One scam app even captures your QR codes. You don’t have to look very hard for it: The developer took out an App Store ad, which means it is prominently shown when you search for authenticator apps.

Use the Camera app to scan codes in record time since the camera is just a swipe away, with QR code URLs opening in Safari.

If you add a QR Code control to the iPhone’s Control Center, the Code Scanner automatically opens the link in the proper app (Mail or Safari for example) without your having to tap on it.

The alternative is an authenticator app, and one of the most popular of those comes from Google. ... (or similar apps like Authy) will have an option to scan the QR code when setting up 2FA.

Your iPhone’s built-in Camera app can scan QR codes, and it’s as easy as taking a photo. Here’s how: Open the Camera app and hold your iPhone, so the QR code appears in the viewfinder.

Microsoft Authenticator – Sets up two-factor authentication by scanning QR codes presented by websites or services. Snapchat – Snapchat lets users scan Snapcodes, a type of QR code unique to ...

Your iPhone’s built-in Camera app can scan QR codes, and it’s as easy as taking a photo. Here’s how: • Open the Camera app and hold your iPhone, so the QR code appears in the viewfinder.

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 ...

The easiest way to set up two-factor authentication for a website is to scan a QR code with the app. A site that supports 2FA via an authenticator app should generate the necessary code for this ...

Here's how to scan a QR code on your iPhone or Android phone. Many phones have QR code scanners, but if yours doesn't, we also recommend some apps to help.

All you have to do is scan a QR code for the service you want to turn 2FA on for, and the app will generate a new log-in code around every 30 seconds. This week, Google has given its 2FA app ...