QR codes are links that can be scanned using various smartphone apps. You'll find our favorite apps for scanning QR codes for both Android and iPhone.

QR codes make it possible to scan an image with your phone’s camera to open a link. In the early days of Android, the easiest way to post links to Android apps was with QR codes, which is why ...

The only problem is, many of those QR code-reading apps for the iPhone just don't do a good job. That prompted me to sift through more than a dozen QR code readers to find some of the best. I came ...

Here's how to scan a QR code on your iPhone or Android phone. Many phones have QR code scanners, but if yours doesn't, we also recommend some apps to help.

Android fans can try either RedLaser or QR Droid. Both of these apps are free to download, and each one should handle any standard QR code just fine.

One of the apps — SK Vax Verifier — is for businesses to download. It will read customers' QR codes to verify if they're fully vaccinated.

Want to scan QR codes on your Windows PC without using your smartphone? Here are three ways to scan a QR code on Windows 10 and Windows 11.