Your phone's been doing all of this for years. You just kept downloading apps for it anyway.

Google previewed Android 17 at I/O 2026, and the anti-theft and privacy features are the standout additions. Most security features require you to turn them on before they can protect you — which ...

Google Messages is preparing to remove QR Code pairing, its easiest way to connect phones to the web app. A beta version has already removed the feature from Android. Users may soon need to sign in ...

Google is introducing a major update to Quick Share on Android, making it easier for users to transfer files directly to iPhones and other iOS devices. The company officially revealed the new QR ...

Google has started rolling out a new Quick Share feature that lets Android users share files with iPhones using QR codes. iPhone users can scan the QR code through the Camera app, after which the file ...

OpenAI has released a new way to interact with its Codex app from your smartphone. An update to ChatGPT’s mobile app brings remote access to Codex for Mac to the iPhone, iPad, and Android. Codex ...

This repository is a maintained fork of the original dm77/barcodescanner project. The original project was archived on July 1, 2020 and is no longer maintained by its original author. This fork keeps ...

Connecting to WiFi has become easier with the use of QR codes, which allow you to join a network without typing a password. This feature is especially useful when sharing internet access quickly and ...

It’s a simple thing we encounter many times every single week – often while in a hurry. You pull up at a parking spot, scan a QR code and pay within seconds. Or you sit down at a cafe, scan a code to ...

QR codes are built into the modern internet experience. You point your phone at the square with a strange pattern, and it'll load a website on your phone, which will offer specific information. But ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning about a growing cyber threat that turns everyday QR codes into spying tools. According to the bureau, a North Korean government-sponsored ...

The North Korean threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a new campaign that distributes a new variant of Android malware called DocSwap via QR codes hosted on phishing sites mimicking ...