You can now share Instagram posts using QR codes, find out how to create them!

Como compartir publicaciones de Instagram con codigo QR

Tired of sharing Instagram posts and places via old-fashioned links? Well, if you want to surprise your friends, you should pay attention to the new function that this social network has integrated into its app for Android and iOS.

Simple and easily accessible, Instagram already allows any user to create QR codes to share posts and even locations . Of course, in order to access this new function it is necessary to have the latest version of the Instagram application. If you haven’t updated it yet, we recommend doing it manually from the Play Store or App Store (if you have an iPhone).

Sharing Instagram posts with QR code is that easy

According to what we have been able to verify, Instagram only allows you to generate QR codes from its official app , so the version for computers (app and web) does not have this function at the moment. Without further ado, here are all the steps you will need to take to share any publication with a QR code:

Compartir publicacion Instagram con codigo QR

  • Open the Instagram app from your phone.
  • Click on the post you want to share.
  • Hit the three small vertical dots that appear at the top right of the post.
  • A menu will be displayed with several options, click on the one that says “QR Code” .
  • In seconds, you will be able to see the QR code that Instagram has generated , as well as save it in the internal storage by clicking on “Save QR code”.

It is worth mentioning that Instagram allows you to change the color of the QR code that has been generated . Likewise, said QR code can be sent using any other messaging app (it will be saved in the mobile’s image gallery).

Instagram also allows you to share locations with a QR code

If you have liked a store, restaurant or tourist place that you discovered on Instagram, the social network also gives you the possibility of sharing said location through QR codes, how? As follows:

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  • Click on the location you want to share , and then click on the three small vertical dots that appear next to the name of that location.
  • Click on the “Show QR code” option.
  • And finally, click on “Save QR code”.

Without anything else to add, we are obliged to inform you that to read these QR codes from an Android mobile, it is necessary to use its rear camera. When they are scanned, a link will be generated to enter the post or shared location.