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CNET
2 days ago
- Lifestyle
- CNET
How to Scan a QR Code Using Any Android Phone or iPhone
QR codes are those square barcode-looking things that when scanned by your iPhone 16 Pro, Galaxy S25 Ultra or any other phone, can send you straight to a particular webpage or to download an app, all without having to type in a complicated URL. While they used to be a rare sight, many businesses -- especially restaurants -- adopted them during the pandemic as a way of giving easy access to information like menus, without you having to touch anything. Read more: Best Phone to Buy in 2025 They can be great time-savers, but they're not always obvious in how to use them, particularly if you have an older Android phone. Here's how to scan a QR code with any phone. How to scan a QR code on an Android phone As QR codes have become more common, more manufacturers have built QR scanners directly into the default camera app. Most phones (whether iPhone or Android) bought within the past few years will be able to scan them because the function has been built directly into Android and iOS, but if you're using a much older handset on outdated software then you may not. If that's the case, you should also know that it's not safe to use a phone that doesn't receive software updates anymore. Here's how to do it: Open your phone's camera Point it at the QR code, ensuring that it's in focus and can be clearly seen If a link appears on screen, tap it to open Give it a try: Scan this QR code with your phone's camera. Andrew Lanxon/CNET If no link appears it may either be that the camera can't recognise it as a QR code or your phone doesn't support QR code scanning in the camera app. If that's the case you'll need to download a QR code scanner. Best QR code scanner for older Android phones While there are loads of QR scanners available for free in the Google Play store, the best option is Google's own Google Lens, which offers a variety of text scanning and translation tools but also has a QR scanner. Download and install the app (if it isn't already a default app on your phone) and when you open it, grant permission to use the camera. Got a scanner? Scan that code! Andrew Lanxon/CNET Then, point it at your QR code and the app will reveal the hidden information, be it a website link or whatever. Keep the scanner app in a location you'll remember as you'll need to use it whenever you want to scan a QR code.
Irish Independent
4 days ago
- Health
- Irish Independent
Around the Districts: Dromahair and Enniscrone-Kilglass
Cycle in Honour of Conor In memory of Conor Torsney, family and friends will embark on a 90km cycle taking in parts of Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo on June 14. Please support our cyclists. All proceeds to the development of the Dromahair Community Park. North West Hospice appeal for volunteers for Sunflower Day. Sunflower Days in aid of North West Hospice take place from June 5 to June 6. If you could volunteer to spare an hour or two in your local area to help out with Sunflower Days, please contact North West Hospice at 071 9170523 or email fundraise@ All funds raised from Sunflower Days go directly towards patient care. Dromahair Development Association blotto draw Our blotto draw took place in the Depot on Tuesday, May 27. The numbers drawn were 03, 13, 16 and 26 and our jackpot of €7,850 was not won. Our five winners of €30 were Dessie McPartland, Caroline McCafferty, Julia McGuinness, Steven Kelly and Pat Kelly. Our next blotto draw will take place in the Depot on Tuesday, June 10, and our jackpot will be €7,900. Watch out for the QR Code stickers that are up in different locations around the village. They will give you quick access to the draw online. Get your envelopes now in local businesses, we need your support. Good luck and thank you everyone for your continued much needed support. Clean ups of Dromahair Village Dromahair Development Association/Tidy Towns hold clean-ups of the village of Dromahair every Wednesday for the summer months, meeting at the Depot at 7 p.m. If you would like to join our team of volunteers you can contact the Depot Office, Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 071 9134986 or 085 8017943, leave your contact details and we will notify you of the next clean-up. Any help that you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Tidy Towns in Dromahair Tidy Towns season is upon us so it would be great if residents and businesses could keep an eye on weeds and litter on their own property through May onwards as we have a small group of volunteers and we really need your help. Rural Social Scheme Workers Location: North/Mid Leitrim. Jobs: Environmental, administration, social care and caretaking. Must have active