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0 pointsAnonbrit10mo ago0 comments

If the problem is that the software can't find the centre, it could say so ,- that would hint to people that their icon is the problem

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stavros10mo ago

The problem isn't that it can't find the center, it's that you reduce redundancy by replacing those pixels with the icon. It can find the center fine and still be unable to scan because there isn't enough information there.

fragmede10mo ago

but also because the link used has a bunch of tracking clumsily added, which further complicates scanning the thing. Compare the visual complexity of the QR code for HTTP://INSTAGRAM.COM/USERNAME (all caps is important*) vs the cutesy one the app generates.

* https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/02/why-are-qr-codes-with-capit...

stavros10mo ago

Yes, but that's more of a failing of the standard (a very natural usage pattern ends up being bad) vs what the user (or some app) did.

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fragmede10mo ago

* https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/02/why-are-qr-codes-with-capit...

stavros10mo ago

Yes, but that's more of a failing of the standard (a very natural usage pattern ends up being bad) vs what the user (or some app) did.

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