barcode-scanner-be-persistent-as-in-always-on-and-open-when-the-app-is-opened/796854/22 "2020-09-09T23:10:34Z")

</div>

You could save the state change to a stored variable and reference that in your display. As for databasing I am still relatively new to it and trying to work it all out.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/noob-possible-to-have-the-barcode-scanner-be-persistent-as-in-always-on-and-open-when-the-app-is-opened/796854/23 "2024-11-08T12:24:10Z")

</div>



[Previous page](https://community.thunkable.com/t/noob-possible-to-have-the-barcode-scanner-be-persistent-as-in-always-on-and-open-when-the-app-is-opened/796854.md?page=1)