family herd number with an active BISS application. Must be receiving a Social Welfare payment. For more information or to apply contact brianmcgloin@ or 086 8521791. Faragher-McLoughlin School of Irish Dance Irish Dancing Classes, boys and girls age 4+. Manorhamilton: Tuesday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Kinlough: Wednesday 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Garrison: Thursday 5.30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Contact Clare McMorrow TCRG 087 2720068, Aidan McLoughlin ADCRG 086 3811464 and Romai McMorrow 087 1179653. Registrations now open. ADVERTISEMENT Killenummery Community Centre Killenummery Community Centre this month Mondays. Line dancing with Gary 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., male female new session starting May 19 Great fun. Second Monday Men's Shed 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. second Tuesday Killenummery Women's Group 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday midday new six-week chair exercise started May 7. Lots of chairs and space. With Sue. A great exercise class. Wednesday seven 30 to nine 30 bowls club. Male and female Thursday QQI level four gardening class. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday KWG presents a new six-week Block of chair yoga starts 15th with Grainne Adventure Gently. 5.30 to 6.30. Open to community. Last Friday in month Servers club Clothes recycling bank at centre Also R RETURN bin (orange) at centre. For just the R recycling bottles and cans. If you are out walking and find some discarded do drop them in. Helps with our fundraising and environment. Info on any of the above contact Thelma at 086 6017835. Join Killenummery Men's Shed as they host a special event in celebration of Men's Health Week 2025, running from June 9 to June 16. The gathering will take place at the shed on Monday, June 9, at 8 p.m. Enjoy light refreshments while attending an insightful talk by Caroline McCafferty, Psychotherapist (MBACP). All are welcome – come along for an evening of learning and connection. Ballintogher Enterprise Centre Music Classes in Ballintogher Enterprise Centre (F91 C2 HT) on Monday evenings. From 5.30 p.m. – Whistle/Flute/Concertina and Fiddle. Online booking or Contact 087 6645509. Speech and Drama Classes on Fridays – from age four years upwards. Irish Conversation Class for Beginners/Improvers in Ballintogher Enterprise Centre – F91 C2 HT Thursday evening. commencing shortly. Supported by ETB. To register, please contact – 087 6645509 by return or email ballintogherhub@ Counselling – Low cost, confidential, community based counselling with Caroline McCafferty MBACP. CLMcounselling@ 087 4869755. Classes for 2025 in the Depot Jewellery Making coming soon to the Depot, part funded by MSLETB Limited spaces will be available, so to book your place and for more information contact the Depot Office at 071 9134986 or 085 8017943 Mon-Thursday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bike Maintenance Workshops – Come along to our Bike Maintenance Workshops, part funded by MSLETB, starting shortly in the Depot. The course will provide you with the skills to care and maintain your bicycle. To register your interest contact the Depot Office Mon-Thursday 10 a.m.-1 at 071 9143986 or 085 8017943 or Living With Dogs Talks by Tina – Are you having trouble with your furry friend? We are hosting a serious of short talks on the trials and tribulations of dog ownership with some tips and tricks in managing our delightful fur balls. For more information and to book your place contact the Depot Office 071 9134986 or 085 8017943 or email Pilates with Rory, parent and Toddler 11 a.m. North Leitrim Dance Class. Fab Fitness with Sue Pilates with Sue. Yoga with Amy. Knit Group, yoga with Gráinne, Karate. For further information on any of the activities contact the Depot office, open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday to Thursday. Contact us at 071 9134986 or 085 8017943. Notes Items for local notes to before 12 noon on Thursday please. ENNISCRONE-KILGLASS Notes Send your news and pictures to the West Sligo Family Resource Centre before midday on Friday or call 096 37444 or email enniscronetourism3@ West Sligo Family Resource Centre We are delighted to be supporting this new project, 'Where do we all belong?' Follow along on Instagram @wheredoweallbelong to see the lads travelling around Sligo, capturing people's stories. 