Bring back menus, QR codes are terrible

Re:Bring back menus, QR codes are terrible by dheera on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @01:55AM (#27672303)

I have to swipe to the rightmost tab in normal camera app and then hit Google Lens and then hover over it while trying to top the tiny tooltip that pops up with my huge finger.

Horrible experience.

It should just open the web page with zero taps if I point at a QR code in ANY camera mode, even portrait or panorama or movie or whatever the last mode I was on. I shouldn't have to tell it "I'm going to scan a QR code", it should always be looking for one, because it's computationally very, very cheap.

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Re:Bring back menus, QR codes are terrible by NamTaf on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @02:04AM (#27672369)

On the iPhone, you literally just open the camera app, point it at the QR code, and a drop-down notification will prompt opening it in the browser. Thus, it is absolutely looking for one always as you describe.

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Re:Bring back menus, QR codes are terrible by meheleventyone on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @04:41AM (#27673360)

Same on my OG Pixel.

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Re:Bring back menus, QR codes are terrible by snovv_crash on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @01:35AM (#27685256)

And same on my mid-range 2020 Samsung. I think GGP is chasing windmills here...

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