implement the QR code Google API

[monperrus]

More and more apps use the QR code Google API for in-app QR code recognition.

On phones without the Google services (LineageOS, etc), this starts to be a serious problem (see microg/GmsCore#670)

What about implementing the QR code Google API?

Thanks!

[Fr4gorSoftware]

If I understood you correct, the Google API is causing problems on phones where microg services are replacing the google services. So why implementing it when it causes trouble on these smartphones? Is there any benefit in comparison to ZXing?

[monperrus]

where microg services are replacing the google services.

Not replacing, we're talking of the case where google services are not installed at all on the device.

[Fr4gorSoftware]

You only list here negative points for the Google API. So why implementing it?

[Albirew]

Sorry to dig this up but ZXing repo is in maintenance mode, meaning bugfixes and changes are driven by contributed patches.
Compared to it is a google lib that is still under active dev. (btw, previous microg/GmsCore#670 issue is now fixed)

The best of two worlds would be linking to the google lib if present else falling back to ZXing.

[Tombstone2K]

Sorry to dig this up but ZXing repo is in maintenance mode, meaning bugfixes and changes are driven by contributed patches. Compared to it is a google lib that is still under active dev. (btw, previous microg/GmsCore#670 issue is now fixed)

The best of two worlds would be linking to the google lib if present else falling back to ZXing.

The fallback to another library would be cumbersome to implement I guess. Although ZXing is in maintenance mode, is there anything lacking in it, or any major bugs ?

Regards