QR Code Press

iOS 17 is going to make it easier to scan QR codes

06/22/202306/21/2023 L. Green

This fall, iPhone users are going to be able to use their phone cameras to scan more easily. Apple’s iOS 17 will be released this fall, and with it will come a feature that will make it easier for iPhone users to scan QR codes. The change has to do with a small but notable tweak to the upcoming version of Apple’s operating system. The iPhone Camera app’s support for scanning QR codes isn’t anything new. It was first launched with its iOS 11, several years ago. At that time,…

Will QR code reading save Apple sales in China?

06/09/201706/09/2017 L. Green

The iPhone maker is finally working its way into the barcode scanning culture to appeal to Chinese shoppers. QR code reading is a regular part of daily life in mainland China, but Apple hasn’t taken part in this trend. Now, the company has become one of the last to look to quick response codes to try to appeal to the over 700 million mobile device users in the country. The barcodes haven’t seen nearly as much use in the western world as they have in China, where they are regularly…