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> my phone doesn't have a QR reader. It is possible it does. The default photo app on Android is a QR code reader, at least on Google Pixel phones. I open the
by graton 5y ago
> my phone doesn't have a QR reader.
It is possible it does. The default photo app on Android is a QR code reader, at least on Google Pixel phones.
I open the photo app and then point it at the QR code. After a moment or two text appears which allows me to open the QR code link.
I only realized this in the last month or two...
- kevincox 5y agoAlthough the recognition is hit-and-miss. A dedicated QR reader will grab the QR nearly instantly as soon as it is visible to the camera.
- dec0dedab0de 5y agoI have a CAT s61, it comes with it's own camera app. I used to be able to do it with the camera app on previous phones that I broke, which is why I got a rugged phone. (also the IR camera and laser pointer.) I would just install one, but at a glance, all of the QR code apps seem like scams, and I haven't cared enough to do any research.
- namibj 5y agogood-old `ZXing` ( https://github.com/zxing/zxing https://github.com/zxing/zxing ) does the job for me nicely, supports non-QR codes, and contains practically zero BS. The only downside IMO is the forcefully-narrowed scan window, which can cause complications with extremely large QR codes, as the pixels get a little blurry and decoding gets harder for the software. Edit: you can find it on Fdroid or probably on the project site/page. It's not getting updates, but why would my QR scanner need those, anyways..... also Google doesn't want it to be published anymore, iirc due to it using relatively ancient APIs.