A Statista report found that 89 million Americans with smartphones scanned a QR code in 2022, up 26% since 2020, and projected up to 100 million will be using the pixelated tool by 2025–here’s ...

"We are aware of some scam QR code reader apps on the market that can redirect users to unofficial non-Channel 5 websites that are asking users to pay a fee to register for My5," Channel 5 said.

The iPhone’s native QR code readers offer bare-bones, read-only features, but if you want to create your own QR codes, you’ll need to turn to a third-party app.

By downloading a free QR code reader app, smartphone users can quickly scan these codes and be directed to a website for more information about the advertisement or product they're seeing.

The use of barcodes and QR codes goes far beyond the supermarket. They have become common in a variety of contexts since their first use in 1974, when a packet of Wrigley’s chewing gum was ...

With a little casual hexadecimal memorization and pattern recognition skill, you can become a QR code-reading machine — no pesky computer required! The black and white boxes represent binary 1s ...