Press kit

Barcodehammer is an Android app for reading and creating barcodes and QR codes, made by Eric M. Kok, Eric de Magiër.

Descriptions to copy

Three lengths, each in a block of its own, so you can lift one out without cutting and pasting. The texts are meant to be used word for word.

The facts

What sets Barcodehammer apart

The ticket vault goes all the way to the key, not to the screen

Tickets sit in an encrypted file of their own. Its key is wrapped by a key in the Android Keystore that can only be used straight after a fingerprint, face, PIN or pattern. So the lock does not sit in front of a screen you can skip: without that confirmation there is nothing to read, not even for someone who takes the file off the device. That takes Kotlin code of its own and Android 10 or newer; if it cannot be done, the app says so and builds no vault.

No server and no advertising

There is no account and no sign-in, and there is nothing to sign in to: there is no server behind the app. Scanned codes and the history stay on the device. The app shows no advertising, in neither version. The one-time purchase runs through the Play Store app on the device.

Honest about the internet permission

The built app file contains the INTERNET permission. Barcodehammer does not ask for that permission itself and makes no connection of its own: Google's scanning library puts it in its own manifest and the merger takes it over. The app and this site say so in as many words instead of promising "offline", because someone who reads through the permissions should not come across anything there that has not been told.

No judgement on what is in a code

A code appearing neatly on the screen says nothing about the content. For a scanned code the app therefore does not report that it is valid: the recognition of the operating system only hands over codes with a correct check digit, and a tick would be false reassurance. For typing something in by hand that check does make sense, and there it is.

Screenshots

There are no screenshots on this page yet. They are available on request through appsbeheerder@lichtgolf.nl; please say which language you need them in.

The logo

Two files, both free to download:

• logo.svg, vector, so sharp at any size.
• icon-512.png, 512 by 512 pixels, for where an SVG will not do.

What you may do with it

• Use the logo unchanged.
• Do not stretch it: the proportion stays square.
• Do not recolour it, and do not put a filter, border or drop shadow over it.
• Leave some room around it, so that it does not end up against text or another image.

The brand colours

Contact

Questions, screenshots, or something you cannot find here: write to appsbeheerder@lichtgolf.nl.