QR Code Facts: (Almost) Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About QR Codes

• There are two types of QR Codes: Static QR Code and Dynamic QR Code.
  • Static QR Codes→ What are they?
    • Static QR Code encodes info after it is generated
    • Once the code set it cannot be changed
  •  Dynamic QR Codes→ What are they?
    • Unlike Static QR Codes, Dynamic QR Codes are changeable. You make edit and change the Code whenever you would like

• Where did QR originate?
  • Denso Wave, a Japanese company, created the QR code in 1994

• What was the original purpose of the QR Code?
  • Denso Wave was a company in the automotive industry and the original purpose of the QR code was to track vehicles during manufacturing

• QR Codes are used for
  • Transport Ticketing
  • Marketing
  • Entertainment
  • and More!

• QR codes are literally everywhere these days!
  • Grocery stores, book stores, malls, MLB games, the snack bar at the beach… you name it, there’s a great change a QR Code is associated with it!

• QR Code Random Notes:
  • QR Code represent data in four modes like- Numeric, Alphanumeric, Byte and Kanji
  • You can scan a QR Code from any direction for 360 degrees
  • QR Codes can hold a hundred times more information than a barcode.
  • Audi created the largest QR Code which was of 159 square meters.
  • QR Codes don’t have to simply be black and white! They can be in different colors like red or green.
  • Print media accounts for only 1% of all scanned QR codes.
  • A QR Code can be decoded even after up to 30% of damage
  • Over one-fourth of all scanned QR codes were scanned by 35-44 year old consumers.
  • QR codes can be password protected to prevent unwanted people from using your QR code

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