As smartphones have become more and more ubiquitous, so have QR codes. These maze-looking squares are a type of matrix bar code that contains data — usually, QR codes point to a website or open a ...

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 ...

Back in July, Google widely introduced a redesign of the Android QR code scanner, but then rolled it back. The updated interface is now starting to reappear. This is the QR code scanner available from ...

Google is making it mandatory to have Play Services for its next-generation reCAPTCHA system on Android. Your phone will need ...

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...

T-Mobile’s T-Life app appears to be preparing support for QR-based device pickups. Users would just have to display their QR code in order to retrieve hardware waiting for them in T-Mobile stores. Not ...

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