Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes

VanguardLH <V@nguard.lh> wrote:

Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
 

Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> wrote:

Chris Green, 2025-07-01 16:15:
 

I have an Umidigi Bison phone running Android running Android 11, it
works OK with most of the things I want it to do.
 
However it never seems to want to recognise QR codes, is there some
magic technique for doing this or are they just rubbish?

 
What is "it"? The camera app? A dedicated QR code scanner app - and yes,
which one?
 

The camera app I assume, the thing that takes pictures of my knees by
mistake! :-)
 
All the promoters of QR codes just say 'scan the QR code' and assume
all the magic will then ensue.

 
Depends on the feature set of your camera app.  Hunt around inside your
camera app to see if has a QR scan option.  If not, you have to use a
separate QR scan app.
 
https://www.android.com/articles/how-do-you-scan-qr-codes-on-android/
 
The circle-to-search feature may not be available in your Android
version.  I didn't bother to search in which Android version it became
available, because a cursory search shows it is apparently inherent to
the brand and model of phone you have.

OP here. Yes, I've installed Google Lens (easiest option) and now I
can scan QR codes.

However my comment still stands about places that say "just scan the
QR code" without pointing out that you might have to install a program
for this to work.

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Chris Green
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