https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner/issues/40

#171

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner",
-  "version": "5.0.0",
+  "version": "5.0.1",
   "description": "You can use the BarcodeScanner plugin to scan different types of barcodes (using the device's camera) and get the metadata encoded in them for processing within your application.",
   "cordova": {
     "id": "phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner",

plugin.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:rim="http://www.blackberry.com/ns/widgets"
     id="com.phonegap.plugins.barcodescanner"
-    version="5.0.0">
+    version="5.0.1">
 
     <name>BarcodeScanner</name>
     <description>You can use the BarcodeScanner plugin to scan different types of barcodes (using the device's camera) and get the metadata encoded in them for processing within your application.</description>

src/ios/CDVBarcodeScanner.mm

@@ -1070,17 +1070,17 @@ - (UIImage*)buildReticleImage {
 
 - (BOOL)shouldAutorotate
 {
-  return NO; // if we want to support non-portrait orientation then this should change as well
+    return YES;
 }
 
 - (UIInterfaceOrientation)preferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation
 {
-    return UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait;
+    return [[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation];
 }
 
 - (NSUInteger)supportedInterfaceOrientations
 {
-    return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortrait;
+    return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskAll;
 }
 
 - (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation
@@ -1094,14 +1094,22 @@ - (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interface
 
 - (void) willAnimateRotationToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)orientation duration:(NSTimeInterval)duration
 {
-    [CATransaction begin];
+    [UIView setAnimationsEnabled:NO];
+    AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer* previewLayer = self.processor.previewLayer;
+    previewLayer.frame = self.view.bounds;
 
-    self.processor.previewLayer.connection.videoOrientation = orientation;
-    [self.processor.previewLayer layoutSublayers];
-    self.processor.previewLayer.frame = self.view.bounds;
+    if (orientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft) {
+        [previewLayer setOrientation:AVCaptureVideoOrientationLandscapeLeft];
+    } else if (orientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight) {
+        [previewLayer setOrientation:AVCaptureVideoOrientationLandscapeRight];
+    } else if (orientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait) {
+        [previewLayer setOrientation:AVCaptureVideoOrientationPortrait];
+    } else if (orientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown) {
+        [previewLayer setOrientation:AVCaptureVideoOrientationPortraitUpsideDown];
+    }
 
-    [CATransaction commit];
-    [super willAnimateRotationToInterfaceOrientation:orientation duration:duration];
+    previewLayer.videoGravity = AVLayerVideoGravityResizeAspectFill;
+    [UIView setAnimationsEnabled:YES];
 }
 
 @end

src/ios/zxing-all-in-one.cpp

@@ -7940,7 +7940,7 @@ namespace zxing {
 
     Ref<Result> OneDReader::decode(Ref<BinaryBitmap> image, DecodeHints hints) {
       Ref<Result> result = doDecode(image, hints);
-      if (result.empty() && hints.getTryHarder() && image->isRotateSupported()) {
+      if (result.empty()) { // && hints.getTryHarder() && image->isRotateSupported()) {
         Ref<BinaryBitmap> rotatedImage(image->rotateCounterClockwise());
         result = doDecode(rotatedImage, hints);
         if (!result.empty()) {