If you find yourself having to give out your Wi-Fi password a lot, a nice hack is to turn it into a QR code and post it somewhere where visitors can scan it.

QR codes are popular ways to scan menus, tickets, and apps. Here's how to do it from your Android phone or iPhone, and what the FCC says about it.

Scanning this with any QR code reader will take you to the URL. So, for example, this URL: goo.gl/umo0, is the shortened link for this post. If I make it: goo.gl/umo0.qr, I’ll get the image above.

Since QR codes look like noise to us, they're a great way to encode our tasks and the relevant details into a simple squared format.

And if you’re using a phone with Android 10, you can follow this guide to create a QR code right from your device’s settings.

QR codes are easy to use if you know how to access the information they contain and have an internet connection. Here are a few ways to access QR code information using your iPhone with iOS 16.

How to scan a QR code on an Android phone As QR codes have become more common, more manufacturers have built QR scanners directly into the default camera app.