This wikiHow teaches you how to use your phone, tablet, or computer camera to scan a QR code. QR codes are black and white boxes similar to barcodes that contain information such as links, phone numbers, pictures, and so on.
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Method 1 of 4: On iPhone
Step 1. Open iPhone camera
Tap the “Camera” app icon, which resembles a black camera on a gray background.
Step 2. Point the camera at the QR code
After a while, the camera will focus on the code.
If the front camera is still active, first touch the camera icon in the lower right corner of the screen to switch to the rear camera (main camera)
Step 3. Make sure the QR code is positioned in the center of the camera screen
The four corners of the QR code should be loaded on the screen.
Step 4. Wait for the code to be scanned
Once the QR code is positioned in the center of the screen, the code will be scanned immediately.
Step 5. Open the code content
Touch the Safari notification displayed at the top of the screen to open the web page or other information contained in the code.
Method 2 of 4: On Android Device
Step 1. Open Google Play Store on Android device
Tap the Google Play Store app icon, which looks like a colorful triangle.
Step 2. Touch the search bar
This bar appears at the top of the screen.
Step 3. Type in qr code reader no ads
After that, a drop-down menu with search results will be displayed.
Step 4. Click QR Code Reader - No Ads
It's at the top of the drop-down menu. After that, the application page will be opened.
Step 5. Click INSTALL
It's on the right side of the screen.
Step 6. Click ACCEPT
It's in the middle of the pop-up window. After that, the QR Code Reader application will be downloaded to the device.
Step 7. Click OPEN
This button is displayed in the same position as the “ INSTALL ” after the application is finished installing. Touch the button to open the QR Code Reader.
Step 8. Point the device camera at the QR code
After a while, the camera will focus on the code.
Step 9. Make sure the QR code is positioned in the center of the screen
The code must fit snugly between the four boundaries displayed in the center of the screen.
Step 10. Wait for the code to be scanned
Once done, you can see the code image on the screen. The content contained in the code (eg links) will be displayed below the image.
Method 3 of 4: On Windows
Step 1. Open the “Start” menu
Click the Windows logo in the lower-left corner of the screen.
Step 2. Type store in the “Start” menu
After that, the computer will search for the Windows Store, the default application for the Windows 10 operating system.
Step 3. Click “Store”
It's at the top of the “Start” window. After that, the Store app window will be displayed.
Step 4. Click the search bar
It's in the upper-right corner of the Store window.
Step 5. Type in the qr code bar scanner
After that, a list of QR code scanner programs will appear in the drop-down menu below the search bar.
Step 6. Click on QR Code Bar Scanner
This option is at the top of the drop-down menu. After that, the application page will open.
Step 7. Click Get
It's a blue button on the left side of the window. After that, the QR scanner program will be downloaded to the computer.
Step 8. Open the QR Code Bar Scanner program
Click Start ”
type qr code, click " QR Code Bar Scanner, and click " Close dialogue ' when prompted.
Step 9. Point the computer camera at the QR code
Make sure the code is positioned in the center of the screen.
Step 10. Wait for the code to be scanned successfully
Once the code is scanned into the app, you can see a pop-up window listing the contents of the code in the middle.
- For example, if the QR code contains a link to a website, you can see the link in a pop-up window.
- You can click " Other ” in the pop-up window and select the globe icon in the lower right corner of the window to open the code content in a web browser.
Method 4 of 4: On Mac
Step 1. Open a web browser
For now, there is no built-in feature or program to scan QR codes on Mac computers. If you want to scan a code, you need to use an online QR code scanner.
Step 2. Open the QR Web website
Visit https://webqr.com/. This website can scan QR codes using the computer's built-in camera (webcam).
On some browsers (eg Google Chrome), you need to click “ Allow ” when prompted for the website to access the camera.
Step 3. Hold and show the QR code towards the camera
The code must be facing the device camera. After that, you can see the code displayed in the scan window in the middle of the page.
You can also upload a QR code from your computer by clicking the camera icon in the upper right corner of the scan window, clicking “ Choose File ”, choose a QR code image, and click “ Open ”.
Step 4. Position the QR code in the center of the scan window
Make sure all four sides and corners of the code are inside the window.
Step 5. Wait for the code to be scanned successfully
Once the camera is focused on the code, you can see the contents of the code in the box at the bottom of the page. You can click on the content to open it if you want.
