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Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Android's built-in QR scanner has gotten a significant visual update. As reported by 9to5Google, the QR code scanner is getting ...

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Matthew Zucca, a tech enthusiast and former consultant from Canada, joined Android Police in 2023. Leveraging his technical knowledge and previous consulting experience, Matthew got his first two ...

Quick Share on Android will now let you send and receive files by scanning a QR code. The feature will eliminate the need to add others as contacts, verify devices, or change your sharing settings.

Decentralized social network Mastodon has updated its official app for Android to let users easily share their profiles with QR codes. This could be useful in loud places like event and hotel lobbies ...

Google is rolling out an update to Quick Share which aims to streamline the sharing experience by adding QR codes, while Google Drive is improving document scans. Quick Share, formerly known as Nearby ...

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The feature, which is only available to Office Insiders for now, lets you insert images from your Android phone into PowerPoint and Word for web The feature, which is only available to Office Insiders ...