Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

James is the former Editor-in-Chief of Android Police, where he helped the team cover everything mobile technology and beyond. He works across news, features, reviews, buyer’s guides, and more. If ...

Google added a native QR code scanner tool to Android a while back, and it’s been a quick and simple way to reliably scan codes. Now, Google is taking things up a notch, by letting Android’s QR code ...

Google is working on a minor UI redesign for Android’s built-in QR code scanner. The redesign relocates the flashlight and feedback buttons for easier one-handed use, and it also includes a new launch ...

Android has a built-in QR code scanner tool that you might not even know about, but Google is in the process of giving it a redesigned look. Back in Android 13, Google added support for a built-in QR ...

Roland is a technology enthusiast who loves to tinker and geek out about the latest smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other wearables and gadgets. He aims to provide honest reviews and thoughts ...

Android 13 Beta 1 launched a couple of days ago, and it brought some changes with it. We’ve talked a lot about them already, but new findings are constantly appearing. It seems like Android 13 Beta 1 ...

Scanning QR codes can be done directly through the camera app on iPhones and Android phones. iPhones also have a built-in Code Scanner function in Control Center for scanning QR codes. Google Lens can ...

The most common reason the QR code scanner stops working on a Pixel 8 is a disabled “Camera scan suggestions” toggle — a setting that gets reset silently after some Android updates, including the ...