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Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 1 year ago

Higher error correction makes scanning undamaged QR codes less reliable

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Higher error correction makes scanning undamaged QR codes less reliable

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Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 1 year ago

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QR error correction helps and hinders scanning

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A QR code can use one of four error correction levels. Higher error correction forces denser codes, but allows scanning in more situations. A trade-off!

There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.

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They’re pretty useful for sharing wifi logins in person for smartphones, for example.

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