What’s Up?

“What’s Up?” New Era, June 2011, 36–39

What’s Up?

What’s a QR Code?

You may have noticed several QR codes (short for “quick reponse codes”) like the one below in recent issues of the New Era and wondered what they are. If you have a camera-enabled smartphone, you can scan a QR code to link straight to a video, article, or website without having to type in its web address. It’s so easy! Here’s how:

Search for QR-code apps in the app store for your smartphone. Free apps are available for most smartphones.
Install your selected app to your smartphone.
Open the app, and then scan the QR code. Once the QR code registers, the video, article, or website it links to will appear on your smartphone.

Try out the QR code below to head straight to youth.lds.org, and check out more QR codes on pages 10 and 41. This is an emerging technology and may not work on all phones. We’d love to hear what you think of the QR codes and if you’d like to see more in the future. E-mail us at newera@ldschurch.org.