
QR Code and Barcode Scanner
Detective Studio · qrcode.barcode.scannerandreader
At a glance
- Latest version
- v10.0.3 (43)
- Updated
- Jan 24, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 3.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 4.2+ (API 17)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Listed since
- Jan 21, 2020 (at least)
- Permissions
- 12 (5 sensitive)
- Website
- detectivestudio.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
QR Code and Barcode Scanner is an app by Detective Studio in the Tools category, listed since at least January 2020. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 12 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including camera, read contacts and call phone.
What's new in v10.0.3
Description
From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate with Google's generic name Google Play App Signing gives the keys it manages this name, but anyone can put it in a certificate, so this alone proves nothing.
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified May 6, 2021
- Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)D8:A4:89:41:8A:9F:F6:41:53:79:DA:ED:E0:CB:DE:7E:9A:FA:D6:62
- File MD5834722e468e67c505c57238653d94693
- Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures. AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (12)
QR Code and Barcode Scanner requests 12 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
- Telephony (SIM) android.hardware.telephony
QR Code and Barcode Scanner 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 QR Code and Barcode Scanner 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 834722e468e67c505c57238653d94693.