Your smartphone is full of surprises. There's an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

If you’ve had trouble scanning QR codes on your Android, perhaps on a wall across the room, Google’s testing a new feature with developers that could make scanning from a distance easier. If you’ve ...

Your smartphone is full of surprises. There's an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

Google updated APIs responsible for the barcode and QR code scanning to allow them to auto-zoom when a possible barcode or QR code is detected. This feature could soon roll out to Android 13 and above ...

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Software built into the cameras on iPhones and Android phones make quick work of decoding QR codes. How do you do that on a laptop or desktop computer?

QR codes are an interesting technology due to their wide range of use cases, and Google has just found another one. Earlier this year, the company announced that it was working on an eSIM transfer ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You probably already know how to scan a QR code with your phone. It ...

Sponsored Ads are appearing with a new expandable call box that contains a brand's phone number as well as the QR code. Google Ads appears to be testing a new QR codes ad extensions. Scanning the QR ...

QR code phishing or quishing has evolved to become even more dangerous. As reported by Silicon Angle, threat actors are now embedding malicious JavaScript payloads in QR codes which causes them to ...