diff --git a/config.cordovabuild.xml b/config.cordovabuild.xml
index 212485757..6a0c1480e 100644
--- a/config.cordovabuild.xml
+++ b/config.cordovabuild.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<widget android-versionCode="50" id="edu.berkeley.eecs.emission" ios-CFBundleVersion="48" version="3.2.7" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:cdv="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0">
+<widget android-versionCode="51" id="edu.berkeley.eecs.emission" ios-CFBundleVersion="49" version="3.2.8" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:cdv="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0">
     <name>emission</name>
     <description>
         A commute pattern tracker and carbon footprint estimator.
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
         <preference name="WKWebViewOnly" value="true" />
         <preference name="WKSuspendInBackground" value="false" />
         <preference name="AutoHideSplashScreen" value="true" />
+        <config-file parent="NSCameraUsageDescription" target="*-Info.plist" mode="merge">
+            <string>To scan QR codes for the login token and the study</string>
+        </config-file>
     </platform>
     <platform name="android">
         <hook src="hooks/before_build/android/android_copy_locales.js" type="before_build" />
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@
         <preference name="GradlePluginKotlinVersion" value="1.7.10" />
         <resource-file src="google-services.json" target="app/google-services.json" />
         <hook src="hooks/before_build/android/android_set_provider.js" type="before_build" />
+        <hook src="hooks/before_build/android/android_change_compile_implementation.js" type="before_build" />
         <config-file parent="/manifest/application" target="AndroidManifest.xml">
             <uses-library android:name="org.apache.http.legacy" android:required="false" />
         </config-file>
diff --git a/hooks/before_build/android/android_change_compile_implementation.js b/hooks/before_build/android/android_change_compile_implementation.js
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0e2e51999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/before_build/android/android_change_compile_implementation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * A hook to change provider in order to match with the application name.
+ */
+
+var fs = require('fs');
+var path = require('path');
+var et = require('elementtree');
+
+const LOG_NAME = "Changing compile to implementation ";
+
+var changeCompileToImplementation = function (file) {
+    if (fs.existsSync(file)) {
+        fs.readFile(file, 'utf8', function (err, data) {
+            var result = data.replace("compile", "implementation");
+            fs.writeFile(file, result, 'utf8', function (err) {
+                if (err) throw new Error(LOG_NAME + 'Unable to write into ' + file + ': ' + err);
+                console.log(LOG_NAME + "" + file + " updated...")
+            });
+        });
+    } else {
+        console.error("Could not find file "+file+" skipping compile -> implementation change");
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = function (context) {
+    // If Android platform is not installed, don't even execute
+    if (!context.opts.platforms.includes('android')) return;
+
+    var config_xml = path.join(context.opts.projectRoot, 'config.xml');
+    var data = fs.readFileSync(config_xml).toString();
+    // If no data then no config.xml
+    if (data) {
+        var etree = et.parse(data);
+        console.log(LOG_NAME + "Retrieving application name...")
+        var applicationName = etree._root.attrib.id;
+        console.info(LOG_NAME + "Your application is " + applicationName);
+        const splitParts = applicationName.split(".")
+        var lastApplicationPart = splitParts[splitParts.length - 1];
+
+        var platformRoot = path.join(context.opts.projectRoot, 'platforms/android/')
+
+        console.log(LOG_NAME + "Updating barcode scanner gradle...");
+        var gradleFile = path.join(platformRoot, 'phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner/'+lastApplicationPart+'-barcodescanner.gradle');
+        changeCompileToImplementation(gradleFile);
+    } else {
+        throw new Error(LOG_NAME + "Could not retrieve application name.");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/package.cordovabuild.json b/package.cordovabuild.json
index e042b97b1..d067bc1ae 100644
--- a/package.cordovabuild.json
+++ b/package.cordovabuild.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "edu.berkeley.eecs.emission",
-  "version": "3.2.7",
+  "version": "3.2.8",
   "displayName": "emission",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "repository": {
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@
       "cordova-plugin-em-unifiedlogger": {},
       "cordova-plugin-em-usercache": {},
       "cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter": {},
-      "cordova-plugin-barcode-qrscanner": {}
+      "phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner": {
+        "ANDROID_SUPPORT_V4_VERSION": "27.+"
+      }
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@
     "cordova-plugin-x-socialsharing": "6.0.4",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
     "klaw-sync": "^6.0.0",
-    "cordova-plugin-barcode-qrscanner": "^3.0.12",
+    "phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner": "git+https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner#v8.1.0",
     "@havesource/cordova-plugin-push": "git+https://github.com/havesource/cordova-plugin-push.git#4.0.0-dev.0"
   }
 }