You’ve almost certainly used QR codes before—it’s when you point your phone’s camera at a square barcode to access a menu, a form, or even an app, and then tap on the link that appears ...

Google updated APIs responsible for the barcode and QR code scanning to allow them to auto-zoom when a possible barcode or QR code is detected. This feature could soon roll out to Android 13 and ...

Even in the QR-code future, the barcode might still linger on certain items, both old and new—in the 2030s, ’40s, and probably for the rest of your life.

Phony QR codes steal information and money. No, every sign you see with a black-and-white barcode isn't a scam. Sometimes, it is just a contactless way to view the menu.

The trouble is, with QR codes, you may not be able to tell the difference between a malicious code and a legitimate one until you've scanned it. But there are a few ways you can avoid fakes.

QR codes are designed with alignment and scaling features, not to mention checksums and significant redundancy. They have to be, because you’re taking photos of them with your potato-camera w… ...

Crucially, the GS1 QR codes also include a machine-readable Global Trade Item Number, just as a 1D barcode so it “still goes beep at the till”. The code can also include additional information, ...

Researchers have developed a way of printing edible QR codes -- a kind of barcode -- within cookies, meaning that the tag is embedded within the food itself. Crucially, the tag doesn't change the ...

The QR, Barcode Scanner for iPhone lets you use your iPhone camera to automatically scan and recognize many types of QR code or barcode data, supports all major code formats, and includes a 2FA ...

Several leading brands such as PepsiCo, Proctor & Gamble, L'Oreal, Amazon and US supermarket behemoth Walmart have already signed up. A full international roll-out of the new QR codes is ...