Help! With QR code...

Jace

Jace

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Hi!..To all SF techies..
Have told before..not 'real tech' savvy
Received mailing with QRcode...and am curious
took picture with camera on tablet
can see it in gallery..but can't' open' it.


tappeed it..not

What am I not doing?


Any suggestions truly appreciated!😉
 

hearlady said:
You have to have a specific app to read QR codes...I believe...I'm not too tech savvy either.
I do know you need to be very careful what QR codes you scan. Some are scams.
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Following Hearlady's suggestion I asked the search to explain QR codes. This is what came up.
QR codes (or Quick Response codes) are two-dimensional codes that you can scan with a smartphone. The code contains information, usually a site address, and once you scan it, the code connects you with a resource on the web.
Fluent Gibberish if you ask me.
 

If you go to your play store or app store, search QR reader. You can choose from several.
Some include a barcode scanner also. If you have a store app like Walmart, for example, you can scan things in the store instead of having to locate an employee.... good luck with that.
Anyway, one scam with QR codes is when you see one in a restaurant on the wall to scan and get rewards or, say, a contest. A scammer will put their QR over the legit one and it grabs you if you scan it and does some nefarious thing. Not sure exactly what but it might include taking your money or information or both. 😮
QR codes are common now and I think most are legit.
 
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When I point the camera of my Moto g Pure smartphone at a QR code, the camera app recognizes it as a QR code and opens the QR code website address in a browser that came with the phone, just like the camera app did too. Most smartphones do the same these days.

If I didn't have that, I'd try to follow the suggestions to find a QR reader app for my tablet ... or maybe do a google search for [my tablet name] and "QR code" ... maybe the search results might include resolutions specific to my tablet.

Also as mentioned, some QR codes are nefarious. I'm very selective with QR codes and don't go scanning them willy nilly.
 
Naturally said:
When I point the camera of my Moto g Pure smartphone at a QR code, the camera app recognizes it as a QR code and opens the QR code website address in a browser that came with the phone, just like the camera app did too. Most smartphones do the same these days.

If I didn't have that, I'd try to follow the suggestions to find a QR reader app for my tablet ... or maybe do a google search for [my tablet name] and "QR code" ... maybe the search results might include resolutions specific to my tablet.

Also as mentioned, some QR codes are nefarious. I'm very selective with QR codes and don't go scanning them willy nilly.
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You know, I don't remember if I ever did add an app. I think my phone just did it. It could be I needed an app with my old phone.
 
Jace said:
Hi!..To all SF techies..
Have told before..not 'real tech' savvy
Received mailing with QRcode...and am curious
took picture with camera on tablet
can see it in gallery..but can't' open' it.


tappeed it..not

What am I not doing?


Any suggestions truly appreciated!😉
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just go to the App Store and download a QR scanner
 
T Y all for your response(s)
I kinda figured it out...duh..myself
I tried it on my cell phone..and..waa-laa!
Came right up
Not worth the effort.👎
realtor looking for business
 
hearlady said:
If you go to your play store or app store, search QR reader. You can choose from several.
Some include a barcode scanner also. If you have a store app like Walmart, for example, you can scan things in the store instead of having to locate an employee.... good luck with that.
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App store? Now I know the acronym "Picnic." But apps? Given that PICNIC means Problem In Chair, Not in Computer, perhaps App (in my case) should be retitled “Eye Dee Ten Tea” or ID10T for short!
 
QR codes can contain most any text, but by convention those used for marketing and such contain a URI. Usually a URL rather than a URN. Software for consumer use normally assumes this and redirects a URL to the default browser and a URN to the registered application for its namespace.

99% of the time URNs consumers will encounter are related to "smart" device configuration, like adding a new smart bulb to your home network or syncing smart video streamers to a new account.

Scanning these basic URL QR codes is a built in automatic feature of the standard camera app on a recent phone or tablet. Maybe your tablet is ancient?
 
QR codes are a pain in the a$$ they never work right for me. I've downloaded dozens and not one worked as expected
 
In UK (everywhere else as well probably) a code very similar to a QR code (but without the square shapes in the corners) is generated by Royal Mail if you buy postage online, whether for letters or parcels. You print the label, attach it to your item and the postman scans it on collection. No need to buy postage stamps ever again :D That's the useful side of these codes. But yes, you should definitely beware of QR spam in some places.
 
I love QR codes, they make things much faster!

We got a new tv recently and it was so easy to use the various QR codes to log into our streaming channels.

I use them at restaurants if they’re available, and to access websites I would otherwise have to type the whole url into my browser.

I’m always looking for the most efficient ways to do things and QR codes certainly fit!
 

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