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Barcode scanner app on Google Play infects 10M users with one update

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Re: Barcode scanner app on Google Play infects 10M users with one update

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Post by kmeisthax »

I had fullscreen ads on unlock with another barcode scanner app - IDK if it was this one or another one, but I remember blaming several other apps before figuring out it was a barcode scanner and removing it. The really frustrating part was that trying to open the app switcher to find out what app this was coming from would also dismiss the ad somehow.

Re: Barcode scanner app on Google Play infects 10M users with one update

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Post by lvs »

The OG Barcode Scanner app is getting absolutely throttled with negative reviews. But this posting seems to be about a clone app by a different developer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode_Scanner_(application)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxi...

Re: Barcode scanner app on Google Play infects 10M users with one update

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Post by owijfoewiwid »

lvs wrote: post #6

The OG Barcode Scanner app is getting absolutely throttled with negative reviews. But this posting seems to be about a clone app by a different developer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode_Scanner_(application) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxi...

This is a very important distinction.
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