Google Photos is testing a new feature that allows users to share albums and moments via QR code, separate from the existing Quick Share option for individual images. The feature makes it easier ...

In context: QR codes were originally designed to efficiently track the types and quantities of automobile parts. Today, thanks to smartphones and mobile apps, their use has expanded far beyond that.

You don’t need an app for this —your phone can do it already. The humble QR (or Quick Response) code has become ubiquitous. Invented back in the 1990s to scan car parts, the barcodes got a ...

SINGAPORE – More than 50.3 million travellers have used QR code clearance to clear immigration without passports at Singapore’s land checkpoints since the system was rolled out in 2024.

Ever since Meta introduced a QR code-based feature to share Instagram profiles, users no longer had to spell out their account name to a new friend or type it out. The simple ‘Share Profile ...

From QR code advertisements to QR code payments, more and more companies are including these black-and-white squares to optimize their operations. But what exactly is the reason for this?

Facebook posts about the dangers of consumers receiving a package as part of a brushing scam warn that the lone act of scanning a malicious QR code — a code found inside the unsolicited parcel ...

Learn more. QR codes are everywhere nowadays. We scan them at restaurants to read menus, connect to Wi-Fi at the office, access promotional offers, and many other places. They’ve become a ...

This is just one of the weaknesses of QR codes - the implicit trust that the code will take you where you want to go. New Sophos research has explored how an attack plays out after one of its own ...

The use and consumer familiarity with QR codes presents an opportunity for businesses to direct current or potential customers to their websites, mobile apps, digital marketplaces, or anything ...

Jayesh Kamble is a freelance B2B writer specializing in thought leadership and business IT. Perhaps most important, QR codes are simple to use. A previous BizTech article noted that “the sleek square ...

One of the methods is to scan the QR code, which will take you to a website where you can make it happen. But you may want to look closely at that pixelated little graphic the next time you’re ...