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Why does the Android app "Google Authenticator" require ZX Barcode Scanner when Google Goggles has a faster barcode scanner built in? Sometimes I just don't understand Google's inability to be consistent. For example, why do Goggles and the Gallery hide the notification bar. Attention to details Google...


Thanks for the feedback. I'll see if we can enable it to use Google Googles as well.


What do you mean "built-in"? I had to download a barcode scanner app from the Market since Android didn't ship with one.

Do you mean it's built into something like the Camera app?


The "Barcode Scanner" app is so ubiquitous it seems built in, but I don't think it actually ships. I seem to recall an actual Google Video demoing it as well, but I'm not quite sure.


"Google Goggles has a faster barcode scanner built in"

Not sure how to make that sentence more straight forward.


Google Goggles is not "built-in", so it's plenty unclear.


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