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=== Mobile operating systems ===

QR codes can be used on various mobile device operating systems. While initially requiring the installation and use of third-party apps, both Android and iOS (since iOS 11<ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple hid a QR Code scanner in iOS 11 — here's how to use it |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/how-to-use-ios-11s-hidden-qr-code-reader/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=CNET}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Napier |date=2017-06-07 |title=iOS 11 makes QR codes cool again |url=https://thenextweb.com/news/ios-11-makes-qr-codes-cool |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=TNW {{!}} Apple}}</ref>) devices can now natively [https://qrcodesscanner.com/ scan QR codes], without requiring an external app to be used.<ref name="androidnative">{{Cite web |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-scan-a-qr-code/ |title=How to Scan a QR Code |last=Lacoma |first=Tyler |date=2018-10-03 |website=[[Digital Trends]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422191127/https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-scan-a-qr-code/ |archive-date=2019-04-22 |access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref> The camera app can scan and display the kind of QR code along with the link. These devices support [[URL redirection]], which allows QR codes to send [[metadata]] to existing applications on the device.

=== Virtual stores ===