IOS native QR code scanning

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IOS native QR code scanning

If I use iOS scan feature (see bottom right icon in pic below) in IOS 15 and it takes me to a web page then if I toggle to another app from that web page I lose the page which the QR code directed me to.

it is extremely frustrating in lots of scenarios (eg restaurants, galleries, museums, airport lounges) given post pandemic dependence on QR codes.

One work around is to use Google app and use camera icon next to search field and scan QR code with that.

Does anyone know if there a fix for the IOS issue?

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Posted on May 15, 2022 3:25 PM

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Tryandtryagain Author

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May 18, 2022 1:54 AM in response to sberman

Unfortunately for whatever reason that is not the case for me. There is no record on safari.

From what I have gleaned from other posts in different forums I am not alone - the issue is that the QR app is a standalone app and is not simply a front end to Safari.

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sberman

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May 18, 2022 1:54 PM in response to Tryandtryagain

Tryandtryagain wrote:

Unfortunately for whatever reason that is not the case for me. There is no record on safari.

This contradicts the behavior I observe.

Reiterating the scenario, I scan the QR code and then visit the website using Safari. Then, regardless of intervening actions, applications, etc., the visited page is in Safari’s history.

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sberman

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May 15, 2022 3:37 PM in response to Tryandtryagain

Tryandtryagain wrote:

if I toggle to another app from that web page I lose the page which the QR code directed me to.

That is incorrect.

First click here.

Then inspect Safari’s history.

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