iDroider wouldn’t be surprised if some people didn’t know this feature existed on their Android-powered device. As long as you have a camera, barcodes are a simplistic way to install apps.Install the BarCode Scanner app.
Visit a barcode-friendly developer’s site or 3rd party app site like AndroidTapp.com
Run the BarCode Scanner app on your android phone.
Make sure the red line from the app stretches across the barcode either horizontally or vertically.
After a good read you’ll hear a loud beep. The BarCode Scanner app will offer you two options:
Product Search – searches Google Base (Google’s product engine) for identical items and you’ll be able to compare prices at online retailers.
Web Search – searches Google’s standard results for information based on the product ID captured in the scan.
Android Market – The mother of all, Google’s Android Market divides up the top paid and free apps for the following categories: featured (all categories), games, comics, communication, entertainment, finance, health, lifestyle, multimedia, news & weather, productivity, reference, shopping, social, sports, themes, tools, travel, demos, & software libraries.
Android Tapp – A huge resource for Android app reviews, software news, & developer interviews. You’ll find a decent number of apps and they appear to be maintaining a quality Android app blog. Fortunately this site is barcode friendly which gives them a huge advantage in terms of ease of use.
Android Network Awards – Community-based award site completely focused on Android. You’ll be shown the ropes so to speak with the community’s top choice in 26 different categories (as of 11/02/09).
AppVee Android Apps – A daily dose of the latest Android app video reviews with top 10 lists, over one hundred categories, & a most discussed column to help you find what’s hot.
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