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Re:Death to Bullshit by noir_lord on Sunday September 06, 2015 @03:30PM (#10178708)
I've seen precisely one use of QR codes that was a benefit and that's with WhatsApp's web app, you point your phone at the screen and it instantly syncs your profile to the web app, I thought that was clever.
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Re:Death to Bullshit by TeMPOraL on Sunday September 06, 2015 @05:32PM (#10179108)
Yup. AirDroid uses them this way to establish a LAN connection between your phone and your browser. Other interesting users: Foursquare links back before the company destroyed the product, Wi-Fi credentials, turning lights on and off with your phone.
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