Just open the camera app on your iPhone or iPad and hold it up in the way that the QR code is clearly visible in the camera view. You don’t need to press the shutter button or do anything else. If you choose to perform the action, tap on the notification banner and it will happen.
Apple, of course, has implemented this in a classic Apple way. You get all the important information from the QR code beforehand and nothing actually happens until you tap on the notification. Apple supports close to a dozen QR code formats. Wi-Fi Networks: You’ll be able to join Wi-Fi networks just by scanning a code. This will make interactions at public places like cafes and conferences, much smoother. Phone: You’ll be able to call someone by scanning a QR Code.
Contacts: You’ll be able to import a contact card that’s filled with details like email address and phone number, just by scanning a QR code. When you’re out meeting people at events, this should make the interactions much faster. Calendar: Scanning a QR code will let you add the event directly to your calendar. Messages: By scanning a code, you’ll be able to open the Messages app compose window with the number and preselected text already filled in.
Maps: You’ll be able to open a location directly in the Apple Maps app. Mail: A pre-configured email based QR code opens the compose window in the Mail app, with the address, subject and message text already filled in. Website: You can directly open specific a specific web page using a QR code. When a page is 4 levels deep on a site or if you’re running a special promotion, this QR code can come in handy. Callback-URLs: This could potentially be huge for iOS apps.
Using callback-URLs, scanning a QR code can open an app or a specific part of an app. So in future, this can be used to open a payment screen in an app. HomeKit: Apple now supports pairing HomeKit enabled devices using QR Codes. What Do You Think of This Feature,
In the west, QR codes are seen as an anomaly or a joke. But there are parts of the world like China where this feature would be genuinely useful. And the way Apple has implemented this, it’s a double edged sword. People who have no use for it can carry on with their life never even thinking or coming across this feature. Where as countries where QR codes are prevalent, Apple will need to spend resources educating users about this feature. Because there’s just no obvious, simple way to discover it. What do you think, Will this feature be useful for you, Share with us in the comments below.
Similarly, if you use an Android phone you’ll be familiar with the Google Assistant, and if you already have a subscription to Google Music then a Google speaker may appeal. Not that you can’t use the Google Assistant on the iPhone - as with Alexa, you can download Google Assistant from the iOS App Store. In this comparison we put the Google, Amazon and Apple assistants through their paces with a series of tests to gage just how good or bad they are at the job. We’ll look at the different capabilities of the various assistants below.
A lot of our criticism of the HomePod when we first started using it was based on the fact that it was unable to answer or understand many of the questions we asked it. What we have learned by pitching it against the competition is that it’s not really that bad in comparison.
The AI in each smart speaker seems to excel in some areas and not in others, but the overall feeling is that it’s a technology that isn’t quite there yet. The other key takeaway was that because we are already in the Apple eco system it’s a lot easier to link everything up with the HomePod. With the other speakers there was a lot more complicated set up involved.
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