Android comes with a handy dandy QR code reader installed. It’s always at the ready when you need to scan a code. Being a QR code reader, you shouldn’t really expect any added functionality from it.

Don’t you hate it when you need to scan a QR code, but it’s too far away? That happens much too often, but Google has a solution for it. According to a new report, the built-in Android QR code reader ...

Before Android 13’s debut, it was reported that the system would gain a native QR code reader. Now, in Android 13 Developer Preview 2, we’ve been able to try out the new QR code reader on our device.

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Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Android's built-in QR scanner has gotten a significant visual update. As reported by 9to5Google, the QR code scanner is getting ...

A Statista report found that 89 million Americans with smartphones scanned a QR code in 2022, up 26% since 2020, and projected up to 100 million will be using the pixelated tool by 2025–here’s how to ...

Matthew Zucca, a tech enthusiast and former consultant from Canada, joined Android Police in 2023. Leveraging his technical knowledge and previous consulting experience, Matthew got his first two ...

As announced in May, Google has given its default QR code scanner on Android an appreciable redesign. Upon launch (via the Quick Settings Tile or lockscreen shortcut), there’s a nice animation of the ...

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 ...

Google is working on a new feature that will revolutionise QR code scanning on Android smartphones. The upcoming update aims to automatically detect QR codes within the camera frame, zoom in on them, ...