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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Recognising (or not) QR codes
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2025 12:38:25 +0200
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On 2025-07-02 09:07, Chris Green wrote:
> Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
>> On 02.07.25 08:09, Chris Green wrote:
>>> However my comment still stands about places that say "just scan the
>>> QR code" without pointing out that you might have to install a program
>>> for this to work.
>>
>> 99.9% of the smartphones do exactly that out of the box without the need
>> to install additional software.
>>
> Not 99.9% of the ones in our household they don't! :-)  Ok, mine is
> not a mainstream one (but bought because it reputedly has very close
> to 'standard' Android apps), but the other is a Moto which is pretty
> 'ordinary'.

My Motos do recognize dot codes in the supplied camera app. Maybe yours 
is too old.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.