What are QR codes used for? Because they can store different types of information, QR codes are used for many purposes. QR codes are commonly used to store data such as:
Plain text - welcome messages at conferences
Addresses - personal home address, business address
Phone number – personal phone number, your business phone number
Email addresses - personal or business accounts
URLs – addresses of websites or specific web pages
Links to apps - available in app stores such as Google Play or Apple's App Store
Payments - QR codes can store information such as for Swish payments Online account authentication - websites can display a QR code that a registered user can scan with their smartphone and automatically log in
WiFi authentication - QR codes can be used to store WiFi network authentication details such as SSID, password and encryption type: when you scan such a QR code with your smartphone, it can automatically connect to that network