You may have already noticed these small square diagrams that we see more and more on advertising posters, on magazines, on TV… On the assumption that it is all new to you, however you do not know precisely what is this mystical writing and how to use them, fear not you are not the only ones. That's why, in this article we will teach you how to scan a QR code on your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017?

In this context, first of all, we will teach you in detail the interest and the functioning of this code. And, finally, the different ways to read a QR code on your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017.

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How does a QR code work on a Samsung Galaxy J5 2017?

Before moving on to the practical part, it seemed important to us to take a few moments to teach you in detail where these famous QR codes come from, what their role is and how they work. Therefore, they will have no more 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 graphic diagrams are now popular for some time, however, have only become democratized for some time, it is suddenly quite logical if you have ever missed this new language until now. It is actually a code that will be decrypted by the camera of your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017 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 make it easier for brands or other organizations that use them to engage the people who see them pass.

To put it more simply, via a small software, we copy / paste the link to which we want to refer and we produce a unique QR code that will correspond to this link, we can then integrate it on any medium. .

How to scan a QR code on your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017?

We now move on to the practical part of this tutorial, you will be able to see the different ways to read a QR Code or Flash code on your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017? First, directly from your smartphone, without downloading a third-party application, then thanks to a dedicated application if your smartphone is not capable of doing so.

How to read a QR code directly from the camera of your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017?

First and easiest way to do it. 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. As a result, almost all of you will have a function directly on your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017 that allows you to scan a Flash Code. You just need to implement these basic instructions in a very simple way:

  • Identify the QR Code you want to scan
  • Open the “Camera” application of your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017
  • Aim for the Flash Code and wait a few moments, you will either immediately have a proposal to open the link, or a proposal to scan the QR code
  • Accept the request and access your content

The technique to scan a QR code with an application?

If, however, for you, this feature does not exist on your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017, it is certainly that your version of Android is too old, no worries, there are a number of applications that support it. load this simple operation. In addition, the vast majority are free, of course, which says free also means advertisements ... However, they are usually not too invasive, and QR codes are not used several times a day either. We have chosen to show you the application QR code reader and scanner , free and practical application that will even allow you to scan bar codes and have the history of your scans:

  • Download and install application on your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017
  • Open the app and accept access to the camera so that it can scan the codes
  • Position your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017 in front of the QR Code you want to scan and click on "Scan" at the bottom left of the screen
  • Access your content

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