Your smartphone is full of surprises. There's an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

Did you know that your phone has built-in features that can scan Quick Response codes, those pixelated squares you see everywhere?

Scanning QR codes can be done directly through the camera app on iPhones and Android phones. iPhones also have a built-in Code Scanner function in Control Center for scanning QR codes. Google Lens can ...

Not all smartphones require a third-party app to scan QR codes. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson shows you how to scan codes using iPhone or Androids.

Your Android or iPhone can probably already scan QR codes. Here's how to do it no matter what phone you have. When he's not testing the latest phones or phone cameras, Andrew can normally be found ...

You can scan a barcode with your iPhone by using a third-party app. Currently, there are no built-in apps that can read barcodes. Your iPhone can automatically scan QR codes using the built-in camera ...

Now that the world's largest music streaming service has fully embraced artificial intelligence, Spotify is packed with neat features, such as auto-generated podcast transcripts. There's a reason it's ...

If you find it inconvenient to share your Android phone’s hotspot details manually, you can create a QR code that others can scan from their devices to connect to your hotspot. It's easier than you ...

Bar code scanning is an easy way to track your business inventory or even keep tabs on office supplies. Many bar codes contain a lot number. A lot number is an ID that shows which batch or lot a ...

You no longer need a separate scanner to transform paper documents into digital text. Here are a few ways to scan documents with your Samsung Galaxy A phone.

Two-dimensional barcodes called Quick Response codes, or QR codes for short, are used to store data that devices can read. While QR codes are popularly scanned via smartphones, what if you want to ...