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I don't think that an average user wants to type in cryptic urls rather than simply scanning a code. At least, if they know what to do. But I don't know how the

by _def 7y ago

I don't think that an average user wants to type in cryptic urls rather than simply scanning a code. At least, if they know what to do. But I don't know how the adoption rate for QR code scanning is. Do the stock android camera app and the ios camera support QR codes yet?

kn0where 7y ago
Stock iOS camera has supported QR codes for a few years now
emilfihlman 7y ago
No, Android has no built-in support. And if you break your camera, you can't use QR-codes. Happened to me with Whatsapp Web. Like I said, QR-codes are awful at usability and have extreme pitfalls. Shortlinks are quick, fast and concise and they take much less space. Also, shortlinks does not mean "cryptic urls". For example slush.org/L01 is much, much better and faster than some QR-code, it's wayyyy more accessible and also more shareable. You can also tell about it to people with just words that they can easily remember.