[Barcode Scanner] Implement Fallback to Front-Facing Camera if Back Camera is Unavailable #13230
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Closes: #13174
Description
This PR updates the barcode scanner to gracefully handle devices where a back-facing camera is unavailable, such as Chromebooks. The code now checks for available cameras and falls back to the front-facing camera if necessary.
Steps to reproduce
Devices that have both back and front facing camera
Devices that have doesn't have back facing camera (Chromebook)
The tests that have been performed
Simulated Testing: Modify the code to skip the back camera temporarily and test fallback to the front camera.
RELEASE-NOTES.txt
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