Keep your QR code one tap away on your phone

Someone at a Dubai networking event asks for your details, and you spend ten seconds scrolling through your camera roll looking for a screenshot. By the time you find it, the moment has passed. Your MyInfo QR code opens your card instantly — but only if you can pull it up just as fast. A few small habits fix that.

Why "findable" matters more than "printed"

Most people save their QR code once, as a screenshot, and never look at it again until they need it — usually in a hurry, at an event, with someone waiting. The code itself never changes, so the problem isn't the code. It's where you put it.

Save it somewhere you can find fast

Take a screenshot of your code from Show QR Code on your card (see share your card with a QR code), then favourite or pin that photo so it sits at the top of your gallery instead of buried among hundreds of others. On both iPhone and Android, a pinned or favourited photo opens in one or two taps from the Photos app.

Put it on your lock screen

iPhone and Android both let you set a custom lock screen photo, and a screenshot of your QR code works as well as anything else. Set it for the day of a conference or a heavy meeting schedule, and anyone can scan straight off your locked screen — no unlocking, no searching. Switch it back afterwards if you don't want it there day to day.

Add a home screen shortcut instead

If you'd rather show your live card than a static image, add it to your home screen: in Safari, use Share → Add to Home Screen; in Chrome on Android, use the menu's Add to Home screen. This opens your actual card page, with your latest details and action buttons, not a saved screenshot that can go out of date.

For badges and lanyards at events

A printed QR code on an event badge works alongside your phone, not instead of it. Keep the code clear of the lanyard clip and any fold, and follow the sizing and contrast tips on QR code business card before you print a batch for a trade show. Many people bring both: a badge for anyone nearby, and their phone ready for a closer conversation. For events specifically, see digital business cards for events and networking and NFC vs QR code business cards if you're deciding which to lead with.

Test before you rely on it

Scan your own lock screen or badge code with a second phone, in the lighting you'll actually be in, before the event that matters. A code that scans fine on a bright screen at your desk can behave differently outdoors or under exhibition lighting.

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Frequently asked questions

Does this work on both iPhone and Android?

Yes. Both let you set a custom lock screen photo and both let you add a web page to your home screen, though the exact menu names differ slightly between iOS Safari and Android Chrome.

If I update my card, do I need a new QR code image?

No. The code always points to your card's address, not its content, so any screenshot you've already saved — on your lock screen, in Favourites or printed on a badge — keeps working after you edit your details.