How to create a QR code on Android

Do you need to create a QR code to share text, web links or other information? Here’s how to do it on your Android phone.

Quick Response codes, or QR codes for short, are digitally generated patterns used to store information. These codes may seem complicated to generate, but they are not. You can even create them on your Android phone.

There are tons of apps on Google Play that you can use to generate QR codes. All you have to do is select the correct category, enter the required information and generate your custom code.

So let’s look at how you can create a QR code on your Android phone using an app from the Play Store.

How to create QR codes on Android

QR codes are widely used for digital payments, supply chain management, customer identification and more. The technology is adaptive and can be extended to various other fun purposes. You can easily create a QR code with your desired features using Android apps.

The process of creating QR codes on most of these apps is pretty similar. So feel free to try any other app with good ratings to generate your code. We will use the free QR Code Generator app for this guide.

QR Code Generator can help you create your custom codes using more than 500 templates. Among other things, you can create a QR code for a link to a website, a contact card, Wi-Fi credentials and your social accounts.

Fetch: QR Code Generator (free, in-app purchases available)

Follow these steps to generate a QR code:

1. Open the app and on the home screen, select the type of QR code you want to create, such as text, website, SMS or any other from the options.

2. Then enter the required information that your code will contain. For example, up to 150 characters text to text; a site URL for the site; contact information such as name, telephone number and contact email; and Wi-Fi network name, security type, and password under the Wi-Fi category. There are many more types that it offers. Simply fill in the information it needs for your desired type of QR code and it will generate one for you.

3. When the information is in place, press cabinet and that’s it. The app then generates your QR code.

An additional feature of this app is that it lets you customize your generated code in various ways, such as changing the color of the code and styling the code points. You can also add a logo to its center, and it also allows you to add a description of the code.

However, some of the templates and text styling options in this particular app can only be unlocked through in-app purchases. If you like these paid features, you can opt for a subscription.

How to share QR codes

Once you have created your QR code, you can easily share it with anyone. You can save it as an image file and send it to your contacts, or it can also be shared as a link. The QR Code Generator app also allows you to share it with others using email and social pages.

Some codes, such as Wi-Fi codes do not need to be shared digitally. All you have to do is open the image file with the QR code on your phone and the other person can scan it from your phone screen to access the information.

Creating your own QR codes is easy

Modern industry is focused on automation to improve productivity. QR code is a great automation tool that is fast and saves the hassle of entering data or making transactions manually. Being able to create your own enables you to share information much more conveniently.

And what if you want to scan QR codes instead? Here is a list of useful QR scanner apps to help you.

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