QR code

The QR Code app allows you to display any text as a QR code. If you enter a web address (URL), the app will try to shorten the address to keep the QR code as simple as possible.

QR code

Properties

You can configure the app using the following properties:

Property Explanation
Text / web address The text / web address to convert into a QR code.
High contrast background When the QR code is poorly visible against the other elements in the back, enabling the high contrast background is a good solution: this adds a white background to the QR code.

And finally there are a number of generic app properties that you can configure that you'll find on many other elements as well.

Tip: QR Code To Connect To WiFi

There is a convention that you can use to have people connect an iPhone or Android phone to a WiFi access point by scanning a QR code. For that you need to use the following text format: 

WIFI:T:Security_Type;S:Your_SSID;P:Your_Password;;

The single letters T, S and P in that string are followed by a colon and the value relevant for your access point. Here are the values you must add:

  • T: the type of security, which can be WEP or (most common) WPA
  • S: the name of your wireless network
  • P: the password of your wireless network

Note that the string needs to end with the double semi-colons.

Here's an example:

WIFI:T:WPA;S:Free-WiFi;P:MyPlace123;;