Scan QR code on Huawei phone

There are mainly two ways you can scan QR code on a smartphone. iPhone and most Android phones allow users to directly scan QR code using the native Camera app on the phone. For instance, you can follow these steps to scan QR code on Xiaomi & Redmi phones. Most of these phones however can’t help you extract QR code from an image file saved on the phone. Huawei mobile phone is exceptional. Unlike most other smartphones, it can’t help you scan QR codes directly using the Camera app. Instead it captures the QR codes as image files on the phone, then scan QR code from the images. In this way, it can help us scan QR codes from both camera and image files on the phone.

Scan QR code with Camera on Huawei phone

Launch the stock Camera app on your Huawei phone. Point the camera to the QR code you want to scan and take a photo of the QR code. Then open the saved image file from the Camera or Gallery app, tap More button at the bottom, you will bring up a contextual menu. Allow a second for Huawei mobile phone to automatically recognize your photo. After that you will see the ‘Scan QR code in image’ option at the bottom of this contextual menu.

scan qr code from image on huawei phone

Tap on this option to allow Huawei phone scan the QR code from the image, the scan result will be presented with options to copy the result or open it with relative apps on your phone.

Scan QR code from image on Huawei phone

Download the QR code image on to your phone if it is not already saved on your device. Open the Gallery app on Huawei phone, tap on the image to reveal the bottom menu. Choose More, again wait for a second until you see the ‘Scan QR code in image’ option at the bottom of this contextual menu. Tap on this option to allow Huawei phone scan the QR code from the image.

Scan QR code on Huawei phone

From the home screen of your Huawei device, swipe down from the middle of the screen to reveal the search and scan screen like this.

huawei phone search and scan

Tap the Scan (eye icon) besides the search box to open another screen where you can scan product to shop, scan QR code, etc. Choose QR Code , then point your camera to the QR code to recognize it.

huawei phone scan qr code
huawei phone scan qr code

4 thoughts on “Scan QR code on Huawei phone”

  1. I have done the same procedure but when I scan the image in the gallery it gives me a URL and take me to google authenticator apps instead of showing me the QR code.

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