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Why not use QR codes more? Outside of print media length doesn't matter, just auto replace them with the word "link" and the user doesn't have to see the ugly c
by eternityforest 4y ago
Why not use QR codes more? Outside of print media length doesn't matter, just auto replace them with the word "link" and the user doesn't have to see the ugly code, character limited microblogs can make an exception for links or store them separately as an attachment.
Android should allow OCR and QR input as a keyboard feature.
Link shorteners exist partly because of missing features elsewhere.
- jeroenhd 4y agoYou can share any QR code with Google Lens and it'll give you the ability to copy the text encoded in it/open the link/etc. QR codes aren't very information dense, though.
- Supermancho 4y ago> QR codes aren't very information dense, though. Neither are shortened URLs.
- djbusby 4y agoThey can be, has like 4k of "storage" - links are but one of the many use cases.
- avinassh 4y agoAre there any alternatives codes which are information dense?
- infinityio 4y agoI doubt this is significant enough to matter, but shorter URLs reduce the required size of the QR code at a given error correction level, which could make them slightly easier/faster to scan with worse cameras/from further away/etc.
- JohnFen 4y agoQR codes exclude text-only services.