<section><h3>How QR codes work on Venmo</h3></section><section><p>Your personal QR code is connected to your Venmo profile and can be used in a few different ways:</p><ul><li>Show your "Venmo me" QR code to help others easily navigate to and pay your Venmo profile</li><li>Use the "Show to pay" QR code to pay with Venmo in-stores at participating businesses</li></ul><p>You can also scan someone else's Venmo QR code to go to their profile and send a payment or request.</p></section><section><h3>Scan another user's QR code</h3></section><section><p>Venmo needs access to your device's camera in order to scan QR codes. You can enable camera access for Venmo in your device settings.</p></section><section><p>To scan a QR code from another Venmo user, open Venmo and tap&nbsp;<strong>Scan</strong>&nbsp;at the top of your screen.</p><p>When you center the camera over the QR code, you’ll be taken to&nbsp;that user's&nbsp;profile page – no need to tap!</p></section><section><p>If someone shared their QR code image with you, tap the photo icon at the bottom of the scanner page to use a saved image from your device.</p></section><section><h3>Share your Venmo QR code</h3></section><section><p>You can find your&nbsp;Venmo me&nbsp;QR code in the Venmo app with these steps:</p><ol><li>Go to the&nbsp;<strong>Me</strong>&nbsp;tab</li><li>Tap the QR code button&nbsp;on&nbsp;your profile picture</li><li>Tap&nbsp;<strong>Venmo me</strong></li></ol><p>Your Venmo QR code will show on your screen and can be scanned with another user's Venmo app or device camera to take them to your profile.&nbsp;You can also tap the share button to send the code using email, text messages, and more.</p></section><section><h3>Troubleshooting</h3></section><section><p>If you are having trouble with your QR code, please try some of these steps:</p><ol><li>If you can’t scan, make sure that Venmo has access to the camera<ul><li><strong>For iPhone:</strong>&nbsp;Settings &gt; Privacy &gt; Camera and enabling camera for Venmo</li></ul><ul><li><strong>For Android:</strong>&nbsp;Settings &gt; Applications &gt; Venmo &gt; Permissions and enabling camera for Venmo</li></ul></li><li>Make sure that you are connected to the Internet</li><li>Check to see if you have&nbsp;blocked&nbsp;anyone</li><li>Contact the friend you are trying to add outside of Venmo</li></ol></section>

Personal QR codes on Venmo FAQ

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HOW QR CODES WORK ON VENMO

Your personal QR code is connected to your Venmo profile and can be used in a
few different ways:

 * Show your "Venmo me" QR cod...

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