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 code.

The codes are very resilient–even if partially damaged, the data can still be extracted from the bar code. The best-known 2D matrix code is QR Code. It was created by the Japanese corporation, ...

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.

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 ...

Whether you’re looking to simply be able to scan QR codes you keep on seeing around or to compare prices on barcodes during your shopping, our Top 10 list of QR code and Barcode apps for Android ...

I don’t scan QR codes, and neither should you, especially if you care about cybersecurity. A QR code is a two-dimensional barcode that is readable by a smartphone with a camera or a mobile ...

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 ...

You should avoid scanning QR codes if you can, but if you have to scan, at least keep these 7 tips in mind and think twice before you scan that QR code. Editorial Standards Reprints & Permissions ...

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 ...