You can scan a QR code using the camera on your smartphone, tablet, or computer — however, you may need to download an app.

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 ...

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 ...

QR codes are a type of barcode, or scannable pattern, that contain various forms of data, like website links, account ...

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Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you want to make it simple for someone to find a webpage, a QR code can help. If you want to make it simple ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Luckily, one our readers tipped us off about a Windows Store app that solves this problem. The ...