Microsoft announced on Monday that the 'secure release' feature of Universal Print-supported printers now works with QR codes scanned by Android or iOS devices.

The Android-only app from Simple Design is one of the most popular QR code scanner apps. It’s free to use and lets you save QR codes to your phone or easily share them with friends.

Your iPhone’s built-in Camera app can scan QR codes, and it’s as easy as taking a photo. Here’s how: Open the Camera app and hold your iPhone, so the QR code appears in the viewfinder.

It warned people not to download apps linked from QR codes, but to find the app on their smartphone’s app store and download it from there instead. Amanda Holpuch is a general assignment reporter.

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