Your smartphone is full of surprises. There's an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

Scanning a QR code with your phone is a common request, and should be simple, right? But it's not always as obvious how to do it as it should be. Read on for straightforward, illustrated instructions ...

Your smartphone is full of surprises. There’s an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

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Scanning QR codes has gotten easier, and now you have multiple options Reviewed by Ryan Perian Scanning a QR code with your ...

Google is working on a minor UI redesign for Android’s built-in QR code scanner. The redesign relocates the flashlight and feedback buttons for easier one-handed use, and it also includes a new launch ...

In July, Google introduced a redesign of the Android QR code scanner, but rolled it back. The updated interface is now starting to reappear.

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