I’m seeing an increasing number of businesses in China hiring talented designers to help jazz up their WeChat QR codes. Just take a look at the work of art below. Read on to see 12 really impressive QR code designs and learn how WeChat actually recognizes QR codes. Go on. Scan it 😉 Wait, how does WeChat actually recognize something as a …
WeChat launches new style QR codes For Mini Programs
Last night WeChat launched a completely new kind of QR code for China entitled Mini Program Codes (小程序码). Check out a sample below and read on to find out: How do the new codes work? Why are WeChat launching them? and Is WeChat copying Facebook now? Example of the new QR codes below: How do they work? For a WeChat …
Think Twice Before Scanning that QR Code
Those who regularly travel on the subway in China will likely have noticed the strange phenomenon of ‘QR code beggars’. Those people who walk around the subway and instead of asking strangers for money, ask them to scan a QR code. Today we reveal some of the insights we gained into this strange practice. How much can these people earn? What happened …
WeChat Membership Cards
Virtual WeChat membership cards are becoming increasingly popular in China as more and more businesses and consumers realize the benefits. A few days ago WeChat announced a big upgrade to the membership card features available for official accounts. Today we’ll guide you through the updates and take a look at how the new membership cards work on WeChat. What are WeChat membership …
5 Hidden WeChat Features
Few people are aware that changing your language setting to Chinese reveals extra WeChat features that are hidden when using the app in English. Here we bring you our top 5: Hidden WeChat Features No. 1: Scan Book Covers The scanning feature in WeChat is far more advanced in Chinese than in English. Just take a look below: Go to: …
WeChat International & Weixin are NOT the Same?!
Isn’t WeChat International version the same as the Chinese one? Isn’t WeChat just the English translation of Weixin (微信)? They’re the same right? Well, yes and no. If you listen to what Tencent (parent company of WeChat) tells everyone, then “WeChat and Weixin are separate entities.” Take a look at this except below from a Tencent report: What do you …