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how are they any better than url shorteners? Now I have to download a qr code reader, screen grab it, convert it with said app, and that opens in a browser
by stjohnswarts 4y ago
how are they any better than url shorteners? Now I have to download a qr code reader, screen grab it, convert it with said app, and that opens in a browser
- blowski 4y agoAren't QR code readers built into Android and iOS?
- solardev 4y agoDepends on your OS, manufacturer, and version. In Android, it depends on your camera app (and version). Later Google Camera versions have that, for example, but earlier ones (as of a few years ago) did not.
- stjohnswarts 4y agoI'm on PC at least 75% of my time and not on my phone. My phone is mostly for messaging, music, email, and killing time at the airport/airplane/wherever I'm waiting. I get the point about extremely long URLs though, but most of the time that's not an issue unless you're printing it out
- prmoustache 4y agoapart from the download that happens once, it is just a case of pointing your camera to the code and the browser open by the touching the screen once. Quicker than typing a shortened url.
- prmoustache 4y agoThey are better because you know the exact url you will reach before sending it to your browser.