From English “quick response code” to “quick response code”, QR code is a computer device used to encrypt information. Its use is widely used with the establishment of certification that serves as a Govt epidemic and PASS (vaccine, hygiene). How to get it? Which application should be scanned by? Put it as a widget on your mobile? Practical Guide.
The use of the QR code is widely used in France in conjunction with the Health Pass and Vaccine Pass. And mainly with certificates of vaccinations and tests. Manual.
What is a QR Code?
From English “Quick response code” In fact, a “quick response code”, a QR code, is a computer device used to encrypt information. Behind this Black and white square A similar Bar code Sophisticated hides the font that actually allows Translate a character. The size of the QR code determines the amount of information it contains. The most talked about thing in France recently is the QR code Appeared in Japan in 1999. “For a long time, QR code was not really useful in Europe, although it was already used in Asia, especially in China, because applications like WeChat (the most popular text messaging application in China) integrated the QR code reader. It is necessary to download an application, which is an important friction component for using the QR code in Europe. Read the QR code with the camera“ Jérôme Lesur, director of Holytag, a 100% QR code NFC operating system made in France, reacts.
How does it work?
QR code is a type of bar code Provides access to content on the Internet. The principle is simple: just Scan the QR code via your smartphone’s camera or third-party application. You can access a website without having to enter a URL in advance. This process can be used in many situations where information needs to be read quickly: in a product, a Air ticket Or train, access the menu at a magazine, restaurant desks, pay, review a store, get more information about working on a product or museum on TV, of course anti-Govt certificates.
Recovering the QR code of the vaccination certificate or the Govt test certificate is required as part of the Health Pass.
To retrieve the QR code of the vaccine certificate:
► Go Health insurance remote service. This online service is for the beneficiaries of the French Medicare plan. To identify yourself with FranceConnect, you will need access codes for your Ameli account, MSA account or your tax area. Upload your vaccination certificate in the application ” All anti-Govt “, Go to section” My notebook “, Select” Add certificate “And scan the QR code on the bottom left of the certificate (printed document or screen will be displayed in pdf) .If you can not scan the QR code, take a photo of your vaccination certificate on your smartphone. Then you can issue this. Be readable.
To get the QR code of the Govt test:
Connect to the platform sidep.gouv.fr Click on the link sent by email or SMS with your FranceConnect identifiers or through the lab. All PCR and antigen tests generate evidence as soon as the professional decision is entered into the SI-DEP database, which is printed directly and available to the patient via email and SMS for recovery on SI-DEP. Once connected, the QR code will be displayed. You can scan it from your smartphone after opening the Tous Anti Covid app.
To quickly scan the QR code and read the data on it, you need to:
- Open the camera of his smartphone and run towards the barcode At a distance of about 20 cm.
- The smartphone sends a notification with an Internet connection: all you have to do is click on it to access the information.
“This makes it easier to use the QR code because you have to pick up your camera and land on the QR code, and it will be automatically recognized by the device.” The expert is pleased. On most smartphones, there is a player inside the camera. Internet connection required. If this optical reader is not integrated in the smartphone, this is the case for many androidThe QR code can be decoded using one Third-party application for download on the Play Store.
What is the use of reading QR code?
“If the QR code cannot be read by the smartphone camera, continue as before, ie using a “QR Code Reader” application for download in the Play Store. There are a lot of them! “ Says Jerome Lesour.
Let us quote Google Lens, An image recognition feature created by Google, which detects objects and provides information using the camera of the smartphone. The principle for studying the QR code is the same: just Point the phone at the QR code. Soon a Blue dot The QR code will appear in the center, just click on it to identify its contents. It is available on all smartphones.
Following the update of the Tous Anti Covid application, it is possible to quickly access your vaccine or health pass, allowing you to select the “favorite” pass and display the QR code directly on your phone via the “widget”:
- Go to All Anti Covid Application> Open My Notebook
- To change to a darker color, click on the heart in the upper right, which is the “Favorite” certificate
- On Android : Keep pressing on the home screen of the mobile, select the “widget” below and scroll until you see the corresponding QR code of the Tous Anti Covid application.
- In apple : Hold down the home screen of the mobile, press “+” to add the widget and find the HealthPass QR code.
The so-called “European” health pass is mandatory for travel. This’Document (paper or digital) confirming that a person has been vaccinated against Govt-19 or recovered from Govt-19 (recovery certificate). Both versions a QR code Contains the necessary information and digital signatures to guarantee the authenticity of the certificate and to protect it from being falsified. The QR code can be provided in paper form and can be scanned at the airport or through the TousAntiCovid application.
100% QR code made in France thanks to Jérôme Lesur, Manager, Holytag, NFC Platform.
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