Bug 466770

Summary:	Scan QR codes
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Marcos Dione <mdione>
Component:	Networks widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	f.alexander.wilms, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Debian unstable
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	6.6.0
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Description Marcos Dione 2023-03-03 15:37:03 UTC

plasma-nm has an option to share wifi connections via a QR code that f.i. smartphone know how to use. In one of my travels abroad the hotel only had the password in a QR code you scanned in the lobby, so I could connect my phone but not my KDE laptop with builtin camera. In the end I figured out that if I used a generic QR code scanner app for my phone I could show the password and use it on the laptop. 

Since my computer has a camera, maybe it would be useful (although, I admit, probably a little bit awkward to use) to be able to scan the same QR codes from plasma-nm. The awkwardness would be drastically reduced if scanning from a smartphone.

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2023-03-06 22:49:56 UTC

Will be implemented with https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-nm/-/merge_requests/178!

Comment 2 Ben Cooksley 2024-12-23 18:25:50 UTC

Bulk transfer as requested in T17796

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-01-13 20:03:36 UTC

*** Bug 498591 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Marcos Dione 2025-01-14 17:10:14 UTC

It seems like some QR code support has been added to spectacle, and it's probably also used by kitinerary and others, so there must be a lib already.

https://chaos.social/@BafDyce/113820120374855575

Comment 5 Nate Graham 2025-11-17 16:17:52 UTC

This has been implemented for Plasma 6.6! You'll need the Qrca app installed to handle QR code scanning. This has been added to https://community.kde.org/Distributions/Packaging_Recommendations.

Comment 6 Marcos Dione 2025-11-23 08:46:47 UTC

Excelent job, people! This is awesome! Thanks!