Want to scan QR codes on your Windows PC without using your smartphone? Here are three ways to scan a QR code on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

QR codes have become the preferred way to open paperless restaurant menus, allow contactless payments, and share online forms, websites, and other information.

Bar codes store information along one axis, horizontally. QR codes store information in both vertical and horizontal axes, which allows them to hold significantly more data.

Here’s how: Open the Camera app and hold your iPhone, so the QR code appears in the viewfinder. Your phone should recognize the QR code and give you a notification.

QR codes are easy to use if you know how to access the information they contain and have an internet connection. Here are a few ways to access QR code information using your iPhone with iOS 16.

Your Android or iPhone can probably already scan QR codes. Here's how to do it no matter what phone you have.

A quick-response code (QR code) is a type of barcode that contains data for a locator, an identifier, and web tracking.