Know New Trends in Animated Quick Response QR Code

 What is Animated QR Code?

                                             

QR Code is basically a Quick Response Code. The next level of barcode, with two dimensions. A QR code is a type of matrix barcode invented in 1994 by the Japanese automotive company Denso Wave. A barcode is a machine-readable optical label that can contain information about the item to which it is attached.

Since the trend of tap and pay is outdated, most of you have neither used nor been aware of that. Recently technology has moved to the next level of making payments i.e. contactless. Contactless means without indulging in contact with another device like a swipe machine.

Now the transaction is possible by just scanning through mobile and that to be an even distance of 2 feet. Coinbase didn’t waste time seizing this opportunity either: its genius Superbowl 2022 TV ad was nothing but a mysterious QR code against a pitch-black background aimed at capturing your attention.

But, is there such a thing as moving or animated QR codes? And could they work?

Scan it for yourselves.  This week, technologist, “cyborg hardware hacker,” and YouTuber, Zack Freedman tweeted a GIF that’s gone viral.

The GIF shown below contains an animated QR code with moving frames that some might recognize—a sequence from Rick Astley’s famous Never Gonna Give You Up music video.

Lyrics from the song and the music video itself have been a popular meme for the longest time used by netizens and even malicious actors trolling hacked companies.

But, other than being an artistic barcode, Freedman’s GIF actually works as a QR code: scan it for yourselves!

Animated QR Code

 

Animated QR Code that works (Zack Freedman)

Assuming your QR code scanner app works, the above GIF will lead you to the official Never Gonna Give You Up music video on YouTube.

The unexpected turn left many amazed, with some calling it “weird wizardry,” “LEGEND,” and one even complaining that YouTube began “rate-limiting” the video due to excessive traffic.

In fact, there exist online tools, like the one created by QR4 and software engineer Jeroen Steeman, allowing you to create your own animated QR codes!

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