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Photo: Antoni Shkraba · Pexels Qurl: a fresh look for guides and use cases
Guides that are easier to find, illustrated use cases and A4 sheets for printing the same QR code: here is what is changing on Qurl.
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Photo: Bejan Adrian · Pexels bpost: QR stamps to hear Belgium’s woodpeckers
With its new woodpecker issue, bpost connects illustrations with listening through QR codes. A small printed item can open up an audio experience.
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Photo: Kenneth Surillo · Pexels Auracast: a QR code for joining audio announcements
A QR code can help you join an Auracast broadcast on your own headphones. Bluetooth SIG’s October 2026 announcement and the Frankfurt pilot illustrate this use, with compatibility to be checked.
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Photo: Fotografia Lui Vlad · Pexels Smartphones: what the energy label QR code reveals
The energy label of covered smartphones provides QR access to EPREL. Endurance, battery life and repairability: these indicators describe different aspects of the same device.
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Photo: Efrem Efre · Pexels Quick Share: sending to an iPhone with a temporary QR code
Announced in May 2026, Quick Share’s QR option lets you send files to an iPhone over the Internet. This temporary link serves a different purpose from a QR code printed for long-term use.
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Photo: Kaboompics · Pexels GS1 2027: choosing a QR code for packaging
Resources published in 2026 help prepare for 2D barcode scanning at checkout. For packaging, the first step is to distinguish customer information from product identification.
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Photo: Martijn Stoof · Pexels SNCB Train+: what is the discount QR code for?
At a ticket machine or counter, the Train+ QR code helps retrieve your benefits. This personal code serves a different purpose from a ticket or a public QR code linking to travel information.
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Photo: Laura Paredis · Pexels Heritage: QR codes turn visits into games
A puzzle, a place to observe, a stop to discover: initiatives from September 2026 show how a QR code can launch an interactive visit.
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Photo: Marina Leonova · Pexels Tomorrowland 2026: codes to help visitors find their way
Tomorrowland’s 2026 programme highlights NaviLens for blind and partially sighted visitors. The initiative is a reminder that access to information starts before the scan.
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Photo: Arina Krasnikova · Pexels Wero in shops: what is changing for Belgian businesses
QR payments are evolving in Belgium. At the till and in the shop window, a QR code for taking payments and one linking to your information serve two different needs.
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Photo: Hanna Pad · Pexels Messaging apps: the trap of a fake QR group invitation
A message offers access to a group through a QR code. Yet the action requested may be to link a device. Here is the trap documented in 2026 and what to check.
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