If your phone’s built-in hotspot QR code is not scanable, you can manually create a QR code for your hotspot. You can do this by using free sites like QR Code Generator and QRCode Monkey.

They can be great time-savers, but they're not always obvious in how to use them, particularly if you have an older Android phone. Here's how to scan a QR code with any phone.

Clean the Camera Lens A dirty or smudged camera lens can prevent the scanner from properly reading the QR code. How to do it: Use a microfiber cloth to gently wipe the camera lens on the back of ...

If you're on an Android device, however, there are three best ways to scan a QR code: Google Lens, your native camera app, and a third-party app. In this guide, we've covered the step-by-step ...

A study done by the cybersecurity platform KeepNet Labs found that 26% of all malicious links are now sent via QR code; this ...

You might soon not have as much trouble reading far away QR codes on your Android phone. Google is working on a new code scanner that automatically detects a QR code in the camera frame, zooms in ...

As announced in May, Google has given its default QR code scanner on Android an appreciable redesign via Play services.

Google updated APIs responsible for the barcode and QR code scanning to allow them to auto-zoom when a possible barcode or QR code is detected. This feature could soon roll out to Android 13 and ...

The QR code scanner is also getting a new animation. You might not notice it at first glance, as it just makes the viewfinder expand slightly and fall into place.

It's expected to work in both Google's own QR Code Scanner and in other apps. Because this is an API-level upgrade, app developers won't have to grant any new camera permissions for the tool to work.