Does anybody have problems with camera during small distance operations like bar code or qr code reading. It is almost impossible to read those codes with my device. I have 9020 model
Tried to change focus to "macro" in camera settings?
Helps a bit.
So basicly the way that camera works is a feature ?
Well, if your barcode reader app can't read the barcode I'd blame the app.
If you meant that you can't read the barcode details (numbers) on a picture you have taken then this _might_ be because of the focus setting (macro vs .automatic). Also remember to set to 5mp, not below. In the end NxS' camera isn't the best in the smartphone market, but one of the better. It's still no match to today's pure camera shots.
So upon a fresh factory reset you'll notice the very first screen of Setup Wizard (the screen with the little dudes painting and whatnot). If you tap the middle of the screen 7 times then you actually are sent into a different "hidden" QR Code Setup. It will ask to connect to the internet and then download the Camera app or QR Scanner app and then put you into camera mode and wait for you to scan a business QR code. Just curious if anybody else ever found this or know how to use it. I'm guessing that it's probably something like MDM (Mobile Device Management) for corporate iPhones/iPads but I have no idea.
Anybody got a spare QR code that I can use to mess around with that part of Setup?? (No, normal QR codes do not work and yes, I understand these QR codes are for businesses so please don't just reprimand me for asking.)
have no idea about what you are talking
Try this:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/...erator/gcmhlmapohffdglflokbgknlknnmogbb?hl=en
This is what I'm talking about.
I've never used it, but this is a cool find! The QR code it's looking for probably points to a custom "image" used for setting up new devices - that way the IT department doesn't have to manually configure every setting.
I could see it being used to automatically disable features, set up VPN, corporate email etc.
mine does the same thing but keeps showing couldnt install qr reader. need help urgently.....
This is for usage with Mobile Device Management, and won't work if you don't have that set up with your company or have a managed device.
This isn't for end user usage.
I have googled really hard but cannot find an app, rom or mod that can do this.
Quite simply I would like to hand my phone to someone, maybe a student or a kid and tell them an unlock code which unlocks the phone in a different user profile. How do I do this?
What exactly do I search for to get better search results?
I cannot find any relevant results on Google search for this.
I know all about scanning a QR code that I can focus my camera lens on such as a piece of paper etc.
If the code is an image that resides on my phone I cannot figure out any way to scan that?
Where this came up was related to a product with a download for an APK related to the file and the dumb asses did not provide any actual URL just a QR code. But it's on the cell phone screen. So how can I scan a code that is on the screen of the phone either on a web page or a downloaded QR code as an image file?
Is there an app that allows me to actually browse to a web site or to an image to be scanned and not require being able to point the camera at it?
Ideas?
I had the exact same issue and there didn't seem to be much of any info about how!
The simplest way I've found is to screenshot the QR code and open it in Google Photos. Then let Google Lens scan it. (Very bottom, third icon on the right.)
I've tried this on:
Pixel 3a XL on 11 (Stock)
Pixel 2 XL running 11 (Stock)
Moto X4 with 9 (Stock)
MotoXPure2015 running 9 (LineageOSv16 w/ Magisk)
It's worked on each of these phones. ymmv
micahs
[EDIT] Just checked on a Samsung Note 3 stock 5. Works.
paulckruger said:
I cannot find any relevant results on Google search for this.
I know all about scanning a QR code that I can focus my camera lens on such as a piece of paper etc.
If the code is an image that resides on my phone I cannot figure out any way to scan that?
Where this came up was related to a product with a download for an APK related to the file and the dumb asses did not provide any actual URL just a QR code. But it's on the cell phone screen. So how can I scan a code that is on the screen of the phone either on a web page or a downloaded QR code as an image file?
Is there an app that allows me to actually browse to a web site or to an image to be scanned and not require being able to point the camera at it?
Ideas?
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Hello, try (Lens) by google.
Hello,
Does anyone here have a problem with verification in various applications via QR?
Yesterday I couldn't activate the bank application via QR. (I still haven't activated it) I thought there was a problem with the app. However, today I have the same problem with the Viber application and others.
I start the scanner, I point the camera at the barcode on the monitor (I tried several monitors) and nothing happens. I tried manual focus, nothing helps.
Well thank you!
I'm facing the same problem on my Pixel 6. I had resorted to taking photos of QR codes, enlarging them and rescanning them via secondary display.
Last week, suddenly, everything started working when I scanned it from afar, without trying to fill the scanning rectangle with the code. Start from afar, move in slowly, and it would scan 7 times out of 10.
samnaqvi said:
I'm facing the same problem on my Pixel 6. I had resorted to taking photos of QR codes, enlarging them and rescanning them via secondary display.
Last week, suddenly, everything started working when I scanned it from afar, without trying to fill the scanning rectangle with the code. Start from afar, move in slowly, and it would scan 7 times out of 10.
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it doesn't work for me at all. I had a similar problem on other devices, it worked as you say, but not at all on this phone.
Is manual value entry an option? As in entering the value manually that in encoded in the QR?
Some apps do, some don't. I solved the bank's application by entering the text manually. Anyway, it's quite annoying that it doesn't work.
I use Google Authenticate as a two-factor authentication tool. When transferring phones you export and import the 2FA information using a QR code displayed on the old phone, and scan it using the new phone. I mention this because I had no problem scanning this QR code using my new Flip4, scanning from the screen of my old Samsung S21. These QR codes are pretty dense. So I don't think the Flip4 phone has a problem, per se.
You probably know this, but also, check the Camera settings as there's a check-box to enable scanning QR codes.
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I use Google Authenticate as a two-factor authentication tool. When transferring phones you export and import the 2FA information using a QR code displayed on the old phone, and scan it using the new phone. I mention this because I had no problem scanning this QR code using my new Flip4, scanning from the screen of my old Samsung S21. These QR codes are pretty dense. So I don't think the Flip4 phone has a problem, per se.
You probably know this, but also, check the Camera settings as there's a check-box to enable scanning QR codes.
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I also use Gauth and it worked for me there. I have the scan QR function activated in the camera. I also tried clearing the cache of the camera... nothing helps.
Just set up an act on Microsoft Authentication. Grabbed qr code before I even aimed camera at it!
Are you sure that your camera doesn’t scan a single barcode? Try to scan different templates of barcodes and see if it works with some. I’ve seen cases(not to Z Flip) where a camera works with some specific barcodes only.
Go and create a free QR code(not a dynamic, but a simple one); insert a simple URL and generate a couple of QR codes with different templates. Try to scan each and see if it works with some(there’s no reason not to work with all). But, if some of them work and others don’t, then it’s certain that your camera is having difficulty with reading specific QR code templates, and most likely you’ll solve this annoying issue by factory reset.
However, if you don’t want to complicate things just use the Google Lens app to scan(probably the easiest way). Hopefully this helps.
spiritedawayyoda said:
Are you sure that your camera doesn’t scan a single barcode? Try to scan different templates of barcodes and see if it works with some. I’ve seen cases(not to Z Flip) where a camera works with some specific barcodes only.
Go and create a free QR code(not a dynamic, but a simple one); insert a simple URL and generate a couple of QR codes with different templates. Try to scan each and see if it works with some(there’s no reason not to work with all). But, if some of them work and others don’t, then it’s certain that your camera is having difficulty with reading specific QR code templates, and most likely you’ll solve this annoying issue by factory reset.
However, if you don’t want to complicate things just use the Google Lens app to scan(probably the easiest way). Hopefully this helps.
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Thanks, but this won't help me.
Reading QR codes inside applications does not work for me. It works for me through the photo app.