Google Pixel devices are known to be fluid, reliable, and extremely clean, unlike devices from some other Android OEMs that tend to be packed with bloatware.
With that said, Pixel devices are targeted towards people who want to experience the best of Android and how it was intended to be.
You may not find fancy software features and gimmicks on Pixel devices but you do get some useful options.
One such lifesaving feature, which most Android phones do have, is the ability to scan QR codes directly from the stock camera app on Pixel phones.
Just point the camera viewfinder on a QR code and the required action i.e. opening a link, making payment, etc. will be taken without ever needing to install any scanning app. Pretty neat.
But recently, the QR code function is not performing up to the mark for some Pixel users, where the phone takes quite a long time in scanning the content of QR code. Comparably, way slow than iPhones.
A thread regarding the issue with slow QR Code recognition on Google Pixels popped up on Reddit recently, as highlighted below:
But it turns out that the issue of slow QR code scanning on Google Pixel devices has been persistent for some users for a long time.
On the one hand, some say QR code recognition is instant and flawless on the devices such as Pixel 3a.
On the other hand, many complaints suggest that QR code scanning on certain Google Pixel devices such as the Pixel 5 is slow and does not work as intended.
This is a tad strange considering that we, or anyone else, would have expected the opposite to be true.
Hopefully, this catches Google’s eye, and they roll out a solution wherein QR code recognition is consistent and seamless across all Pixel phones.
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