Scanning a QR code using an iPhone

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Hi Folks. I have designs a form that requires various QR codes to be scanned. We will generate and print these codes on labels that will be used in the field to maintain a chain of connection between all sampling data. All of the people collecting the data out in the field have iPhones. I have only just discovered that when I want to scan a QR code from the deployed form, the camera only wants to find the human-readable or some text. If I try to focus on the QR code itself, I can only get parts of the whole code - I cannot capture the entire code. This means that there is effectively no point in generating a QR or barcode - I just need to generate a list of numbers that I can print on the labels. It seems that scanning QR codes works when using an Android - is this really not possible with iPhones? Please let me know if this is feasible or not.

Thank you, Tania

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@taniak, did you mean the QR code does not work as expected with Enketo?

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Correct. The QR code is not being scanned, and only the human-readable text below the code (or any other writing) is being scanned. Can you please assist? Thanks, Tania

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@taniak, please be informed that the QR code is not supported with Enketo. You must use the Collect Android App for the same.

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Thank you for clarifying this. Are. you expecting to support QR/barcode scanning from Enketo in the future? Cheers, Tania

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@taniak, for sure if there is funding for the same.

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Cool! Fingers crossed, then, that there will be funding :).

Cheers,

Tania

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