Disadvantages of QR code

The disadvantage of QR code is a QR code reader is a must. For all of the mobile users
except users that using IOS have to download a QR code reader before they scan QR code.
They have no choice but to download it because without a QR code reader, they cannot
scan QR code unlike IOS users can use their camera to scan QR code. For example of QR
code reader app that can be installed are QR Scanner, QR Code Pro, QR & Barcode Scanner
and many others that can be found out from play store in the phone. It will be a little
troublesome to the users because need to purposely download when they want to scan QR
code.

Other disadvantage of QR code is lack of awareness. This is because nowadays many

businesses started make use of QR codes in their business but only the minority are using
them. According to the comScore, 14millions of United State consumers are using QR code
but this only represents 6.2% of the total mobile users in the United State. This figure is also
included consumers that are using barcode scanning. Now QR codes have already been
integrated into the key mobile smart phone platforms, but this will leads us onto the next
disadvantage.

Lack Of Awareness

An increasing number of businesses make use of QR codes, but only a handful of the population
uses them.

According to comScore, 14m US consumers use QR codes, but this only represents 6.2% of the
total number of mobile users in the US. This figure also includes barcode scanning.

Consumers have different purposes for scanning barcodes compared to scanning QR codes,
making the seemingly huge figure rather misleading.

A QR Code Reader Is A Must

For many, this is the biggest downside to using QR codes. Mobile users have no choice but to
download a QR reader before they can start scanning. Although there are a lot of free apps out
there, this can still limit the number of users who can access the codes.

But this may not be a problem in the near future. Many brands have started to incorporate QR
readers in their mobile apps. It also shouldn’t be a surprise if smartphone manufacturers start
offering devices with a built-in reader.

https://www.funkykit.com/news/miscellaneous/advantages-disadvantages-qr-codes/