DirecTV subscribers can access instant program details by scanning QR code with DirecTV app installed on iPhones or Android phones. Setting the DVRs to record a single episode or a season is also possible.
QR Codes:
Quick Response code abbreviated as QR code is a two-dimensional code, readable by barcode readers and camera phones. The code is formed of black modules put in square patterns on a white background. The encoded information types vary and they can be text, URL or other data. QR codes are used widely in commercial tracking applications and convenience-oriented applications aimed for mobile phone users. Compatible mobile phones with correct reader application can scan the image of the QR codes to display text, contact information, connect to wireless network or open a web page in the phone’s browser. Android operating system supports QR codes by including the barcode scanner and the browser supports URI redirection that allows QR codes to send metadata to existing application on the device. For iPhone devices, several free Apps are available with reader and metadata browser URI redirection capability. Many other operating systems are provided with barcode scanner that can read QR codes.
Scan QR codes in DirecTV:
For subscribers who do not have DirecTV app should first install the app on their compatible iPhone and Android phones. They should then select DirecTV print ads that feature a bar code. After that they just require to scan the code and instantly get details. DirecTV subscribers with iPhones and Android phone already equipped with DirecTV app can scan the image of QR Code to display various program information. The option appears on the left of phone device.
Thus, scanning the QR codes with compatible phones equipped with DirecTV app, subscribers can instantly get all information of any program. At the same time they can also set recordings for different programs. DirecTV subscribers thus have a good option to access program details and set recordings right from compatible mobile phones.