The Quick Response code, more popularly referred to as a QR code, has really taken off in recent years, and it's easy to see why. Though COVID-19 helped mainstream it, these codes make sharing ...

It is not new for an app available on the Google Play Store to be caught infecting millions of Android smartphones across the globe. Well, the latest one to join the list of malware apps is a popular ...

A barcode scanning app for Android with more than 10 million downloads under its belt has been found to be the culprit of unwanted ads and pop-ups when using the default browser. This was not the case ...

Google has finally started rolling out the design refresh for Android’s built-in QR code scanner, which we first spotted a year ago. The new interface brings all the buttons close to the bottom of the ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Android's built-in QR scanner has gotten a significant visual update. As reported by 9to5Google, the QR code scanner is getting ...

A popular app has been removed from Google Play after it was discovered to have delivered trojanized malware onto millions of users’ phones via an update. Until recently, Barcode Scanner was a ...

While they may not be the all-in-one solution some had envisioned, QR codes are still very popular. It’s easy to understand why, too — just point your camera or scanner at a QR code, and you’re ...

Barcode scanner applications are usually quite simple, and have one purpose. Still, some of these apps offer more than others, and then there’s the design aspect to consider, as not many of them pay ...

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Over the last decade, smartphones have evolved in a way that they have replaced several gadgets like point and shoot cameras, music players, and the list keeps growing. Remember the time when you had ...

One of the most popular third-party Android utilities — Barcode Scanner — with over 10 million Play Store installs has been outed as adware. A new report from Malwarebytes has found that the Barcode ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...