diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index bf2e855..3ee1c8e 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ dependencies {
     ksp(libs.androidx.room.compiler)
     implementation(libs.androidx.room.ktx)
 
-
-
     //lifecycle
     implementation(libs.lifecycle.runtime.compose)
 
@@ -145,5 +143,6 @@ dependencies {
     generalImplementation(libs.google.firebase.analytics.ktx)
 
     //barcode scanning
-    implementation(libs.play.services.code.scanner)
+    implementation(libs.zxing.android.embedded)
+    implementation(libs.zxing.core)
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index d762f13..3d9332b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LEANBACK_LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
+        <activity
+            android:name=".ui.CaptureActivityPortrait"
+            android:screenOrientation="fullSensor"
+            android:stateNotNeeded="true"
+            android:theme="@style/zxing_CaptureTheme"
+            android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysHidden" />
         <activity
             android:finishOnTaskLaunch="true"
             android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoDisplay"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/module/ScannerModule.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/module/ScannerModule.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index be040cc..0000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/module/ScannerModule.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-package com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.module
-
-import android.content.Context
-import com.google.mlkit.vision.barcode.common.Barcode
-import com.google.mlkit.vision.codescanner.GmsBarcodeScanner
-import com.google.mlkit.vision.codescanner.GmsBarcodeScannerOptions
-import com.google.mlkit.vision.codescanner.GmsBarcodeScanning
-import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.service.barcode.CodeScanner
-import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.service.barcode.QRScanner
-import dagger.Module
-import dagger.Provides
-import dagger.hilt.InstallIn
-import dagger.hilt.android.components.ViewModelComponent
-import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
-import dagger.hilt.android.scopes.ViewModelScoped
-
-@Module
-@InstallIn(ViewModelComponent::class)
-class ScannerModule {
-
-    @ViewModelScoped
-    @Provides
-    fun provideBarCodeOptions() : GmsBarcodeScannerOptions {
-        return GmsBarcodeScannerOptions.Builder()
-            .setBarcodeFormats(Barcode.FORMAT_QR_CODE)
-            .build()
-    }
-
-    @ViewModelScoped
-    @Provides
-    fun provideBarCodeScanner(@ApplicationContext context: Context, options: GmsBarcodeScannerOptions) : GmsBarcodeScanner {
-        return GmsBarcodeScanning.getClient(context, options)
-    }
-
-    @ViewModelScoped
-    @Provides
-    fun provideQRScanner(gmsBarcodeScanner: GmsBarcodeScanner) : CodeScanner {
-        return QRScanner(gmsBarcodeScanner)
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/barcode/CodeScanner.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/barcode/CodeScanner.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c0a5ad..0000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/barcode/CodeScanner.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.service.barcode
-
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
-
-interface CodeScanner {
-    fun scan() : Flow<String?>
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/barcode/QRScanner.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/barcode/QRScanner.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index dd502c7..0000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/service/barcode/QRScanner.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.service.barcode
-
-import com.google.mlkit.vision.codescanner.GmsBarcodeScanner
-import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.awaitClose
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.callbackFlow
-import timber.log.Timber
-import javax.inject.Inject
-
-class QRScanner @Inject constructor(private val gmsBarcodeScanner: GmsBarcodeScanner) : CodeScanner {
-    override fun scan(): Flow<String?> {
-        return callbackFlow {
-            gmsBarcodeScanner.startScan().addOnSuccessListener {
-                trySend(it.rawValue)
-            }.addOnFailureListener {
-                trySend(it.message)
-                Timber.e(it.message)
-            }
-            awaitClose {
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/CaptureActivityPortrait.java b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/CaptureActivityPortrait.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9770eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/CaptureActivityPortrait.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.ui;
+
+import com.journeyapps.barcodescanner.CaptureActivity;
+
+public class CaptureActivityPortrait extends CaptureActivity {
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/screens/main/MainScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/screens/main/MainScreen.kt
index cbca1db..58a8ae4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/screens/main/MainScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/screens/main/MainScreen.kt
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.hiltViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import androidx.navigation.NavController
+import com.journeyapps.barcodescanner.ScanContract
+import com.journeyapps.barcodescanner.ScanOptions
 import com.wireguard.android.backend.Tunnel
+import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.ui.CaptureActivityPortrait
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.R
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.WireGuardAutoTunnel
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.repository.model.TunnelConfig
@@ -141,6 +144,11 @@ fun MainScreen(
         result.data?.data?.let { viewModel.onTunnelFileSelected(it) }
     }
 
