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> First of, on Android, the camera doesn't magically scan the QR code. Most Android phones do this automatically - and it's not too hard to write up a quick ap

> First of, on Android, the camera doesn't magically scan the QR code. Most Android phones do this automatically - and it's not too hard to write up a quick app for it to scan automatically when it detects a QR code. > Second, as others have said, the social aspect of looking at it together is totally lost. Which is quite big IMHO. My friends and I all browse together on our phones and we excitedly point out different menu items, that we can look at independently without having to cram together looking at a piece of paper. Otherwise I don't know how this is any different than having separate menus. > Third, scrolling through a PDF or a page on a tiny screen makes it much harder to grasp the entire menu quickly. On a paper menu, I often just jump around and get inspired by the various dishes. Randomly scrolling up/down/left/right on a tiny screen feel awful compared to just letting your eyes drift. Scrolling through a PDF / page has always been fine for my friends and I. I'm also not entirely sure why I would want my eyes to drift when actively looking for something to eat as well?

conorcleary 4y ago
The security issue is forcing non-technical end users to troll through an app store to find "qr reader" and also not fall for the hundreds of scamware they'll encounter immediately in the search results.
mgkimsal 4y ago
> Most Android phones do this automatically - and it's not too hard to write up a quick app for it to scan automatically when it detects a QR code You just 'write up a quick app' in the middle of a restaurant?
- tmtvl 4y ago
  If you can't write up a full-featured QR code scanner from scratch in 15 seconds, can you really call yourself a programmer? On a more serious note, though, I wouldn't be much impressed with QR code menus. I usually have my 4G off, I don't trust random wifi networks, and I don't like smartphones as a form factor for any text over 500 characters.
  - BiometricAndy 4y ago
    HN is so ironic, they complain and criticize everything but fail to understand QR code. Are they actually a programmer or only acting like it. India already have UPI implementation while in the USA they need apple to save their useless banking system and still fail to move on with tech.
    - fomine3 4y ago
      It's weird that people hate QR codes so much. Perhaps is it phenomenon only in the US? It's just a information encoded as a square, not something like Skynet.
- oneeyedpigeon 4y ago
  If you're a junior dev, sure. Senior engineers just decode the QR mentally.
thfuran 4y ago
>and it's not too hard to write up a quick app for it to scan automatically when it detects a QR code. You're joking, right? In case you forgot the context, "not too hard" is looking at a menu that's in front of you. Writing an app to make up for the absence of the menu is definitely too hard.

conorcleary 4y ago

The security issue is forcing non-technical end users to troll through an app store to find "qr reader" and also not fall for the hundreds of scamware they'll encounter immediately in the search results.

mgkimsal 4y ago

> Most Android phones do this automatically - and it's not too hard to write up a quick app for it to scan automatically when it detects a QR code You just 'write up a quick app' in the middle of a restaurant?

tmtvl 4y ago
If you can't write up a full-featured QR code scanner from scratch in 15 seconds, can you really call yourself a programmer? On a more serious note, though, I wouldn't be much impressed with QR code menus. I usually have my 4G off, I don't trust random wifi networks, and I don't like smartphones as a form factor for any text over 500 characters.
- BiometricAndy 4y ago
  HN is so ironic, they complain and criticize everything but fail to understand QR code. Are they actually a programmer or only acting like it. India already have UPI implementation while in the USA they need apple to save their useless banking system and still fail to move on with tech.
  - fomine3 4y ago
    It's weird that people hate QR codes so much. Perhaps is it phenomenon only in the US? It's just a information encoded as a square, not something like Skynet.
oneeyedpigeon 4y ago
If you're a junior dev, sure. Senior engineers just decode the QR mentally.

thfuran 4y ago

>and it's not too hard to write up a quick app for it to scan automatically when it detects a QR code. You're joking, right? In case you forgot the context, "not too hard" is looking at a menu that's in front of you. Writing an app to make up for the absence of the menu is definitely too hard.