Feature Request; Add support for direct (2D) Scanning via Honeywell mobile devices

[EddieSchrikenberg]

With the current version of the scanner app on Honeywell (Android Enterprise) Handheld Devices the camera is opened/launched to scan the QR barcode. For our customers it would be more ergonomic and more efficient (faster) if we could use the integrated 2D imager..

Could you please advice who to contact to explore the possibilities to include/embed scanner support for our handheld devices? Of course we are happy to help/assist and/or provide you with all the necessary documentation and test hardware to support the development/implementation..

Many thanks in advance,

Eddie Schrikenberg Solution Architect Honeywell | Productivity Solutions and Services Burgermeester Burgerslaan 40 5245 NH Rosmalen

[Yassineee]

I would like to advice to add support for all third party 2d scanners or external camera's. I already created an issue: https://github.com/minvws/nl-covid19-coronacheck-app-android/issues/80

[EddieSchrikenberg]

Thanks Yassineee... I would agree that support all 3rd party scanners/camera's would be the ideal solution. Unfortunately every vendor has its own implementation/methods (even when using intents).. Hence I started an separate request specifically for our products.

[royarisse]

I'd strongly advice against implementing external scanners. It'll open doors for malicious actors that might create their own implementations. They might forward the scanned data to their own databases for example.

Also, currently any user knows what the scanner app looks like, thus can distrust 'weird' looking apps. If there are many implementations this would no longer be the case.

[prlwtz]

@royarisse any external scanner can read the barcode into a database, irrespective of integration by this corona scanner app. There is a difference between just reading the barcode and interpreting it. Only the corona check app can interpret the scanned data and the external scanner will not have access to that interpretation.

[prlwtz]

@Yassineee the embedded scanners such as in Honeywell and Zebra devices are not considered camera's. I understand the desire for integration of external camera's but in that case the corona app will still have to perform the analysis using its camera decoding library. The request for integration of native scanners on Honeywell and Zebra devices is a different angle. These scanners are much faster and easier to use and already decode the barcode for the application and just deliver the content to it. Unfortunately, depsite these interfaces often looking similar, they slightly differ due to different vendor capabilities and history.

I have also seen a request for generic keyboard wedge integration so that many 3rd party scanners could be used. That won't work well as the data in this barcode is well over 1000 characters. It's just not really feasible that way.

[prlwtz]

@EddieSchrikenberg I have all the code ready for the integration of the Honeywell scanners. I just need to understand how to contribute it to this project.

[prlwtz]

@EddieSchrikenberg I have now uploaded and submitted a branch for review.

[royarisse]

@prlwtz Anyone can interpret the scanned QR code and it's data, it's an open standard after all. I remain strongly against facilitating corona-scanner app duplicates.

[prlwtz]

@royarisse I was not aware the content was open standard too. I noticed something about certificates in the code, so I assumed it was all well protected by encryption. Anyways, if the goal is to prevent facilitating corona-scanner app duplicates, all of this should never have been made open source. Hardware is not the facilitating factor in this matter.

[EizeOostingHoneywell]

I will add support for Honeywell scanners

[BartNijland91]

Will be added in the next release, see https://github.com/minvws/nl-covid19-coronacheck-app-android/pull/92