QR codes
QR codes
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- i_monk0
I'm seeing a lot of articles claiming 2019 was going to be the year for QR codes thanks to readers being built into Apple and Android phones, but I can't find any data to back up claims that QR codes are now effective. "QR codes are huge in China" doesn't help me, and "now 18% of people in the Middle East have scanned a QR code" isn't a ringing endorsement either. Lots of promises and vague claims.
I'm inclined to say they're still not worthwhile, but I've been asked to back that up.
- If it was a default app, it would be more prevalent. Currently, it seems like you have to install some ad-ridden app that wants access to your contacts.section_014
- I’ve only just started using them (as a consumer) because my phone just reads them and it’s easier than keying in a url.Gnash
- I don’t see them that often, thoughGnash
- I’ve used ones I’ve found on retail packaging to get details about the product. And from venues that launch directions when scannedGnash
- the camera on android detect and reads qr codes automatically, pretty useful.lajj
- ^In theory. Let's see some numbers about adoption and repeat use.i_monk
- its very strange but i found that there IS a way to scan them in iOS but they dont really advertise it anywhere. I stumbled across it.mantrakid
- Oh, its the camera app -- just point your camera at the QR code and away you go. The fact that no one knows it though is telling as to the popularity of QRcodesmantrakid
- ^ If I had to DL an app I wouldn’t bother. It’s a bit of a no-brainer now.Gnash
- Netgear has them in router setups for your phone wi-fi settings. People have had me use QR in ads & the stats gathered don't prove their worth.ayport
- I keep meaning to buy some official-looking generic domain with QR in it, for public-display QR code hijackingNairn
- I feel like QR codes were set to be the next big thing over 10 years ago... I don't known if they're ever going to be widely adopted at this point.monNom
- Good for print-at-home event tickets... inventory management... Not sure what else.monNom
- Good for tying a physical space to the digital without having to type shit in. If you think about it, there willl have to be *some* solution to this, somehow.Nairn
- They are used a lot in Taiwan for store/restaurant checkout using the Line app...jonny_quest_lives
- Well they're everywhere now because of the pandemic and camera apps finally integrating detection.i_monk