The Quick Response code, more popularly referred to as a QR code, has really taken off in recent years, and it's easy to see why. Though COVID-19 helped mainstream it, these codes make sharing ...

QR codes was the new marketing tool on the block years ago, but as folks discovered, not everyone had a QR code scanner on their phone to use them. Nor was it easy to get a QR code scanner to use them ...

While they may not be the all-in-one solution some had envisioned, QR codes are still very popular. It’s easy to understand why, too — just point your camera or scanner at a QR code, and you’re ...

QR codes make it possible to scan an image with your phone’s camera to open a link. In the early days of Android, the easiest way to post links to Android apps was with QR codes, which is why older ...

As smartphones have become more and more ubiquitous, so have QR codes. These maze-looking squares are a type of matrix bar code that contains data — usually, QR codes point to a website or open a ...

This week the folks at Google have updated the iOS (and soon the Android) version of the Chrome web browser. This update uses the camera of the device it's running on to locate and scan QR codes as ...

Now that Google is using the two-dimensional bar codes as part of its local businesses listings program, it's all the more reason for an app to help read them. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a ...

Installing new apps for your Android device is easy: launch the Android Market application, search for an app and install it. However, with a barcode or "quick response" scanner app, you can also ...

Android: Install and open QRbot, then open the Create menu to select a QR code to customize. Barcodes Inc. is one example of a website that lets you generate a QR code that points to text. This ...

QR codes may not be super popular today, but many small and local businesses are still using them to offer their customers exclusive discounts and benefits. However, most phones today, by default, don ...