How To Read A QR Code With Huawei

In this guide, we will show you how to read a QR code with Huawei , performing scans and readings through the tool integrated in the mobile phone.

However, if you cannot find this feature or are having trouble scanning the QR code, you can trust the third – party applications that we will mention and that are used for it.

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How to read a Huawei QR code step by step

Now it seems that QR codes are everywhere. To see the menu of a restaurant, for security reasons, they will tell you to do it from the virtual menu accessed with a code of this type. Normally, it will be stuck in a corner of the table that redirects you to a web page with more content to consult.

The Huawei phones include a feature QR code scanning makes installing applications is completely optional.

This function, called scanner, is not available as an application accessible through the icon on the home screen, but through a quick launch icon integrated between the functionalities of EMUI, Huawei’s official user interface for Android.

• To get started with the Huawei scanner, go to the Android searchscreen by swiping from top to bottom, starting from the center of the screen.
• If you did this literally, you will see a search bar at the top with a small icon with a square, located to its left.
• By tapping on the square icon, you’ll immediately access the app’s scanner, ready to scan QR codes and barcodes.
• Therefore, you have to frame the QR code, taking care to place it in the center of the lens, to show a screen with the scan result.
• Then, using the buttons below, you can copy the text (copy) or, in the case of a link, open it through the browser (open).
• On the main screen of the scanner, there is also a round button at the bottom, which allows access to the memory of the device, to scan QR codesin photos taken or screenshots or saved images.
• The Huawei app scanner can also be accessed through the mobile phone lock screen.
• Press the power button to display the locked screen with the time. At this point, slide your finger from the bottom up, near the bottom edgeof the screen, to access some functions of the mobile phone.
• It reproduces the icon with a square, present on the right, to start the application scanner.
• I warn you that when you start the scanner application through the lock screen, you will not be able to scan the QR codes of the photos and images saved on the mobilephone, using the corresponding button, since blocking with the face, with the fingerprint or with the PIN, they prevent unauthorized access to user data.

Read QR code through apps

In addition to the built-in application available on Huawei mobile phones, you can also use third-party applications , which allow you to scan QR codes and have other functions available, such as the QR code generator.

Now, I will show some solutions that you can install on your Huawei phone.

Barcode scanner:

• Among the third-party applications dedicated to scanning the QR that you can download and install on a Huawei mobile phone, the one that I recommend is the barcode scanner.
• In addition to reading QR codesand barcodes, it includes some functions to share scan results, such as email or SMS. Additionally, they are not present acquired in applications or advertisements.
• The formats supported by the application, present in the ZXing open source library, are UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, Codabar, ITF, RSS-14, RSS-Expanded, QR Code, Data Matrix, Azteca, PDF 417 and MaxiCode.
• If you are interested in the Barcode Scannerapp , you can download it for free directly from the Android Play Store. Tap the install button , then OK and finally, open.
• After completing the installation of the Barcode Scanner app, it starts with its quick launch icon on the home screen.
• Once done, place the device horizontally and frame the QR code, placing it in the center of the screen, so that the red line divides it in half. In a few moments, the scanwill be done and a result will be displayed in the center of the screen.
• Now you can see information about the QR code and the content it hides, which can be text or a link. In the next section, however, there are buttons to share the result by email (Share by email) or by SMS (Share by SMS).
• Also, if the scan is text, you will see a Web Search button. If the QR code results in a link, the Open Browser button will be displayed instead.
• Through the share button, located at the top, it is possible, instead, to generate personalized QR codes, based on their content. You can generate a QR codefor an installed application that refers to the Play Store (applications), the information of a contact in the phonebook (contacts) or a written text (clipboard).
• The history button, also located at the top, allows access to the history of all the scans made through the application, to find the search results, without having to scan the QR code again.
• In the settings section, accessible through the icon with the three dots, you can adjust some application settings, such as a warning sound to scan, use automatic focus or automatic link opening.

Free Avira QR Scanner

Avira’s Free QR Scanner is an application developed by Avira, a company known for its homonymous software for real-time virus protection, which allows you to scan QR codes.

It supports different formats, such as Data Matrix, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 93 Code 128, EAN-8, Aztec, EAN-13, Codabar, PDF 417, ITF, RSS-14 and RSS-Expanded.

If you are interested in this application, I suggest you download and install it through the link, which refers to its page in the Android Play Store. Then hit the install button and finally hit open.

After launching the application, on the screen that appears, touch the button to accept and consent to the notifications displayed to allow Avira Free QR Scanner to access the functions of the mobile phone.

Now it only remains to frame the QR code , taking care to place it inside the lens, scan it and read the information it contains.

If there is a link in the QR code, Avira will analyze it to verify that it is safe for user navigation. If you are successful, you will be shown a screen indicating the wording The URL is safe.

Through the open button, you can open the link with the browser installed on your mobile phone.

Among the other functions built into the application, there is the possibility to share the scan results (share) or copy them to the clipboard (copy).

In addition, it is possible to view the scan history or customize the application settings, using the ☰ icon, located in the upper left corner.

More applications to read the QR code

In addition to the solutions I mentioned above, there are other applications available in the Android Play Store that could be useful for scanning QR codes with your Huawei phone. These are some of the most interesting.

• QR scanner: QR code reader and barcode scanner: it is a free application that allows you to scan QR codes and generate new ones, depending on the available models. You can also activate the Premium version, with a 3-day free trial.
• QR code reader: it is a useful application to scan QR codes, which also allows you to read those present in photos and images savedin the device memory. It also allows you to generate QR codes that contain links, simple text, applications or data from a Wi-Fi network. There are several ad banners that cannot be removed by subscribing to a subscription or in-app purchase.
• QR Code Reader – It is another QR code scanning app, but it also supports barcode. It allows you to scan the images saved on the device and create new QR codes, using the different preset templates. It is also available in Pro version.