HOW TO SCAN & CREATE QR CODES &
BARCODES
In
order to scan a Barcode or a QR Code:
1. Launch
the QR Droid™ application from your Android device’s home
page.
2. The
application will automatically open in the ‘Scan’ tab.
3. If
there are low light conditions, then click on the light-bulb in the top right
hand corner to activate the flash of your device.
4. Now
hold your device in front of the QR / Barcode image that you want to scan and
align your device so that the image fits into the screen on the 'Scan' tab.
a) Be
sure that you are not holding the phone too close or too far from the code you
are trying to scan.
b) You
can also set cross-hairs in the Settings section, which work as a guideline for
when you scan a QR or barcode.
5. QR
Droid™ will then decode the QR Code or barcode, and
display the results to you.
6. Depending
on what was scanned and the results displayed, you can both search for, and
shop for retail products or add contacts or events to your Android
device. You can even search a location, and find it with Maps.
7. There
are many different possibilities for you to scan, simply find a QR Code and
Barcode, scan it and select one of the options.
In
order to create a QR Code:
1. Launch
the QR Droid™ application from your Android device’s home
page.
2. Click
on the 3rd tab called ‘Create’.
3. You
will then be presented with several types of inputs from where you can create
QR Codes. These include, but are not limited to:
a) A
‘My Business Card’ QR Code where you can create a QR Code for yourself (Business
Card).
b) QR
Codes from your contacts.
c) QR
Codes of URL’s, YouTube.
d) QR
Codes for Events, Telephone numbers, email addresses.
e) QR
Codes of plain text.