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How can I import a VCARD file (contact information) via a QR code into Android contacts?

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I would like to generate a QR code for my contact information to put on a website or my phone to show people. They should be able to scan it and import it automatically to their phone contacts. All I have found on the internet were solutions converting a VCARD text into a QR code. QR code scanners parse it as a text (scan works) but they are not able to parse it as contact information and pass it on the contacts app to be imported. I wonder how to manage this. BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N;CHARSET=utf-8:Doe;John;;; FN;CHARSET=utf-8:John Doe ORG;CHARSET=utf-8:Dunder Mifflin TITLE;CHARSET=utf-8:Manager URL;WORK:dunder.com EMAIL;WORK:john@dunder.com TEL;CELL:+15551122334 ADR;WORK;CHARSET=utf-8:;;;Scranton;;;USA END:VCARD example qr code Edit: hosting the VCF file with the correct mime type let's you download the file and import it. But this is unnecessarily cumbersome. I think that a direct import from the QR code should be possible.
Asked by VPNer (53 rep)
Nov 21, 2023, 11:35 PM
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