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    Can all phones read QR codes natively?

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    • Obsolesce
      Obsolesce @bnrstnr last edited by

      @bnrstnr said in Can all phones read QR codes natively?:

      A few years back I wanted to setup my home WIFI credentials as a QR code for guests, but I think that was before iOS had the built in support, I might revisit this now that I know you just need to point the default camera app at it.

      https://qifi.org/

      That... is extremely useful.

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      • Obsolesce
        Obsolesce last edited by

        I was looking over my wifi settings here....

        No need for that site!

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        • popester
          popester last edited by

          AWESOME Sauce!! No more excuses about not creating a help desk ticket!! Printed and implemented.
          :right-facing_fist_medium-light_skin_tone: 💥 :left-facing_fist_medium-light_skin_tone:

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          • Obsolesce
            Obsolesce @popester last edited by

            @popester said in Can all phones read QR codes natively?:

            AWESOME Sauce!! No more excuses about not creating a help desk ticket!! Printed and implemented.
            :right-facing_fist_medium-light_skin_tone: 💥 :left-facing_fist_medium-light_skin_tone:

            That was my home Wifi

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            • Pete.S
              Pete.S @Obsolesce last edited by Pete.S

              @Obsolesce said in Can all phones read QR codes natively?:

              I was looking over my wifi settings here....

              No need for that site!

              That's great!

              For us that don't have that in the AP.

              From the link above it looks like the format of the text in the QR code is:
              WIFI:S:<SSID>;T:<WPA|WEP|>;P:<password>;;

              That means you can use duckduckgo as well to generate the QR code, or any other tool or site or label printer that can do QR.

              For instance with SSID=GUEST_WIFI and password=AGZ53k!-12a the QR code should be:
              WIFI:S:GUEST_WIFI;T:WPA;P:AGZ53k!-12a;;

              So using duckduckgo it becomes: qr WIFI:S:GUEST_WIFI;T:WPA;P:AGZ53k!-12a;;

              Result is:
              wifi.gif

              The QR works fine on my Android phone.

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              • Pete.S
                Pete.S last edited by

                My idea for the QR codes was to add them to device labels (servers, routers, laptops etc) and have them link directly to the web page where the device documentation is.

                So if you're in the field and wonder what is this device, you can immediately scan the QR code with your phone and get all the relevant info.

                So a link from the physical world to the virtual world.

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                • JaredBusch
                  JaredBusch @scottalanmiller last edited by

                  @scottalanmiller said in Can all phones read QR codes natively?:

                  @bnrstnr said in Can all phones read QR codes natively?:

                  Wow. I'm an idiot. I always thought you had to have a QR reader app to use QR codes...

                  Me too, I've never had a phone manage to use a QR code, but I guess you just have to know how to use them.

                  There is not much knowing anymore on iOS.

                  It pops up in front of you.

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                  • JaredBusch
                    JaredBusch last edited by JaredBusch

                    iOS also tells you what it is. Website or in this case WiFi named guest-wifi.
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                    • JaredBusch
                      JaredBusch last edited by

                      You do not even take a picture, just put it in the camera sights.

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                      • Dashrender
                        Dashrender @JaredBusch last edited by

                        @JaredBusch said in Can all phones read QR codes natively?:

                        You do not even take a picture, just put it in the camera sights.

                        yeah - that is pretty cool...

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