The Wi-Fi QR code sharing menu in Android 16 Developer Preview 1 has received a lick of paint and now has new visuals when connecting other devices. Ordinarily, when you share a network with another ...

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The QR code - full name Quick Response code - was first invented back in 1994 by Masahiro Hara and his team at Denso Wave in Japan. The codes were designed to track automotive parts more efficiently ...

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QR codes are a convenient method to scan and open websites, download apps, or pay for parking, but cybercriminals are using ...

McAfee’s upgraded Scam Detector now uses real-time QR and message scanning to stop modern scams before you click.

Android 13 is rumored to be around the corner this year as a trusted source revealed that three new upgrades would be coming for this update. The recent report wrote that the media and audio-related ...

Among tons of other changes we’re finding in Android Q today, Google has revamped the Wi-Fi settings in a couple of big ways. Android Q brings “Easy Connect” to Wi-Fi with faster setup and sharing ...