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I travel and work remotely a lot. Every new place—hotels, cafes, coworking spaces—means dealing with a new WiFi network. Sometimes there's a QR code, which is convenient, but usually, it's a hassle: manually finding the right SSID (especially frustrating when hotels have one SSID per room), then typing long, error-prone passwords. To simplify this, I made a small Android app called Wify. It uses your phone's camera to capture WiFi details (network name and password) from printed text, then generates a QR code right on your screen. You can instantly connect using Google Circle to Search or…
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2021 · wificard.io
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Today's project: This is a web page that allows you to create a QR code that you can print out and put somewhere in your house. When someone with an iOS device scans it, it will automatically download a wireless profile to their device to auto-connect to your wireless network (SSID & key automatically inserted). If you enable geofencing and someone gets a hold of the QR code or URL that it links to, it won't work unless their browser reports their location within 1/2 mile of the original location where you created the QR code. http://www.getonmywifi.com (Yes, you will be trusting me with…
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2020 · wifi.dev.bdw.to
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Let guests join WiFi with a scan, not a password hunt.
15d ago · qrmaster.net
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I didn’t have a doorbell before (multiple reasons) and my house feels unwelcoming without one. So I built a doorbell app that uses a QR code - visitors scan the QR code to ring the doorbell and I get notified on my phone. Here is an example of the QR code I have on my door. You can scan it and say hello: https://www.thebacklog.net/img/2024/10/show-hn.png This was also a great excuse to build my first app for Android and iPhone. I’d love to get some feedback before I spend more time polishing the app. Please try it out and feel free to ask me any questions! No…
2024 · dingdongdoorbell.com
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Hi HN, I want to show you my first iPhone app. It's called 4sqwifi. I use Foursquare to find nearby venues with wifi and their passwords. We (me and a friend of mine who helped with coding) used Titanium Appcelerator to develop the app. The way it works is that we have a nice little algorithm communicating with Foursquare's API and then brings back the results which are only nearby venues with wifi -- and their passwords as tips. I think it's an interesting way to use Foursquare, right between social location awareness and everyday life-hacks. If you have any feedback, it's greatly…
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Hi HN! I made a no-code platform for creating physical data collection apps, using QR codes [1]. It does not yet have a self-service config UI though, which limits adoption. That's why I recently released a Google Forms™ add-on for QR code check-in, based on the platform. This focused use-case makes it easy to provide a fully self-service config UI. How it works: 1. Create your Google Form as you normally would [2] 2. Activate the add-on if you hadn't already [3] 3. Craft a confirmation email to be sent to each form responder Upon each form submission, the add-on will send a PDF with a…
2023 · workspace.google.com
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Scan QR → web terminal → vibe coding in bed. Mobile-first terminal via Cloudflare Quick Tunnel. No port forwarding. Feedback welcome.
Jan 2026 · github.com
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