QR code scanner apps are still very popular. However, now they have a meaning.
Because? These types of apps have long since become useless. You no longer need one, and below we explain why you should stop downloading them. Likewise, we will show you how to scan a QR code using your mobile phone without using any additional app.
The camera app on your Android device acts as a QR code scanner. no other app needed
Since the launch of Android 9 (in 2018), mobile phones using this operating system have a QR code scanner built into the camera app that is installed by default (like iPhones).
This means that if you have a mobile phone from 2018 onwards, you don’t need a QR code scanner app. So stop downloading these types of apps now. In addition to being unnecessary, some of them are dangerous. Let’s not forget that many apps that get removed from the Google Play Store for being viruses are usually disguised as QR code scanners.
So, if you want to read a QR code using your Android device, all you have to do is use the camera app on your mobile phone. That’s right, open it as if you were going to take a photo and focus on the QR code. By doing so, the app will automatically recognize the QR code and show you the link it saves. Tap on it, and it will open in your browser.
You can also use Google Lens and even the web page to scan QR codes.
In the rare (almost uncommon) case that your Android phone camera doesn't automatically scan QR codes, you still don't need to install one of these apps. The other alternative where you have to scan a QR code without installing anything is to use Google.
That's right, by using the Google app, Google Chrome browser, or opening the Google Drive website in any other browser, you can scan QR codes without installing any app.
All you have to do is tap on the camera button in the Google search bar, and that's it. The Google Lens camera will be activated, and you can scan any QR code with it.
Finally, if you don’t have access to either of the above options, you can go to the QR Code Scanner website and grant it camera permission, and that’s it. Thus, you can scan any QR from a web page without installing anything.
Now, you know, don't keep installing QR code scanner apps; they are useless and probably viruses in disguise.