My iphone 15 won't scan QR codes

See if you’re in Portrait mode. That was my problem. Once I switched to regular photo mode it worked like a champ every time.

There's nothing to update.

If you hold a code closer than the phone's minimum focus distance, it can't focus on it to read the code.

this video from a popular you tube creator has the Exact issue. It is his number one long term issue with iPhone 15 Pro…

Photos of up close items like barcodes etc are terrible for the new iphone 15s. I take up close photos of tech items for work and this is the WORST iphone camera I have had since

iphone 6!

Read the comments on this video. This issue is the software and the phone it is NOT the user and HOW your are using it. Remember it “just works”

https://youtu.be/s2vlKvmf3pU?feature=shared

This is false. If the phone goes into a photographic mode on its own that doesn't like close up photos and there is no way to tell the phone to get OUT of that mode, then that's not the app. That is the phone choosing that mode. Even if I have never chosen that mode prior, nor is the camera app IN that mode... Right now all my 3rd party apps that read QRs internally, like lastpass, google authenticator, lastpass authenticator, discord, do not focus on the QR unless I move like 4 feet away. Kind of crazy.

There are endless numbers of apps that can scan with zero issues from companies like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kroger, Scandit, Walgreens and Walmart.

If you find a company's app doesn't, contact them for assistance.

The key is to hold the phone far enough away so it can cleanly focus on the bar code, at least 200mm / 7.7".

In particular, the Safeway app does no visual or audio confirmation of a scan, instead it provides the results in an area below what you show in your video if set to "Deals" mode, as your app is.

To scan a product, you need to tap "Product" rather than "Deals."

For the lottery ticket, you are holding the phone too close to the ticket; hold the phone further away so it can focus on the ticket; you don't need to fill the box with the code.

experimente el mismo problema *** la lectura de QR desde mi iPhone 15 pro Max. Pude resolverlo alejando un poco más el QR y este logró captarlo, quizá sea una excelente solución para los que entran aquí y ven el mismo problema. Ojalá Apple lo actualice a futuro *** alguna nueva versión de iOS

Problem is that some in-app scanners don't allow you to have any control over focus, for example normally touching the subject you wish to focus on adjusts the focus, that feature does not exist for in-app scanning and sometimes it just never auto-focuses no matter the distance. Nest remote thermometers were the latest annoyance for me.

mine still won't go into macro mode. takes a while trying to get a good scan on very small qr codes. Would be way easier if they just sort out macro mode so we can get a good focus without other details to distract it

The Camera app can go into macro mode and it can scan QR codes, but third-party apps do not need to do so.

Apps from Amazon and Walmart, to name two, scan codes without going into macro mode, there's simply no need to.

This third-party app does an excellent job of scanning codes with just the normal lens:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scandit-barcode-scanner/id453880584

This works like a charm -- was having issues with scanning using my Sam's club app -- backed it up with my 15 Pro and poof, it scans, red line, autofocus and quick. While 6-8" is what works, when one is shopping, the natural inclination is to hold an item in-hand, up close and scan.

Thanks for the tip/guidance.

Do not try to fill the area indicated by an app with the code.

Instead, back the camera away from the code until the code is in focus and it will be read immediately.

In setting go to switch controls then turn the scanning style to auto ….. should work !

My iPhone 15pro is also not able to scan QR using third party apps. It just blank, not showing any camera but my camera is working fine. All the third party apps that was working fine suddenly not working. Guess there’s a bug or something happening.

I can confirm that I have the same issue. I tried scanning barcode via Discogs using my iPhone 11 and it captured it instantly. However using my iPhone 15 Pro, the focus on the barcode is blurry and even after I get a clear view of the barcode, it still won’t read it. Sucks.

Have you tried the procedure I reference?

I have never been able to make a scan of a bar code or QR code fail on an iPhone 14 Pro Max or now the 15 Pro Max, it's always been a matter of the code being too close to the phone for the camera to be able to focus on it.

What kind of code are you scanning?