diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1c8922e..7d145f4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.1.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.1.4'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
         classpath "org.jacoco:org.jacoco.core:$jacocoVersion"
     }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/outsystems/plugins/barcode/controller/helper/OSBARCMLKitHelper.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/outsystems/plugins/barcode/controller/helper/OSBARCMLKitHelper.kt
index e86212a..cfdb132 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/outsystems/plugins/barcode/controller/helper/OSBARCMLKitHelper.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/outsystems/plugins/barcode/controller/helper/OSBARCMLKitHelper.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ import com.google.mlkit.vision.common.InputImage
  * to scan an image using the ML Kit library.
  * It encapsulates all the code related with the ML Kit library.
  */
-class OSBARCMLKitHelper: OSBARCMLKitHelperInterface {
+class OSBARCMLKitHelper(private val delayMillis: Long? = 500L): OSBARCMLKitHelperInterface {
+
+    private var lastAnalyzedTimestamp = 0L
+
     companion object {
         private const val LOG_TAG = "OSBARCMLKitHelper"
     }
@@ -31,22 +34,32 @@ class OSBARCMLKitHelper: OSBARCMLKitHelperInterface {
         onSuccess: (MutableList<Barcode>) -> Unit,
         onError: () -> Unit
     ) {
-        val options = BarcodeScannerOptions.Builder()
-            .enableAllPotentialBarcodes()
-            .build()
-        val scanner = BarcodeScanning.getClient(options)
-        val image = InputImage.fromBitmap(
-            imageBitmap,
-            imageProxy.imageInfo.rotationDegrees
-        )
-        scanner.process(image)
-            .addOnSuccessListener { barcodes ->
-                onSuccess(barcodes)
-            }
-            .addOnFailureListener { e ->
-                e.message?.let { Log.e(LOG_TAG, it) }
-                onError()
-            }
+        val currentTimestamp = System.currentTimeMillis()
+
+        // Use the delayMillis value, defaulting to 500 milliseconds if it is null
+        val effectiveDelayMillis = delayMillis ?: 500L
+
+        // Only analyze the image if the desired delay has passed
+        if (currentTimestamp - lastAnalyzedTimestamp >= effectiveDelayMillis) {
+            val options = BarcodeScannerOptions.Builder()
+                .enableAllPotentialBarcodes()
+                .build()
+            val scanner = BarcodeScanning.getClient(options)
+            val image = InputImage.fromBitmap(
+                imageBitmap,
+                imageProxy.imageInfo.rotationDegrees
+            )
+            scanner.process(image)
+                .addOnSuccessListener { barcodes ->
+                    onSuccess(barcodes)
+                }
+                .addOnFailureListener { e ->
+                    e.message?.let { Log.e(LOG_TAG, it) }
+                    onError()
+                }
+            // Update the timestamp of the last analyzed frame
+            lastAnalyzedTimestamp = currentTimestamp
+        }
     }
 
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/outsystems/plugins/barcode/model/OSBARCScanParameters.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/outsystems/plugins/barcode/model/OSBARCScanParameters.kt
index 502efb2..8be1be1 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/outsystems/plugins/barcode/model/OSBARCScanParameters.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/outsystems/plugins/barcode/model/OSBARCScanParameters.kt
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ data class OSBARCScanParameters(
     @SerializedName("scanButton") val scanButton: Boolean,
     @SerializedName("scanText") val scanText: String,
     @SerializedName("hint") val hint: Int?,
-    @SerializedName("androidScanningLibrary") val androidScanningLibrary: String?
+    @SerializedName("androidScanningLibrary") val androidScanningLibrary: String?,
+    @SerializedName("scanInterval") val scanInterval: Long?
 ) : Serializable
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/outsystems/plugins/barcode/view/OSBARCScannerActivity.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/outsystems/plugins/barcode/view/OSBARCScannerActivity.kt
index d420a92..13a61a1 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/outsystems/plugins/barcode/view/OSBARCScannerActivity.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/outsystems/plugins/barcode/view/OSBARCScannerActivity.kt
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class OSBARCScannerActivity : ComponentActivity() {
             OSBARCScanLibraryFactory.createScanLibraryWrapper(
                 parameters.androidScanningLibrary ?: "",
                 OSBARCZXingHelper(),
-                OSBARCMLKitHelper()
+                OSBARCMLKitHelper(parameters.scanInterval)
             ),
             OSBARCImageHelper(),
             { result ->