You have probably already observed these small square diagrams that we see more and more on promotional materials, on magazines, on television… If you have ever heard of them, however, you do not know exactly what this is all about. matches and how to use it, fear not, many people are just yours. This is the reason why today we will explain to you how to scan a QR code on your Samsung Galaxy A40s?

To do this, first, we will explain in detail the interest and operation of this code. And, secondly, the different ways to read a QR code on your Samsung Galaxy A40s.

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How does a QR code work on a Samsung Galaxy A40s?

Before explaining in detail how to use them, it seemed essential to us to take a little moment to explain in detail what is the origin of these famous QR codes, what is their interest and how they work. As a result, they will no longer have any secrets for you and you can use them with full knowledge of the facts.

The acronym QR code actually comes from English Quick Response Code , these graphical schemes are now popular for some time however have only been used extensively for some time, it is therefore quite normal if you have so far missed this new language. It is actually a code that will be read by the camera of your Samsung Galaxy A40s and which will refer you in most cases to a website, as if you were clicking on a link. This will therefore save a lot of time and simplify for the brands or other entities that use them the engagement of the people who view them.

Basically, using a little software, we copy / paste the link to which we want to refer and we generate a unique QR code which will correspond to this link, we can then integrate it on any support.

How to scan a QR code on your Samsung Galaxy A40s?

We now move on to the practical part of this article, you will be able to discover the different ways to read a QR Code or Flash code on your Samsung Galaxy A40s? First of all, directly from your mobile phone, without downloading anything, then through a specific application if your mobile phone is not capable of basic.

How to scan a QR code directly from the camera of your Samsung Galaxy A40s?

The first of the possibilities, and the easiest. As we told you, in recent years this language has been developing and becoming more and more present. It was therefore necessary for Google to integrate it into its operating system. For the most part, you will therefore have a feature directly on your Samsung Galaxy A40s which will allow you to scan a Flash Code. It will be enough for you in a very simple way to implement these basic indications:

  • Identify the QR Code you want to scan
  • Open the “Camera” application on your Samsung Galaxy A40s
  • Aim for the Flash Code and wait a few seconds, you will either automatically have a proposal to open the link, or a proposal to scan the QR code
  • Accept the request and access your content

How to scan a QR code using an application?

If, unfortunately, for you, this feature does not exist on your Samsung Galaxy A40s, it is probably because your version of Android is too old, do not worry, there are a number of applications that handle this simple procedure. In addition, most of them are free, obviously, which says free also means advertisements… But in most cases they are not too invasive, and QR codes are not used several times a day either. We have chosen to reveal the application to you QR code reader and scanner , free and practical application which will give you the possibility of even scanning bar codes and having the history of your scans:

  • Download and install application on your Samsung Galaxy A40s
  • Open the app and accept access to the camera so that it can scan the codes
  • Place your Samsung Galaxy A40s in front of the QR Code you want to scan and click on “Scan” at the bottom left of the screen
  • Access your content

In case you want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy A40s, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A40s.