I am new to Android. Can anyone give an idea to read bar code and Qr code without installing third party application ( without using Zxing Library). Just using phone camera only.? I am looking for ur answers..
Zxing is the best. You can use it without installing the zxing app.
You can use Zxing.
It's a better customisable QR Scanning library. Something that can be easy to implement and have more control for the developer.
I found some links
Alternative to zxing QR reader library for Java/Android?
Better use this :https://github.com/LivotovLabs/zxscanlib
https://code.google.com/p/android-quick-response-code/
You can use it without installing application.
Just extent the CaptureActivity Class after adding zxing as library project.
Please check this library - https://github.com/embarkmobile/zxing-android-minimal. It offers a minimal ZXing setup to include directly into your app without need to download the barcode scanner app from the Google Play. It's easy to use and it's available as dependency for Gradle and Maven.
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I am trying to create a QR code scanner using zxing library in my android application, i am able to create project by making zxing application as a library and add to my application as library, but for this to happen we need the application to be installed zxing appication to be installed, is there any possibility to use the library as jar file and acess scanner intent without library.
Thanks & Regards.
Nagendra.
Use ZBar, it's so much simpler to use.
http://zbar.sourceforge.net/
BTW it also supports iOS
Is there a good QR Decoding Script or Pluging for Unity3D (Android and iOS)?
Or has someone already successfully integrated ZXing in Unity3D for Android and iOS? Here is a good solution for Webcam, but WebCamTexture does not always work on Android :(
I am grateful for any help.
There is a non-Free ($50) plugin available: Antares QR Code
If you're not interested in paying for a plugin then you'll have to create your own. Since ZXing is available for both iOS and Android you can create C# wrappers for it and then use a native plugin on iOS and the C#-to-Java extensions on Android to get what you need.
There is also an other plugin available for barcodes and QRCode for both Android and iOS : Easy Code Scanner
You just have to call a single method (common C# API for Android and iPhone) and it automatically launches a camera view/preview that decodes the barcode/QR code and gives you back the literal string of it in a callback. It is based on ZBar and you have nothing to integrate, everything is already self packaged.
The plugin can give you back the picture taken during the preview (as a Texture2D/Image) and also decode directly in the scripts a Texture2D/image without camera preview/shot.
The blog that the OP linked to, now has a free option for Android devices here You can also check out this related video
ARCamera prefab in Unity Tutorial
You may need to fix some minor compile errors to get everything working due to newer versions of Vuforia having different implementations.
You can also use free metaio SDK which has built in support for QR codes reading.
I have read about zxing library but have no experience on that, also is this possible to use inbuilt or installed barcode reader in my application..
Any one having any experience on this please can guide me step by step.
lots of thanks
Yes, it's very easy. Here is how you integrate by Intent.
I have only .apk file(Barcode Scanner app) with me not the source code of that and wants to add it in my working android project so can anyone assist me the way to achieve that..?? I would be very obliged.
You can use the barcode scanner with your application without actually including the source inside of your app. Have a look at scanning via intents, this should accomplish what you are looking for.
I'm looking into the same issue. I have concluded that its not possible to include an apk file in an excisting project. But there is another possibility, using zxing open source lib. Here is a good tutorial for integrating a native barcode scanner:
http://damianflannery.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/integrate-zxing-barcode-scanner-into-your-android-app-natively-using-eclipse/
I need to do product bar code scanning. I would like to know how to integrate this functionality into my own custom app? Should I write an activity to do this that uses some library? If so what library? or could I call an app that already has this capability from within my app?
The Zebra Crossing project is probably a good start. Apache 2.0 License and clients for android, java, and I think ActionScript too.
http://code.google.com/p/zxing/