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Re:Encoding your WiFi access point password into a QR code by mucholove on Sunday December 29, 2019 @08:29AM (#21905776)
Have you been to China? QR—everywhere.
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Re:Encoding your WiFi access point password into a QR code by zzyzxd on Saturday January 11, 2020 @12:47PM (#22021188)
QR in China are different animals.

They are not generic QR codes, but encoded instructions to access specific in-app features in WeChat/AliPay. If you scan those special codes with generic QR readers, you get invalid URLs.

IMO this makes it even worse to use generic QR codes, because if a QR code cannot be parsed by WeChat/AliPay, most Chinese users do not know what to do with it.

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Re:Encoding your WiFi access point password into a QR code by BiteCode_dev on Sunday December 29, 2019 @08:47AM (#21905855)
Yes, that's why I know it's possible.
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