"You just need to take a photo of this QR code with your mobile"

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Chomeur said:

Organisations are often presenting me with a QR code and telling me that I simply need to take a photo of it on my phone to achieve whatever is required. So I do that, and, my phone takes a photo, as directed. And that's it. Just a photo. Clearly it's meant to do something more, but how? I have Android on a Poco phone.

Thanks.

Just to add that it's not take a photo but 'point the camera at the QR code' on most phones you'll then see the address to go to. Tapping on it will take you there.

Note that some lower power phones can't do this and you'll need a separate QR code reader app. 

Chomeur

flaneurs_lobster said:

Does this work ?

Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO (MIUI)

In case you are a Xiaomi, Redmi, or Poco phone user, follow these steps:

1. Launch the camera app on your phone running MIUI, and tap the more options.

2. From the expanded menu, tap on Settings

3. Under Camera settings, go to Smart Suggestion, and ensure the toggle for Scan QR codes is enabled.

This was already enabled. But I've got it worked out now, thanks. With this setting enabled, a small icon like a mini QR code appears in the bottom right of the camera picture when I view the QR code with the camera app. And I just have to click on that.