In iOS 11, the native camera app includes functionality that allows you to scan QR codes and access QR code content like URLs without having to download a third-party app. Open the Camera app on the ...

What is a QR code? A QR code (short for Quick Response code) is a two-dimensional barcode that can be read by your smartphone camera. QR codes provide quick access to product information, promotions ...

The Quick Response code (or QR code) was introduced in 1994, but it never really took off in the US until decades later when the pandemic created a need for a quick, easy, and (most importantly) touch ...

While they may not be the all-in-one solution some had envisioned, QR codes are still very popular. It’s easy to understand why, too — just point your camera or scanner at a QR code, and you’re ...

Apple's latest iPhone 16 models include a new Camera Control button (located on the lower right-hand side when holding the phone in portrait mode). The new button aims to make it easier to adjust ...

There are countless third-party apps that allow you to scan QR codes and Data Matrixes on your iPhone, but wouldn’t it be easier if you could read them inside the built-in Camera app? Well, with a new ...

There are multiple ways to scan a QR code with your Samsung phone, whether you use a budget device or one of the top foldable Android phones. However, some methods can be unreliable, causing you to ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

As smartphones have become more and more ubiquitous, so have QR codes. These maze-looking squares are a type of matrix bar code that contains data — usually, QR codes point to a website or open a ...