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The ZXing Barcode Scanner (which is the "official barcode/QR code scanner for Android, as far as _I_ am concerned) is also available on f-droid.org. There's no
by bityard 6y ago
The ZXing Barcode Scanner (which is the "official barcode/QR code scanner for Android, as far as _I_ am concerned) is also available on f-droid.org. There's no absolute guarantee that F-Droid apps are malware-free but they have at least been looked at by a competent team of humans, something that is not true of the Play Store.
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.google.zxing.client.android/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.google.zxing.client.andr...
- dyingkneepad 6y agoDoes F-Droid compile the binaries themselves? Or do they just take a look at my github and then trust the .apk I build myself and send them? I mean, I could very well make an open source app and then load some malware in the apk in addition to the well behaved thing... Are they immune from this attack?
- ashneo76 6y agoF-droid mostly compiles from source. https://f-droid.org/en/docs/FAQ_-_General/#whats-the-difference-between-source-and-binary-builds https://f-droid.org/en/docs/FAQ_-_General/#whats-the-differe...