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Where does the QR code display?

I get the response saying use the QR code below…. But only a cancel and OK button with no sign of the QR code.


what am I doing wrong?

Posted on Jul 8, 2023 5:36 PM

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Posted on Jul 8, 2023 9:56 PM

Scampi_1965 wrote:

I get the response saying use the QR code below…. But only a cancel and OK button with no sign of the QR code.

what am I doing wrong?


The shortcut you’re using seems to be failing for you, but the same shortcut is working here.


The following results are from iPadOS 16.5.1 with the current Shortcuts app in use:



Check for an update for iOS or iPadOS update. Check for updates for the Shortcuts app, too.


PS: The generated QR might not be entirely correct for WPA3, FWIW. See chapter 7 here:

https://www.wi-fi.org/download.php?file=/sites/default/files/private/WPA3_Specification_v3.0.pdf#page=24



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Jul 8, 2023 9:56 PM in response to Scampi_1965

Scampi_1965 wrote:

I get the response saying use the QR code below…. But only a cancel and OK button with no sign of the QR code.

what am I doing wrong?


The shortcut you’re using seems to be failing for you, but the same shortcut is working here.


The following results are from iPadOS 16.5.1 with the current Shortcuts app in use:



Check for an update for iOS or iPadOS update. Check for updates for the Shortcuts app, too.


PS: The generated QR might not be entirely correct for WPA3, FWIW. See chapter 7 here:

https://www.wi-fi.org/download.php?file=/sites/default/files/private/WPA3_Specification_v3.0.pdf#page=24



Jul 8, 2023 5:40 PM in response to Scampi_1965

Where exactly is this happening? Typically, you use the camera in your iPhone to scan a QR code, which leads you to the QR code destination. One can't honestly do anything with a QR code, which might appear on your iPhone screen.


See this about using your iPhone camera to scan a QR code --> Scan a QR code with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


Jul 8, 2023 9:16 PM in response to lobsterghost1

lobsterghost1 wrote:

One can't honestly do anything with a QR code, which might appear on your iPhone screen.


Depends on the context. If you buy a movie ticket online, and the site sends you an e-mail with a QR code (for you to show to the ticket taker at the theater), you could print the e-mail (and take the printed code with you to the theater), or show the ticket-taker the QR code in the e-mail on your phone.


The ticket taker would then point their own scanning device at the piece of paper or the iPhone screen to scan that QR code and confirm that you had purchased a ticket.

Where does the QR code display?

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