The QR code is having an extended moment, given that we’re all still wary of dealing with physical documents, touching surfaces, and generally interacting with the world at large. The switch to ...

Your smartphone is full of surprises. There’s an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

iPhone (iOS 11 or later): Launch the Camera app, frame the QR code, and tap the notification. The Control Center can have a feature for even faster access to scanning. This article explains how to ...

Two-dimensional barcodes called Quick Response codes, or QR codes for short, are used to store data that devices can read. While QR codes are popularly scanned via smartphones, what if you want to ...

Your smartphone is full of surprises. There's an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

You can scan a QR code directly from your iPhone — you don’t need to download a third-party app to get the information you need. Apple even gives you three ways ...

QR codes make it possible to scan an image with your phone’s camera to open a link. In the early days of Android, the easiest way to post links to Android apps was with QR codes, which is why older ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link You know those little squares with the seemingly randomized layout of black and white spaces you see on the back of products? Not the barcodes, ...

Today’s README file topic concerns QR codes on the Windows Phone platform. We examine different techniques of scanning and generating QR codes, as well as a tricky browser method you can use to create ...

If you've got an iPhone 16 (or any of the best iPhones for that matter), scanning QR codes for digital menus, Wi-Fi passwords, and event tickets has never been easier. I've found the built-in scanner ...

QR codes can be really handy. A grid of seemingly random black-and-white squares can hold enough information to store website URLs, contact information, email addresses, pre-defined SMS text messages, ...