All about QR Code

Last blog, we discussed about Barcode where only alphanumeric value can be stored. But we have advanced technology named QR CODE where we can store information that we want. There are lot of questions arises when we see QR code. For instance: 1) How QR code works? 2) Can we create QR code? 3) In which ways it helps? 4) Why QR code is important and all companies are using it as a medium?

There are lot of questions to answer and we will be able to answer most of the questions written above. QR ( Quick Response ) code is used to take a piece of information from a transitory media and put it in to your cell phone.  It can store (and digitally present) much more data, including url links, geo coordinates, and text. Is this enough to know about this technology or do we need to know more? Definitely more.

QR code is only used to store data in any forms we want which can not be seen through eyes but it needs scanner or smartphones to collect that data. As we know that most of the companies are now accepting this technology like paytm, whatsapp, BHIM etc. because it helps them to store more and more data & information. It also helps people to avoid mistakes. For instance, In earlier times, people used to type any link in their phones or desktops manually and if any spelling mistakes would happened then he/ she might landed up in any other page. But things are changed now, whenever we make online transactions, we scan QR code rather than typing number to make payment ( to avoid typing mistakes).  QR code are a common sight now. Thanks to the increase in smartphone penetration that went from 10% in 2014 to 36% in 2018. And access to high-speed mobile internet which increased from 48.8% in 2014 to 61.2% in 2018.Nearly half of all smartphone users have used their phones while shopping in brick-and-mortar stores – 40% of them to compare the competition’s prices .Statistics for who’s scanning QR codes and with what device appear to be mixed, although most data places iPhone users at the top, with the user age range being 25-34.  Japan and the U.S. are currently leaps and bounds ahead of other countries in QR code scans (around 60% approximately) – with Canada and the U.K. trailing dozens of percentage points behind. How exactly QR code looks like?

Most of the business are using QR code.

Now, can we create QR code? Definitely yes. How?

When you search on google QR Code generator, you will find many websites through which you can generate it. But in my opinion go to QRcodemonkey which is a free QR code generator where you can store your information in the form of url, text, email etc.

Here, you can customize your QR code in many ways by applying many colours and design into it. After clicking on create QR code, a QR code will created and then you can use it in many ways.