In fact, this legitimate Barcode Scanner was developed by Googlers and is built on top of Google’s QR Code decoder library ZXing — hence the developer name ZXing Team. The app was even one of the first to ever be available in the Android Market (now Play Store).

Is ZXing legit?

In fact, this legitimate Barcode Scanner was developed by Googlers and is built on top of Google’s QR Code decoder library ZXing — hence the developer name ZXing Team. The app was even one of the first to ever be available in the Android Market (now Play Store).

Is ZXing from Google?

One of the first Android apps — ZXing Team’s Barcode Scanner, an app that predates the first official release of Android itself — is currently getting review-bombed on the Google Play Store. … Google removed that app from the Play Store, so it wouldn’t be surprising if angry users searched for it and found the wrong one.