You do not need to download any special QR reader app! Just tap the regular gray Camera icon on your iPhone Home Screen.
🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Gray Camera app icon on your Home Screen
🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Just open your normal Camera app—no QR app needed!”
👉 Try it now: Open the regular Camera app on your iPhone.
💡 Helpful Note: Can’t spot Camera? Swipe down from the center of your phone screen (not from the top of the phone, which opens shortcut icons instead of Search) and type “Camera”.
Point your iPhone at the black-and-white QR square so it sits near the center of your screen. Hold your hand steady for one second until 4 yellow corners lock onto the code.
🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Yellow corner brackets around the QR code
🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Hold steady! Do NOT press the white shutter button!”
👉 Try it now: Point your camera at a QR code and watch for the yellow corners.
💡 Helpful Note: The #1 mistake is pressing the big white shutter circle—that just takes a regular photo instead of opening the link!
Right below the QR code, a yellow pill-shaped button appears showing the website address (like menu.bistro.com). Tap that yellow button with your finger!
🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Yellow pill button with the website name
🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Tap that yellow link button right below the code!”
👉 Try it now: Tap the yellow link button when it appears on your camera screen.
💡 Helpful Note: If the yellow pill slides down to the bottom of the camera frame, you can tap it there too.
Tapping the yellow pill takes you straight to the webpage in Safari. When you’re done reading, you can even tap Share → Save to Files if you want to keep a copy!
🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Your menu or return barcode open in Safari
🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Boom! Your QR link is open in Safari!”
👉 Try it now: Check that the webpage opened clearly on your screen.
💡 Helpful Note: Only tap QR codes from places you trust, like a restaurant table or an official package return counter.