Scan QR codes in Firefox for Android

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Now Firefox for Android has QR Code Reader in its URL bar to allow user to load a webpage by its QR Code Scanner directly. This article will show you how to use QR Code Reader,including managing QR code in URL bar.

Before you begin, install a QR Code Reader that works with the ZX library (See a list of compatible apps). Please note that Mozilla has only tested the official ZXing Barcode Scanner app.

To see this feature, Tap on the URL bar

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How to use QR Code Reader

Tap on the icon

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It will automatically open ZXing Barcode Scanner app for scanning QR Code.

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After scanning, you can see the web address in URL bar. Now enter to load the web page in Firefox for Android.

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If you get the text after scanning, you may search that text by choosing several search engine instead of default search engine. Then enter to get the search results.

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How to enable or disable QR Code Reader

Tap the menu button (either at the bottom right on some devices or in the upper right of the browser) and then select Settings (you may need to tap More first) , then select Display

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  • Here you can enable or disable QR Code Reader:
  • To enable tick on QR code reader
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  • To disable tick off QR code reader
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