As announced in May, Google has given its default QR code scanner on Android an appreciable redesign. Upon launch (via the Quick Settings Tile or lockscreen shortcut), there’s a nice animation of the ...

The most common reason the QR code scanner stops working on a Pixel 8 is a disabled “Camera scan suggestions” toggle — a setting that gets reset silently after some Android updates, including the ...

Google is testing QR code-based reCAPTCHA checks on mobile phones. The proposed shift has raised questions about privacy, device dependency and access for de-Googled users.

Android 13 brought the arrival of a built-in QR code scanner for Pixel phones, a convenient little tool that removed the “need” to download an app. But, for some users, the Pixel’s QR code scanner is ...