+    val scanLauncher = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(
+        contract = ScanContract(),
+        onResult = { result -> viewModel.onTunnelQrResult(result.contents) }
+    )
+
     Scaffold(
         modifier = Modifier.pointerInput(Unit) {
             detectTapGestures(onTap = {
@@ -219,7 +227,13 @@ fun MainScreen(
                     .clickable {
                         scope.launch {
                             showBottomSheet = false
-                            viewModel.onTunnelQRSelected()
+                            val scanOptions = ScanOptions()
+                            scanOptions.setDesiredBarcodeFormats(ScanOptions.QR_CODE)
+                            scanOptions.setOrientationLocked(true)
+                            scanOptions.setPrompt(context.getString(R.string.scanning_qr))
+                            scanOptions.setBeepEnabled(false)
+                            scanOptions.captureActivity = CaptureActivityPortrait().javaClass
+                            scanLauncher.launch(scanOptions)
                         }
                     }
                     .padding(10.dp)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/screens/main/MainViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/screens/main/MainViewModel.kt
index e82eba2..fa28c47 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/screens/main/MainViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/zaneschepke/wireguardautotunnel/ui/screens/main/MainViewModel.kt
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.Constants
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.R
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.repository.SettingsDoa
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.repository.TunnelConfigDao
-import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.service.barcode.CodeScanner
-import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.service.foreground.ServiceState
+import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.repository.model.Settings
+import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.repository.model.TunnelConfig
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.service.foreground.ServiceManager
+import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.service.foreground.ServiceState
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.service.foreground.WireGuardConnectivityWatcherService
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.service.shortcut.ShortcutsManager
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.service.tunnel.VpnService
-import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.repository.model.Settings
-import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.repository.model.TunnelConfig
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.ui.ViewState
 import com.zaneschepke.wireguardautotunnel.util.NumberUtils
 import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
@@ -38,8 +37,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 class MainViewModel @Inject constructor(private val application : Application,
                                         private val tunnelRepo : TunnelConfigDao,
                                         private val settingsRepo : SettingsDoa,
-                                        private val vpnService: VpnService,
-                                        private val codeScanner: CodeScanner
+                                        private val vpnService: VpnService
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
     private val _viewState = MutableStateFlow(ViewState())
@@ -96,13 +94,12 @@ class MainViewModel @Inject constructor(private val application : Application,
         ServiceManager.stopVpnService(application.applicationContext)
     }
 
-    suspend fun onTunnelQRSelected() {
-        codeScanner.scan().collect {
-            if(!it.isNullOrEmpty() && it.contains(application.resources.getString(R.string.config_validation))) {
-                val tunnelConfig = TunnelConfig(name = NumberUtils.generateRandomTunnelName(), wgQuick = it)
+    fun onTunnelQrResult(result : String) {
+        viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        if(result.contains(application.resources.getString(R.string.config_validation))) {
+            val tunnelConfig =
+                TunnelConfig(name = NumberUtils.generateRandomTunnelName(), wgQuick = result)
                 saveTunnel(tunnelConfig)
-            } else if(!it.isNullOrEmpty() && it.contains(application.resources.getString(R.string.barcode_downloading))) {
-                showSnackBarMessage(application.resources.getString(R.string.barcode_downloading_message))
             } else {
                 showSnackBarMessage(application.resources.getString(R.string.barcode_error))
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 8297e67..da5c9e0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -92,4 +92,5 @@
     <string name="attempt_connection">Attempting connection..</string>
     <string name="vpn_starting">VPN Starting</string>
     <string name="db_name">wg-tunnel-db</string>
+    <string name="scanning_qr">Reading QR code</string>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 487e750..3d485f8 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ lifecycle-runtime-compose = "2.6.2"
 material-icons-extended = "1.5.1"
 material3 = "1.1.1"
 navigationCompose = "2.7.2"
-playServicesCodeScanner = "16.1.0"
 roomVersion = "2.6.0-beta01"
 timber = "5.0.1"
 tunnel = "1.0.20230706"
@@ -28,6 +27,8 @@ compose="1.5.1"
 crashlytics="18.4.1"
 analytics="21.3.0"
 composeCompiler="1.5.3"
+zxingAndroidEmbedded = "4.3.0"
+zxingCore = "3.4.1"
 
 
 [libraries]
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ junit = { module = "junit:junit", version.ref = "junit" }
 kotlinx-serialization-json = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json", version.ref = "kotlinx-serialization-json" }
 lifecycle-runtime-compose = { module = "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-compose", version.ref = "lifecycle-runtime-compose" }
 material-icons-extended = { module = "androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended", version.ref = "material-icons-extended" }
-play-services-code-scanner = { module = "com.google.android.gms:play-services-code-scanner", version.ref = "playServicesCodeScanner" }
 
 timber = { module = "com.jakewharton.timber:timber", version.ref = "timber" }
 
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ firebase-crashlytics-gradle = { module = "com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlyti
 firebase-bom = { module = "com.google.firebase:firebase-bom", version.ref = "firebaseBom"}
 google-services = { module = "com.google.gms:google-services", version.ref = "google-services" }
 
+zxing-core = { module = "com.google.zxing:core", version.ref = "zxingCore" }
+zxing-android-embedded = { module = "com.journeyapps:zxing-android-embedded", version.ref = "zxingAndroidEmbedded" }
+
 [plugins]
 android-application = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "androidGradlePlugin" }
 kotlin-android = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android", version.ref = "kotlin" }