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RedDeerGuy1's avatar

How do you scan a QR Code on your phone?

Asked by RedDeerGuy1 (24906points) 1 month ago

Sounds weird.
I only have a phone and no way to scan the QR code.

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JLeslie's avatar

Open the camera app on your phone. Aim the camera at the QR code, don’t take an actual picture of it. When the camera reads it the name of the website will pop up on your screen in small letters (usually yellow below the QR picture) and just click on the words on the touch screen.

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

@JLeslie I don’t understand? I don’t have a computer. Just a phone.

JLeslie's avatar

Do you have a smart phone that you use for the internet?

JLeslie's avatar

Is the QR code on a piece of paper?

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

@JLeslie No. It is on a YouTube video. Alux is the website. On YouTube. I would like to know how to download an app, incase I want to go through subscribing.

JLeslie's avatar

Can you snap a photo of the QR code?

If you can, then this video will help you, it goes over how to scan it from a photo on the different types of phones. https://youtu.be/fbzz3l9UV5s?si=XDBU_sCH3UK5Criv

chyna's avatar

You need to download the QR code app from wherever you get your apps. Once it’s downloaded and you see a QR code you want, click on your app from your phone to open the app and hover over the code. You don’t have to do anything else, the app takes care of it for you.
The app is free.

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

@chyna , and @JLeslie thanks I will wait to decide if I really want to sign up right now. Thanks.

JLeslie's avatar

@chyna Usually, you don’t need an app to scan a QR code on paper, you can just use your phone camera. The QR the OP wants to scan is in a youtube video.

@RedDeerGuy1 Another thing, if you can watch the youtube video with the QR code on your TV, you can just pause the video and then scan it with your phone camera like I described.

ragingloli's avatar

@JLeslie
I had to download a QR code scanner app, because my camera definitely does not read QR codes.

JLeslie's avatar

@ragingloli Maybe only iphone does it? Do you have an iphone? I only mentioned it, because I try to download as few apps as possible for several reasons, one of which is some of them use our information

ragingloli's avatar

I have a Xiaomi Mi A3. I will never buy an apple product.

JLeslie's avatar

I hate Apple for so many reasons, but I do have an iphone.

chyna's avatar

I have an IPhone.

JLeslie's avatar

@chyna The camera doesn’t work for you? You point the camera at the QR and then click on the link that pops up. Small writing.

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