'Where do we all belong?' is a socially engaged visual art project addressing loneliness in Co. Sligo. Dance Fun Dance classes with Carmel on Fridays 11 – midday will be on in June (6, 12, 20 and 27) before breaking up for the summer, Adult Art classes with Tracey (no teen art for June) 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. on in June as well before breaking for the summer... they (adult art and teen art classes) will be back in September... also wellness classes will be on in June before breaking for the summer. Sound bath on Thursday, June 12, breathwork on Thursday, June 26, and Shamanic Drum on Monday, June 7.30 p.m. start... also we have Suzie back with her very creative craft workshop on Monday, June 16, 12.30 p.m. to 3 p.m., please email events@ Enniscrone-Kilglass Community Games Congratulations to our under-11 tag rugby team who won their match, securing their place in the semifinal. Well done to both teams for a great game, and thanks to all the coaches involved. Condolences Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the late TJ Cawley St Farnan's Drive, Dromore West, Co. Sligo peacefully, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by his parents Paddy and beloved husband of Tjietra and loving father of Ciarán and Tristan. Sadly, missed by his wife, sons, brothers Pat, Kieran, Seán and Desmond, sisters Mary and Stephanie, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, wider family circle of friends. May He rest in peace. Kilglass Parish Community Centre: Attention Leaving Cert Students. Need a quiet place to study? We're offering free study desks at the Hub perfect for focused revision in a calm environment. You'll get: A quiet space to concentrate. Free Wi-Fi. Complimentary tea and coffee. Spaces are limited and booking is essential. Please use the following booking form: Enniscrone blotto May 25. Blotto jackpot €4,000. No jackpot winner. numbers were: – 17, 29, and 31. €25 winners: Martin Reape. Patrick Gillespie. Séamus Duffy. Ben, Rian and Paidi Byron. Jackpot for the next draw on Sunday, June 1, McNulty's Bar will be €4,200. West Sligo Athletics Club Congratulations to our Mixed Distance Relay competitors who represented Co Sligo at the weekend in the all-Ireland finals. The boys made themselves, their area and county proud, with the under-12 team winning bronze and the under-14 team silver. Well done boys. Congratulations Congratulations to Eoghan Rua Ladies' Football Club, who just won the clubs very first Division 1 League title. Congratulations to all the girls and their dedicated management on their win. Congratulations to our Kilglass Enniscrone United Football Club players on their successful relay team, Sligo at Community Games running all-Irelands today. Under-12 Cohen Reynolds and Brendan O'Meara – bronze. Under-14 Matthew Coen – silver. Enniscrone Beach Clean Up Our annual beach clean-up starts up again on June 1 from 9 a.m. to 9.45 a.m. meeting at the Lifeguard tower, gloves, rubbish pickers and bags will be provided, 01/06, 08/06, 15/06, 22/06, 29/06, 06/07, 13/07, 20/07, 27/07, 03/08, 10/08, 17/08, 24/08, 31/08 all help would be greatly appreciated. Pier Swim The Enniscrone Pier Swim sponsored by Coleman Electronics is back this summer, taking place on Saturday, June 21. With four distances, ranging from 500m to 3km, and a Children's Event, this event tailors to beginners and those more experienced in the water. Kilglass Enniscrone United Football Club KEUFC are delighted to announce that Phase II of our grounds upgrade was completed this week with the installation of our new state-of-the-art LED floodlights. This now means that the club can host evening games going forward and also gives us more capacity to train. The floodlight installation followed Phase I, which was the conversion of the old grass pitch to all Weather astro. The club would sincerely like to thank all the volunteers who helped us with this project, through fundraising, grant applications and lots of other tasks undertaken. A huge thank you to all our sponsors, without whose help we would never get these projects off the ground. Our floodlights were installed by Electric Skyline Ltd and we would like to thank Darren, Fergal, Jason and Dec for their expertise and commitment to doing a top job. Huge thank you to Seán Egan from Seán Egan Electrical, who done all the electrical connections and as always has been a massive help to the club whether carrying out works or advising us on the best approach. Thank you to our engineers OMD Design for their excellent work as always and finally thanks to Bendan Byron for his assistance in the procurement stage of the project. We hope that all our players and community enjoy using our fantastic facilities for many years to come. KEUFC are hosting Sligo Rovers FC summer Camp. August 18 to August 22, boys and Girls 10.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Our club will hold a FAI camp this year at Michael McGowan Park from July 21 to July 25 Boys and Girls 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. FAI Camp can be booked online now.
