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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I tried three different qr code scanning apps and couldn't scan any of those codes :(

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Best not to scan random QR codes, in general.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

You can scan its content without getting thrown into trouble, I use an app like SecScanQR which returns the raw content of the QR code, that helps to assess if you're getting into fishy stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If your app automatically opens the link, yes.

Not all do that though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You shouldn't open the URL, but you can scan it to see if a url is recognized

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I got it to scan using another phone. Local apps couldn't scan it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I got three from that page to scan, but only the more obvious ones. This is a prettier one that still scanned, though even that took a few tries.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This one works for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Which app did you use? I cannot scan it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Scans fine on my pixel 6 pro running stock android

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Standard camera app from GrapheneOS