You have probably already spotted these small square diagrams which are increasingly integrated into promotional materials, magazines, television... If you have already heard of them, but you do not know exactly what this mystical writing and how to use them, fear not, you are not alone. That is why, through this guide we are going to teach you how to scan a QR code on your Vivo Y01?
To do this, first, we will teach you in detail the purpose and principle of this code. And, secondly, the different ways to read a QR code on your Vivo Y01.
How does a QR code work on a Vivo Y01?
Before explaining to you in detail how to use them, it seemed important to us to devote a few lines to teach you in detail what is the origin of these famous QR codes, what is their function and how they work. Consequently, they will have no more secrets for you and you will be able to use them with full knowledge of the facts.
The acronym QR code actually comes from English Quick Response Code , these graphic schemes have been popular for some time now, however, they have only been used massively for some time, so it is quite logical if you have so far missed out on this novelty. It is actually a code that will be read by the camera of your Vivo Y01 and which will generally send you to a website, as if you clicked on a link. This will therefore save a lot of time and make it easier for brands or other entities that use them to engage people who view them.
If we summarize, via a small 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 after that position it on any medium.
How to scan a QR code on your Vivo Y01?
We now move on to the practical part of this tutorial, in which we will discover the different ways to read a QR Code or Flash code on your Vivo Y01? First of all, directly from your smartphone, without downloading anything, then using a dedicated application if your smartphone is not able to do so natively.
How to read a QR code directly from the camera of your Vivo Y01?
First of the solutions, and the simplest. As we explained to you, in recent years this language has been developing and becoming more and more present. It was therefore logical that Google integrates it into its operating system. You will therefore, for almost all of you, directly have a feature on your Vivo Y01 which gives you the possibility of scanning a Flash Code. It will be enough for you in a very simple way to implement these basic instructions:
- Locate the QR Code you want to scan
- Open the “Camera” application of your Vivo Y01
- Aim for the Flash Code and wait a few moments, you will either directly have a proposal to open the link, or a proposal to scan the QR code
- Accept the request and access your content
The method to scan a QR code with an app?
If, however, for you, this functionality is not integrated directly into your Vivo Y01, it is probably that your version of Android is too old, no worries, there are a good number of applications that support this simple procedure. They are also for the most part free, inevitably, who says free also says advertisements… Nevertheless they are in most cases not too invasive, and we do not use QR codes all day long 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 keeping the history of your scans:
- Download and install application on your Vivo Y01
- Open the app and accept access to the camera so that it can scan the codes
- Position your Vivo Y01 in front of the QR Code you want to scan and click on “Scan” at the bottom left of the screen
- Access your content
If you want a lot of tutorials to become a master of the Vivo Y01, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Live Y01.
