How to scan a QR barcode with a cell phone?

You can use a dedicated Android software installed on your smartphone as a barcode scanner. In the Google Play store there is a free program for this purpose, developed under an open source license - Barcode Scanner. This code reader for Android supports one-dimensional and two-dimensional barcodes. This means that with your smartphone you can scan both traditional barcodes, as well as the popular QR or DataMatrix codes, which have found use not only in marking products and company documents, but also in marketing campaigns aimed at consumers.

Procedure of barcode reading - the handy Barcode Scanner for Android will allow you to read the contents of a code that does not have HRT (Human Readable Text). After installing the Barcode Scanner app, launch the barcode scanner from the Android menu. To scan a code using this mobile app, all you have to do is point the lens of your cell phone's camera at the code and wait for the scanner to perform the decoding procedure. Once this is done, you will see a window with the content placed in the code. Now you can send the contents of the barcode by e-mail or SMS, search on the Internet or go directly to the site in your browser if the QR code includes a web address. The read code also goes automatically from the code scanner to the Android clipboard, from where you can paste it in any application.

Another way to read barcodes can be dedicated applications based on Zebra Multiplatform SDK, allowing scanning barcodes with mobile devices and managing label printers via Wi-Fi. Custom programs can be a separate application or be integrated with the company's existing manufacturing software (production management systems, warehouse management systems and others).

How to Scan a QR Code / Barcode with Your Mobile Phone?

How to scan a QR barcode with a cell phone?

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