At a glance
- Latest version
- v1.3 (4)
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2024 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 2 MB
- Requires
- Android 2.3+ (API 9)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Sep 11, 2019 (at least)
- Permissions
- 14 (7 sensitive)
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
About this APK
Best Free QR & Barcode Reader is an app by samsew in the Tools category, listed since at least September 2019. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 14 permissions, 7 of them sensitive, including precise location, camera and approximate location.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “touchapps” Not the developer's name (“samsew”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Jun 8, 2016
- Antivirus scan passed Apr 5, 2021
- Signed byCN=touchapps
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)2E:3F:3D:7E:38:88:C3:E6:B3:E9:26:DD:38:49:C8:96:9C:6B:E0:08
- File MD565698913784aaf9154b39a3bb16f8d43
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
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Permissions (14)
Best Free QR & Barcode Reader requests 14 permissions, 7 of them sensitive.
- Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
- Browser read history bookmarks (custom) com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Camera android.hardware.camera
- Camera autofocus android.hardware.camera.autofocus
- Location android.hardware.location
- GPS android.hardware.location.gps
- Network location android.hardware.location.network
- Landscape screen android.hardware.screen.landscape
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Touchscreen android.hardware.touchscreen
- Wi-Fi android.hardware.wifi
Best Free QR & Barcode Reader APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the Best Free QR & Barcode Reader APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 65698913784aaf9154b39a3bb16f8d43.
