Read QR codes with Lenovo Phab 2 Plus

How to read QR codes on a Lenovo Phab 2 Plus?

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 Lenovo Phab 2 Plus 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 Lenovo Phab 2 Plus using its Sony IMX258 Exmor RS camera or if used with a specific application, it can offer information about a product, service or serve to authenticate a user.

Table of Contents:

Throught the camera

Estimated time: 2 minutes.

1- First step:

To read QR codes on your Lenovo Phab 2 Plus you will use the rear camera of the device and the pre-installed official application.

Look for the camera icon either from the home screen or from the applications menu, it is usually a camera icon or a camera lens.

2- Second step:

When you start the camera application of your Phab 2 Plus you will see an icon in the lower left part of the image captured by the camera like the one shown indicated by an arrow in the following image.

It is the Google Lens icon, click on this icon to continue.

If you do not have this icon, continue reading to find the available alternatives.

3- Third step:

If this is the first time you are using Google Lens on your Lenovo Phab 2 Plus, a message will be displayed indicating that it is necessary to provide permissions to the application so that it can access the camera.

4- Fourth step:

At this point you can choose if you want to grant permission to the device's camera only when the Google Lens application is in use, ask each time it is opened or not allow.

You must choose one of the first two options to be able to read QR codes on your Lenovo Phab 2 Plus, once an option is selected, press the back button to return to the Google Lens application.

5- Fifth step:

From the Google Lens application of the Lenovo Phab 2 Plus, make sure that you are using the rear camera Sony IMX258 Exmor RS and point it at the QR code that you want to read, trying to make it appear correctly focused and contained within the square or at least within the display space, that is, not you can get the camera too close to prevent the code from being cut off or blurred.

The QR code must be fully visible on the Lenovo Phab 2 Plus screen, the code does not have a top or bottom, so it does not matter from which angle you approach it.

6- Sixth step:

When the QR code has been read, a notification will appear and offer us an action to perform, most QR codes contain a web address, so it will offer us to open the web browser that you have defined by default in your Lenovo Phab 2 Plus.

Click on the notification or on the magnifying glass to open the web page or execute the QR code action.

Via google

1- First step:

If you have the Google search engine widget on the home screen of your Lenovo Phab 2 Plus, press the camera icon that appears to the right of the search box, you can also search for the Google Lens application if you have it installed.

2- Second step:

In the event that you do not have the Google widget on your home screen, open the Chrome browser or the Google application as you can see in the image below.

3- Third step:

Both from the Chrome internet browser and from the Google application you can press the camera icon that appears to the right of the search box.

4- Fourth step:

The Google Lens app will open, from this point you can return to step 3 of this tutorial.

Through a third-party application

If the above methods are not available on your Lenovo Phab 2 Plus, it may be due to a different version of the operating system (Phab 2 Plus comes from the factory with the Android 6.0 Marshmallowoperating system), the customization layer provided by the manufacturer, or You just don't have Google Lens installed.

In this case or in the event that you do not want or cannot use Google services, you will need to download a specific application to read QR codes from an application store.

Check the following article to learn how to install applications without Google Play from alternative stores and how to install Google Play if your Phab 2 Plus does not have it incorporated Google Play alternatives.

Capture QR code from quick panel

It is also possible to read a QR code accessing from the quick panel of the Lenovo Phab 2 Plus.

To do this, unlock your Phab 2 Plus and slide a finger from the top edge of the screen down a few centimeters to display the quick panel in which the quick settings will appear such as connecting to a Wi-Fi network, connecting Bluetooth, mute, airplane mode, etc.

Slide down again with one finger to display the full panel and you will see the option “Scan QR code”. Press and it will take us directly to the camera where you can scan any QR code.

If you don't see the "Scan QR Code" icon on your Phab 2 Plus, check out the following tutorial: Edit the shortcuts panel on Android.

Capture QR code from quick panel Android

With these simple steps you have learned to read QR codes from your Lenovo Phab 2 Plus. 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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