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Can you actually point your phone camera at a QR code and have it connect automatically, as the website says? I generally avoid QR codes as they obfuscate the t
by sleavey 5y ago
Can you actually point your phone camera at a QR code and have it connect automatically, as the website says? I generally avoid QR codes as they obfuscate the target URL, but I thought you needed an app for reading them on Android and possibly also iOS.
- asutekku 5y agoMost phone cameras nowadays have a built in qr-code reader.
- sleavey 5y agoBut does it automatically recognise it as an SSID and password and connect as the website suggests?
- quenix 5y agoYes
- oarsinsync 5y agoOn iOS, you get a banner notification with the name of the wifi network, for you to tap to connect to. It does the rest from there, yes. This has been the case for quite some time. I assume Android can do it too (and if so, probably did it first).
- xeromal 5y agoMy Samsung S20 can. IDK about other phones.
- jackson1442 5y agoIt’s definitely built into iOS, just point the camera app at it and it’ll tell you what the domain behind the qr is, then just touch to follow the link. Something like wifi will have a custom prompt that says “Connect to WiFi network MyNetwork.”
- drusepth 5y agoThe default Android camera app will read them for you (and display the URL before you tap to open it in a browser) by either pointing the default camera at a QR code or manually scanning it with the "Lens" camera mode. The Android wifi menu (where you select from nearby networks to join) also has a QR icon that lets you scan to immediately join a network (next to "Add network"). I'd imagine you'd also join if you scanned it from the camera app, too.