From: dnomhcir@gmx.com   
      
   Chris Green  writes:   
      
   > Richmond  wrote:   
   >> Chris Green  writes:   
   >>   
   >> > I am trying to scan a QR code and failing miserably.   
   >> >   
   >> > If I just use 'Camera' then nothing at all happens when the QR code   
   >> > is shown.  Searching tells me to "Enable Google Lens SUggestions"   
   >> > in my camera app's 'General' settings, there isn't any 'General'   
   >> > settings area and none of the options available are anything like   
   >> > "Enable Google Lens SUggestions".   
   >> >   
   >> > So, I tried running Google Lens directly, that sees the QR code OK   
   >> > and if I ask it tells me that it's a QR code and all about QR   
   >> > codes. But it doesn't seem to want to actually scan the code and go   
   >> > to the web site that it is (hopefully) pointing at.   
   >> >   
   >> > What am I doing wrong?   
   >> >   
   >> > The phone I'm using is an Umidigi running Android 11.   
   >>   
   >> The android search box, by default a google search, has a camera icon   
   >> on the right, which I use to scan. When scanning a code it typically   
   >> will display a web address and then I have to click on it.   
   >   
   > Brilliant, thank you!   
   >   
   > Why did none of my web searches for help on this tell me to do it from   
   > within a web browser app?  Yes, I suppose it's a bit obvious but not   
   > to someone very computer (as opposed to phone) oriented.   
      
   I've often puzzled over QR codes which just tell you to scan them,   
   without saying what to use to scan them. Depending on the context a QR   
   code could contain personal information, e.g. the ones which appear on   
   electricity bills, and scanning them might result in that information   
   being dumped into a search engine, which might not be what you want.   
      
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