And just for completeness sake, you can also add Scan Code as an option on your lock screen, this way if you do use it quite frequently, it's right there without even having to unlock your iPhone.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Friday, January 31, 2025 8:24 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: qr codes Oh how cool is that. Why didn’t I think of that, because I am a big believer in getting to do as much as possible with as little as possible interaction on my part. Smile. And I do not mind talking to Siri. Pressing the side button and giving a command is just the easiest thing to do in my opinion. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2025, at 8:22 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Or you can also access Control Centre by touching the status bar and swiping > down the screen a bit with just 1 finger, swipe down further and you get > notification centre. It's basically the opposite of the gesture for going > back to the home screen from inside an app or bringing up the app switcher > where you touch near the bottom and swipe up with 1 finger, first a little > for going to the home screen or more for bringing up the app switcher. I find > for me at least and having gotten used to it, this is more intuitive and easy > than a 3-finger swipe up. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2025 6:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: qr codes > > Touch the status bar, where the date, battery level, etc. is located at the > top of the phone and do a three finger swipe up. > > > > Richard, USA, > "When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step > off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will > happen: there will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught how > to fly." > -- Barbara J. Winter. > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of CJ & > AA MAY > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2025 6:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: qr codes > > How do you access control centre, Richard? > Alison > > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone <[email protected]> > Sent: 30 January 2025 20:52 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: qr codes > > Open Control Center. > Then, if it isn't already on the screen or screens, if you have multiple > screens, Double tap on More Controls and find it. > You probably want it on the first screen of control center. > Then, when you want to scan a QR code, open the control center and tap on > Scan Codes, at least on my 16 pro it now says Scan Codes, whereas before it > said Code Scanner. > > HTH, > > > Richard, USA, > "When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step > off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will > happen: there will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught how > to fly." > -- Barbara J. Winter. > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of CJ & > AA MAY > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: qr codes > > How do you do this? I haven't found anything in settings anywhere called Code > Scanner. > Alison > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: 30 January 2025 16:49 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: qr codes > > I still find using the Code Scanner function which can be added to control > centre easier than the Camera app > > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: qr codes > > From Copilot: > > A QR code (Quick Response code) is a type of barcode that can be scanned > using a smartphone or a QR code reader to quickly access information. Unlike > traditional barcodes, which are one-dimensional and can only store a small > amount of data, QR codes are two-dimensional and can store much more > information, such as website URLs, contact details, or even payment > information. > > You might have seen them on advertisements, product packaging, tickets, or > even in museums next to exhibits. They're incredibly versatile and make it > easy to share digital information in the physical world. > > From Copilot: > Scanning a QR code with an iPhone is a breeze! Here's how you can do it: > Open the Camera App: Launch the Camera app on your iPhone. It's usually on > the home screen, or you can swipe down and search for "Camera." > Position the QR Code: Hold your iPhone so that the QR code appears in the > viewfinder in the Camera app. The camera will automatically recognize the QR > code. > Tap the Notification: Once the Camera app recognizes the QR code, a > notification will appear at the top of your screen. Tap the notification to > open the link or perform the action associated with the QR code. > > From me, you may have to go into settings, camera, and enable recognize QR > codes. But it does work if you can get the QR code in focus. > > > > > Richard, USA, > "When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step > off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will > happen: there will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught how > to fly." > -- Barbara J. Winter. > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: qr codes > > Hi I to would like to know what qr coads are and how we can ue them? how do > blind people use those? From Mich. > > -----Original Message----- > From: '[email protected]' via VIPhone <[email protected]> > Sent: January 30, 2025 11:12 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: qr codes > > What are those things anyway? I keep hereing about them in commercials and > such, but what are they for? How can we use them? Why should we? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: CJ & AA MAY <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025 08:41 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: qr codes > > I'v eneve used my iphone to read a qr code. 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