I have never done any coding relating to bar code scanning, but it has become such a popular thing, that I'm sure most of the time they will have some kind of app that will do bar code scanning (I have two or three installed myself).
I would probably try to come up with an intent that is generic enough that it could use most bar code scanning apps out there and then *"c**heck if you have some app that can resolve the intent, otherwise ask the user to download it from the market"* as you mentioned above That way, the user wouldn't be tied to a specific bar code scanner (as a user that might irritate me a little) but the user could decide which bar code app to install. If they don't have one, then you can provide a market link to one as a courtesy. I think this approach might only annoy a handful of users. As a disclaimer, just let me reiterate that I haven't done any coding relating to bar code scanning so I don't know if this approach would work in your case... It would largely depend on how the individual bar code scanning apps are designed. Thanks, Justin Anderson MagouyaWare Developer http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Federico Paolinelli <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi all, I have almost finished another unuseful but so funny to write app. > > This time I am heavily using some barcode scanning functionality, that I am > stealing (well, borrowing) from barcode scanner. I followed the example > suggested in zxyng library, which basically is "check if you have some app > that can resolve the intent, otherwise ask the user to download it from the > market". Now, given that it's the first time I am using this cross app > intent thing, and that I think it's extremely powerful... > > my question: what can I do to avoid to piss off a user who, after > installing my app, will be asked to download another one the first time she > start hitting the main function button? Should I fill the description in the > market warning (ignored for sure) that my app will ask later to download > barcode scanner and provide a very clear welcome screen? > > Does anybody have any experience about the best way to handle this? > > Thanks in advance, > > Federico > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
