Barcode Scanner

Overview

  • This mode is activated when the switch in the upper right corner has been shifted to the left (switch is grayed out).
  • All common barcodes such as QR codes from packagings, business cards or advertising materials can be captured in order to view and utilize their contents.
  • The following code types are currently supported:
    • Code 39
    • Code 93
    • Code 128
    • Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF)
    • ITF-14
    • EAN-8
    • EAN-13
    • ISBN-10
    • ISBN-13
    • UPC-E
    • UPC-A
    • PDF417
    • QuickResponse (QR-Code)
    • DataMatrix
    • Aztec

Functionality

  • Once a barcode is recognized by the camera, it will be stored in the history database.
  • Depending on the contents of the code, the app offers various actions in the history's detail view. The details view can be opened by tapping on the corresponding entry in the history drawer (see above).
  • Actions for special contents can be, for example:
    • connecting to a Wi-Fi network (for codes with Wi-Fi credentials)
    • adding an event to your calendar (for codes in iCalendar format)
    • adding contacts to the address book (for codes in VCard format)
    • showing a location on the map (for codes with coordinates)
    • placing a phone call or sending a text message (for codes with a phone number)
    • sending emails (for codes with an email address)
    • browsing a website (for codes with URLs)
    • performing a product search on the internet (for codes with UPC codes/product identifiers)
    • copying text to the clipboard
    • sending text and contents to a self-defined online service (see section "Online Services")

Configuration

  • The history can be deleted, exported or even turned off completely in the app's settings view. In this case detected barcodes will not be stored permanently anymore.