Open the photo containing the QR code
Use your phone’s built-in photo scanner or camera app
On iPhone, open the photo in Photos and tap the QR code if detected
On Android, open the photo in Google Photos and tap the Lens icon
Use Google Lens to scan the QR code from the image
Use a QR code scanner app that supports scanning from gallery
Select the photo from your gallery inside the scanner app
Allow the app access to your photos if prompted
Tap the detected link or action after the scan
If the QR code is unclear, crop the image to focus on the code
Make sure the QR code is not blurry or heavily cropped
Increase brightness if the code is dark or hard to detect