How to scan the QR code on your iPhone screen

How to scan a QR code on your iPhone screen

iPhone QR code scanning is very convenient. Just launch the camera app and point it at the QR code that exists in the real world. After that, it reads the QR without permission and displays the link to tap. So what do you do when you have a QR code on your iPhone screen? [See all images] How to scan the QR code on the iPhone screen For example, when you are sent a picture of the QR code, or when there is a QR code on the web. Simply tapping the QR does nothing. Reading the QR code on the screen requires a cool trick.

Download a free QR code scanner

To scan QR codes on your iPhone screen, you will need a third-party QR code scanner. Open the App Store and you will find countless such apps. Some of them have a pay-as-you-go system, and if you accidentally subscribe to a premium subscription, you'll end up paying quite a lot. "QR Code Reader Scanner Pro" and "Simple QR Code Reader" are completely free and recommended.

Choose a QR code image from your photo library

If the QR code you want to scan is on a website or in an app, you need to take a screenshot and save it to your photo library. If it's a QR code sent to you by someone's photo, save it to your photo library from the "Share" menu. Next, launch your installed QR code scanner and tap the photo library icon from the scan page. It should normally be on the Scanning tab at the top or bottom of the screen. Then select an image to load from your photo library and zoom in on the QR code if necessary. The QR code scanner will read the link from the QR code, so tap it and you're done!

Creating Your Own QR Code

Now you have mastered scanning the QR code displayed on the iPhone screen. As a next step, why not try making your own QR code? You can easily send various information such as links, contact information, etc. Source: AppleStore(1,2),MUOOriginal Article:How to Scan a QR Code in a Picture or Photo on Your iPhone Screen by MakeUseOf

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