QR Code Press

Coca-Cola and Jon Batiste amp up QR codes with audio and artistic imagery

09/06/202309/05/2023 John Montgallo

The upgrade in the mobile marketing campaign gave the quick response codes a hotter new experience. While the pandemic made sure that pretty much everyone is now finally familiar with humble QR codes, this doesn’t mean that people like them all that much. The barcodes are typically black and white pixelated squares that are functional but not exciting. A new Coca-Cola campaign took this as a challenge and worked to see if people would enjoy and respond to QR codes more readily if those barcodes were far more artistic in…

Philippines, Vietnam and Brunei to create QR code payment strategy

08/30/202308/29/2023 John Montgallo

QR code payment - Philippines, Vietnam and Brunei flags

The arrangement across the ASEAN region is partly intended to reduce dependence on the US dollar. Philippines, Vietnam and Brunei have announced that they intend to join with other significant Southeast Asian economies in a decision to create a cross-border QR code payment system that will encourage the use of their local currencies instead of having to rely on the US dollar when shopping across each others’ borders. Several other countries have launched similar strategies or have agreed to develop them. For instance, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have already…

Google is making it easier to scan a QR code from across the room

08/09/202308/08/2023 John Montgallo

Android devices are about to receive an update that includes automatic zoom for these barcodes. Scanning a QR code using a smartphone isn’t difficult as a concept, but when it comes to the reality of the process, it can be fussy and rather irritating. Android has been working on upgrades to make things easier and more convenient. Over the last few years, Google has added features such as building a scanner right into the camera of a phone to make it simpler to scan a QR code. Still, there are…

Saudi Arabia to use QR codes instead of visa stickers for a dozen countries

08/04/202308/03/2023 Stephanie Beck

In May, the country announced that it would be rolling out new digital initiatives of this nature. Last May, Saudi Arabia announced that it would be launching a number of digital initiatives such as using QR codes instead of the conventional passport visa sticker for several countries. That said, for the remainder of countries, Saudi Arabia has also issued an updated sticker. The update to the sticker has already started appearing. And for 12 countries, the visa stickers have been discontinued altogether and have been replaced by QR codes instead. Civil…

QR code scans may soon work for Nearby Share

07/21/202307/20/2023 John Montgallo

Users might soon be able to scan barcodes to be able to share files with others in person. The Nearby Share feature on Android devices will soon make it possible to share files with other people with QR code scans. The feature makes it easy to share files and links with other Android devices, Chromebooks and Windows PCs. To make it work, all users need to do is select what they want to send, select the share button, and choose the Nearby Share option from within the share sheet. If…