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Re:FTX’s balance sheet was bad by zinekeller on Monday November 14, 2022 @06:59PM (#33603239)
> Also I downloaded a QR code scanning app and every time I tried to scan a QR code it showed me an ad for another QR code scanning app lol.

Maybe you've already found a decent app (or realised that your camera has a built-in scanner), but the confusingly-named Barcode Scanner (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxi...) scans QR codes without fuss.

Re:FTX’s balance sheet was bad by mcintyre1994 on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @12:29AM (#33605666)
I should have been clearer, it’s more for debugging - so I need to read the content of the code rather than actually opening it. Eg if there’s an app configured for it then scanning with the built in camera just opens that app and never displays the content.

I’m on iOS, tried a few but they all wanted a subscription and were a terrible experience without it. So I wrote simplescan.vercel.app / https://github.com/mcintyre94/simplescan which does the job for me! Though Apple have broken using the camera when you save it to your Home Screen and open it as an app which is annoying.

Re:FTX’s balance sheet was bad by zinekeller on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @04:33AM (#33607114)
> I’m on iOS, tried a few but they all wanted a subscription and were a terrible experience without it. So I wrote simplescan.vercel.app / https://github.com/mcintyre94/simplescan which does the job for me! Though Apple have broken using the camera when you save it to your Home Screen and open it as an app which is annoying.

Ah, that explains it! Your usecase explains it, but I'm reasonably assuming Android because recent iOS versions have it built-in.

Re:FTX’s balance sheet was bad by xorcist on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @06:24AM (#33621492)
> recent iOS versions have it built-in

As does Android, just open the Camera app and point to the code.