Daily Express
24-05-2025
- General
- Daily Express
State butterfly QR code project is launched
Published on: Saturday, May 24, 2025 Published on: Sat, May 24, 2025 By: David Thien Text Size: KK Rotary Club President George leading his committee members to launch the QR Code event. Kota Kinabalu: The Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu launched a State Butterfly-Kinabalu Birdwing project QR Code to enable it to receive donations from the public within and abroad, facilitated by Sabah Credit Corporation's Yono SuperApp. The Kinabalu or Borneo Birdwing butterfly (Troides Andromache) is an endangered species. According to late KK Rotarian and entomologist, Dr Stephen Sutton, there may be about 5,000 or so left in the foothills of Mount Kinabalu. Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu President, Datuk George Taitim Tulas, who is also Chief Executive Officer of Sabah Credit Corporation, launched the QR Code at Hyatt Regency jointly with Rotarians from Rotary Club of Luyang. 'Sabah's official State Butterfly is a living symbol of our ecological heritage. Endemic to the cool cloud forests of Mount Kinabalu, this majestic butterfly is internationally classified as endangered. Our mission is conservation with community impact. Subscribe or LOG IN to access this article. Support Independant Journalism Subscribe to Daily Express Malaysia Access to DE E-Paper Access to DE E-Paper Exclusive News Exclusive News Invites to special events Invites to special events Giveaways & Rewards 1-Year Most Popular (Income Tax Deductible) Explore Plans Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Hans India
09-05-2025
- General
- Hans India
Smart ration cards to be issued in June
Guntur: Palnadu district administration informed that new smart ration cards will be issued in June with QR Code to all the eligible and existing card holders. Eligible families may submit their applications for ration cards at the ward secretariats. Applications are being received for the issue of new ration cards from May 7. If QR Code is scanned, the family members' details will be displayed. Ration cards will be sanctioned to single women and women staying in the ashrams. Similarly, applications may be submitted for change of address, for adding the new members of the family, correction of mistakes in the ration cards, deletion of deceased family members' names. Migrated workers may also apply for ration cards.
The Hindu
22-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Chennai Metro Rail starts the process of changing Phase I ticketing gates
Chennai Metro Rail has finally taken the first step towards changing the ticketing gates for the phase I network and have issued tenders. This move has become essential for commuters, as minor glitches occur due to wear and tear at times and these old ticketing gates briefly stop or sometimes take more time to process the new Singara Chennai cards and other online QR code payments. In stations with high footfalls like Guindy, AG-DMS, Thousand Lights, Chennai airport and Chennai Central, commuters encounter issues at the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) gates or ticketing gates during the peak hours. Since the launch of train services in 2015, gradually over a period of time, Chennai Metro Rail has floated ticketing options like tokens, smartcards, NCMC, WhatsApp and QR Code tickets. Commuters say they haven't faced issues while swiping smartcards, but while using the NCMC and QR Code tickets they have encountered difficulties on some occasions. R Boopalan, who swipes the new Singara Chennai card for travel in Chennai Metro Rail trains, says, when compared to the old contactless smartcards, he has felt that the new Singara cards take a little more time to recognise and open the gate on quite a few occasions. 'During lean hours, this is not a problem. But in the peak hours when people are rushing to work, the queue takes time to clear since thousands of people have switched to using the Singara Chennai card or the QR Code tickets. It is high time they upgrade the infrastructure and fix new gates,' he said. I. Yuvaraj, a working professional, opts to use the Singara Chennai card when he commutes alone and purchases group QR tickets during his travel with his family. 'There have been instances wherein the gates have stopped working for a brief period and the queue will get diverted into the other gates and congestion occurs. Then, when I use the group ticket and travel with my family, there have been a few times when the gate gets stuck. We must then reach out to the staff who will open it. I'm glad that newer ticketing gates are going to be put up and we will be rid of these issues,' he added. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), they will procure a total of 1,200 ticketing gates of which nearly 500 gates will be installed in the 45 km phase I network. The gates in the 9 km phase I extension network were changed only a few years back and hence the need doesn't arise now. 'We have floated bids for the project now and if the contract is finalised in three months, then the gates will arrive later this year. Then, we plan to replace the old gates with new ones within a year,' an official said. Also, they have implemented another measure wherein they have decided to keep the gate in 'open mode' in stations with high footfall now. As a start, at Thousand Lights, the ticketing gates are open in the peak hours. 'Usually, the gates close and get locked after each swipe. But now it is always open. This has been done to ensure that the new Singara Chennai cards are processed faster and there is no queuing of passengers. But if a passenger tries to get past the gate without a ticket, the gate will lock. If this works well, it will be extended to a few other stations,' another official said. This was not implemented earlier because in case a child accidentally tries to go past the gate, the gate would get locked suddenly and he or she could get hit. 'But now, we have put up signage at Thousand Lights warning passengers and a staff has also been stationed near the gate,' he added. Sources said the old AFC gates were purchased more than a decade ago and it was only natural that issues occur. 'The technology was different when the gates were bought during the phase I network. Then when we brought in the Singara Chennai, changes were made to the gate to make them compatible with the old and the new smartcards. So, when we make such changes, some glitches are bound to happen. Hence, changing the gates as a whole and bringing in newer ones is the way forward,' a source said.
