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In this guide

Turn on Scan QR codes
Or use the quick panel button
Hold the code inside the frame
If nothing happens, check the camera permission
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

Open Camera settings and turn on Scan QR codes, then point the camera at the code: Samsung says this gives access to the link, contact or location in it. Or swipe down twice and tap Scan QR code in the quick panel, which opens a scanner.

4 of 4 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device: Android
Shown on: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16
App: Camera
Real screenshots: 4 of 4 steps
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 1 official, linked below

Step by step

Turn on Scan QR codes
Open Camera, tap the settings gear and check that Scan QR codes is on under Intelligent features. On our Galaxy A57 it was on.
Then go back to the camera and point it at the code. Samsung says this gives access to the link, contact or location in the code.
Done
Or use the quick panel button
Swipe down twice from the top of the screen to open the full quick panel and tap Scan QR code.
On our Galaxy A57 it sits to the right of WiFi Calling, in the fourth row of buttons.
Done
Hold the code inside the frame
The button opens a scanner that says Find a QR code, with a frame to hold the code in.
At the bottom are two icons: a flashlight on the left and a gallery picture on the right.
Done
If nothing happens, check the camera permission
Open Settings, Apps, Camera, Permissions.
On our Galaxy A57 the App permissions page listed Camera under Allowed, with the time it was last accessed. Nearby devices was the only permission under Not allowed.
Done

If you do not see this option

No Scan QR code button in the quick panel Samsung says to edit the quick panel and add the icon from the available buttons. On our Galaxy A57 it was already there, next to WiFi Calling. Source: How to scan a QR code on Galaxy device
No Scan QR codes switch in Camera settings Samsung notes that reading QR codes varies by model. On our Galaxy A57 with One UI 8.5 it is the second switch under Intelligent features, below Scan documents and text. Source: How to scan a QR code on Galaxy device

If this does not work

No link appears Check that Scan QR codes is on in Camera settings (step 1) and that the Camera app may use the camera (step 4). On our Galaxy A57 both were in place.
Scanning in the dark On our Galaxy A57 the scanner from the quick panel has a flashlight icon at the bottom left, next to a gallery icon (step 3).
Another way to scan Samsung also lists Bixby Vision and the QR reader built into the Samsung Internet browser as ways to read QR codes. Source: How to scan a QR code on Galaxy device