How to read QR codes on an Apple iPhone 14 Pro?

How to read QR codes on an Apple iPhone 14 Pro?

First of all, you must be clear that it is a QR code. QR codes are codes that contain information that can be read by a camera, QR codes are two-dimensional, that is, it is necessary for the Apple iPhone 14 Pro camera to read both the width and the height of the QR code and can contain more information than a barcode (one-dimensional).

QR codes are often used to open a web address from a mobile device such as the Apple iPhone 14 Pro using its 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) camera or if used with a specific application, it can offer information about a product, service or serve to authenticate a user.

In the iPhone 14 Pro you can read or scan QR codes without having to download any application since the code reader is included in the software of the camera.

Table of Contents:

Estimated time: 2 minutes.

1- First step:

To read or capture a QR code on your Apple iPhone 14 Pro, use the app “Camera” that is included, from the home screen look for the icon of a camera and open the application.

Camera app iPhone 14 Pro

2- Second step:

From the Apple iPhone 14 Pro camera application, make sure that you are using the 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) rear camera and point it at the QR code that you want to read trying to make it appear correctly focused and content within the yellow square or at least within the viewing space , that is, you cannot bring the camera too close to avoid the code being cut off.

The QR code must be able to be seen in its entirety on the screen of the Apple iPhone 14 Pro, the code does not have up or down, so it does not matter from which angle you approach it.

Capture QR code iPhone 14 Pro

3- Third step:

From the top of the screen of the Apple iPhone 14 Pro a notification will appear indicating that it has read the content of the QR code and will offer us an action to perform, most QR codes contain a web address so it will offer us to open “Safari” or the web browser that you have defined by default on your iPhone 14 Pro.
Click on the notification to open the web page or execute the action.

Open QR code iPhone 14 Pro

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Capture QR code from the control centre

It is also possible to read a QR code by accessing it from the control centre of the Apple iPhone 14 Pro instead of opening the camera, this is a method to quickly access the QR code reader.

1- First step:

Swipe down from the top center or right of the screen to open the control centre of your Apple iPhone 14 Pro.

Open control centre on Apple iPhone 14 Pro

2- Second step:

You will see the iPhone 14 Pro control centre where all the shortcuts to settings such as Wi-Fi connection, Bluetooth, lock rotation, etc. appear. Look for the QR code capture icon that you see in the following image.

Scan QR codes icon in control centre Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Can't find the capture QR code icon?

If you don't see the QR code capture icon that appears in the image above, don't worry, you can add it to the control centre to use it every time you need it, check out this tutorial: Edit Control Centre on iPhone and iPad.

With these simple steps you have learned to read QR codes from your Apple iPhone 14 Pro. Most QR codes are used to open websites, either to see the menu of a restaurant or to access a discount code or offer.

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