Here’s one more app you can delete from your iPhone: that QR code and barcode scanner you only occasionally use. With an update rolling out today, Google’s Chrome mobile browser can do the job instead ...

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 ...

Google has finally started rolling out the design refresh for Android’s built-in QR code scanner, which we first spotted a year ago. The new interface brings all the buttons close to the bottom of the ...

Back in July, Google widely introduced a redesign of the Android QR code scanner, but then rolled it back. The updated interface is now starting to reappear. This is the QR code scanner available from ...

Although QR (Quick Response) codes are not quite as popular as industry insiders anticipated, many shops and websites use them to swiftly communicate and store data. Ticket websites, coupon codes and ...

The app came along with iOS 14 but you won’t see it in the App Library and probably won’t notice it at all unless you know where to look. The Code Scanner app only exists in the Control Centre on your ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

You've probably noticed a square barcode pasted to a graffitied light pole or on the back of a business card. That pixelated code, shaped in a square, is called a QR ...

LinkedIn is adding a couple of new features to its iOS app that should make it easier for users to expand their professional networks on the service. For the first time, QR codes can now be used to ...