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> First of, on Android, the camera doesn't magically scan the QR code. Out of curiosity, what phones do you and your family use? Because my Android phone (a Pi
by 3PS 4y ago
> First of, on Android, the camera doesn't magically scan the QR code.
Out of curiosity, what phones do you and your family use? Because my Android phone (a Pixel 4a) has never had any issues scanning QR codes by just pointing the camera at them.
- gruez 4y agoIt's vendor specific. Some have camera apps that do have scanners integrated, some don't.
- kodt 4y agoOlder Androids definitely needed an app but I’m talking like the Google G1 and G2 etc..
- MishaalRahman 4y agoSome OEM camera apps have built-in QR code detection (using Google Lens or something else) but not all do. Starting in Android 13, a QR code scanner is accessible from Quick Settings on all GMS devices. This QR code scanner is built into Google Play Services though so it's not available on AOSP builds.
- Animats 4y agoRight. I use F-Droid and have Google stuff turned off. I do have an app, Binary Eye, that can scan QR codes, UPC codes, Code 39, etc. But it doesn't have permission to launch a browser. I have to paste the code into Fennec. I need to do this maybe twice a year. I've never seen QR codes in restaurants in Silicon Valley.
- matttb 4y agoMy pixel3 doesn't do this
- pixelthrowaway 4y agoI have a (normal) pixel 3 and it does do it, but the UI is terrible and sometimes doesn't engage. And when it does the link shows up in what I found to be an awkward place. I'm about 90% sure this used to work better on an older version of android.
- oneeyedpigeon 4y agoThe most awkward thing is that the link is like a tooltip: it fades away very quickly, so you often have to rescan the QR code.
- exhilaration 4y agoMy Pixel 3A does, interesting to see the difference
- pjmorris 4y agoMy Pixel 3a also scans QR codes.
- oh_sigh 4y agoHave you updated your camera app? When I point mine at a QR code of a URL a little bubble appears below it, which you can click on.
- matttb 4y agoI've certainly never tried to stop it from updating. It's on version 8.4.600.440402475.27. When I point mine at a QR code absolutely nothing at all happens
- akaBruce 4y agoI don't know if this is the same experience for you, but for a while I would just open the camera app without realizing I had to swipe over to Google Lens mode to have it detect QR codes.
- genocidicbunny 4y agoAnecdotally, between a Pixel 4a, Pixel 7 pro, OnePlus 6 and 7 Pro, none of them ever successfully scanned QR codes in photos. All required a separate app to correctly recognize QR codes.
- oneeyedpigeon 4y agoWeird - I was using a Pixel 1 until recently and the camera app dealt with QR codes just fine.