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Glimpse by Lanternapps Studio is a private QR and barcode scanner for Android that checks links and UPI payments before opening, never shows ads on the scan screen, and keeps all scan data on your phone. Here's how to get the most from it.

• How to scan: Auto, Manual and Batch
• Scan from a screenshot, PDF or the clipboard
• Restore Pro on a new phone
• Change your ad privacy choices
• Delete your history
• Join Wi-Fi from a code
• Contact us

How to scan: Auto, Manual and Batch

Open the Scan tab and choose a mode under the camera.

Auto

Point the camera at a QR code or barcode. Glimpse reads it as soon as it's in view and shows what's inside before anything opens. Pinch or use the slider to zoom, tap to focus, and use the torch in dim light. If nothing scans after a few seconds, Glimpse suggests taking a photo instead.

Manual

Best for small, crowded, damaged or far-away codes. Tap Take photo. Glimpse reads every code in the picture. If there's one code, it opens straight away; if there are several, tap the one you want. If a code is missed, tap Select area and drag a box over it. The photo is read on your phone and never saved.

Batch

For scanning many codes in a row, like a shelf of products or a stack of tickets. Each new code is added once, so scanning the same code twice doesn't double it, and the count goes up as you go. Tap Finish batch when you're done. Exporting the batch list comes with Glimpse Pro.

Scan from a screenshot, PDF or the clipboard

• Photo: on the Scan tab, tap Photo and pick a screenshot or picture.
• PDF: tap PDF and pick the file. Glimpse can't read password-protected PDFs.
• Clipboard: copy a screenshot or image in another app, then tap Paste image.
• Share: in any app, share an image or PDF and choose Scan with Glimpse.

If the picture has several codes, tap the one you want. If Glimpse finds none, drag a box over the code to scan just that part.

Restore Pro on a new phone

Glimpse Pro is tied to the Google account you bought it with, not to the phone. On your new phone:

1. Make sure the Play Store is signed in with the same Google account.
2. Open Glimpse, go to Settings → Glimpse Pro.
3. Tap Restore purchase.

If it says no purchase was found, check which Google account the Play Store is using. If your payment is still pending, Pro unlocks as soon as it completes.

Change your ad privacy choices

The free version shows ads from Google AdMob. Where privacy law asks for consent, for example in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, Glimpse shows Google's consent form on first launch. To change your answer later, go to Settings → Ad privacy choices. This option appears only where it applies, and only in the free version.

Anywhere, you can reset or delete your advertising ID in your phone's settings (usually Settings → Privacy → Ads, or Google → Ads). Glimpse Pro removes all ads, and with them AdMob's data collection in Glimpse. See the privacy policy for details.

Delete your history

History is stored only on your phone and never copied to cloud backups.

• One scan: open it in History and tap Delete.
• Everything: in History, tap the ⋮ menu → Delete all history, or go to Settings → Delete all history. This can't be undone, so use Export as CSV first if you want a copy.
• Stop saving: turn off Save new scans in Settings or the History menu.

Uninstalling Glimpse deletes all of its data from your phone.

Join Wi-Fi from a code

Scan the Wi-Fi code and tap Join network.

• Android 11 and newer: your phone asks whether to save the network. Tap Save and it connects.
• Older phones, or networks using old WEP security: Glimpse copies the password and opens Wi-Fi settings. Pick the network and paste the password.

To share your own Wi-Fi, go to Create → Wi-Fi, type the network name and password, and show or print the code. Guests join in one tap.

Contact us

Something not working, or an idea? Email [email protected]. Replies come in English. It helps to include your phone model, Android version and the Glimpse version (shown at the bottom of Settings).