The covid-19 pandemic has again driven the development of QR codes. Now, many businesses, including especially those in the hospitality industry, use this system to deliver digitized letters to us. In this way physical contact is avoided. With the arrival of the latest version of EMUI, Huawei phones have integrated Huawei Assistant, which among other actions, allows you to scan QR codes in a matter of seconds.
Classically you had to download third-party applications, with the risk that this entails. In addition, they are usually full of advertising. Huawei mobiles with EMUI 10 and EMUI 10.1 have added Huawei Assistant, as a clear alternative to Google Discover. In this way, the user can see news, manage various sections of the phone and, as is the case, scan QR codes. In addition, in the same section of code scanning, we will find other known functions such as the instant text translator or smart purchases.
Remember that we are facing a kind of evolution of the barcode of a lifetime. The QR is a module that stores information in a dot matrix or a two-dimensional barcode. The is read by our mobile by a specific reader (the camera app does not work) and immediately takes us to an application on the internet, which can be a location map, an email, a web page or a profile on a social network. Its creation dates from 1994, although its use has increased in recent years.
How the QR reader is activated
The first thing we will have to do is slide the mobile to the right. Once done, we will only have to click on the icon that appears on the right and that is shaped like a camera, as you can see in the screenshot of this article. Afterwards, we will only have to point the camera towards the QR code. If this is the first time we use this method, we will be asked for permission so that the function can open links like the browser, where the results of the link will be displayed, whether it is a restaurant menu or an app download.
To consider
Keep in mind that it is necessary to have the Internet connection active, so the scanner will not work if there are connectivity problems or we are in Airplane Mode. It is one of the fastest methods to be able to scan a QR, without receiving advertising from third-party applications or downloading some software that could damage our device.