Create a QR code to send email on iPhone and Android

Question

I am trying to create a business card with a QR code that someone can scan and write to me via email. I want the QR code to pre-populate my email address and subject. I tried the solution in this post (this post is the best I found):

http://www.labnol.org/internet/email-with-qr-code/19610/

I ran into a few problems. On the iPhone, the reader (QRReader application) simply opens MATMSG in plain text (I want the email client to open with filled text). In Android (using a barcode scanner), it creates a new email, but without text or subject.

Is there any solution for a QR code that can force customers to open their email client with my email address and an item that will be filled at least (for both iOS and Android devices)?

Answer 1

Sean Owen is definitely true. But let me also add a couple of notes. Firstly, not all email clients will provide all fields. Secondly, use the shortened URL before converting to a QR code. A simple QR code with beautiful large blocks will look better and scan more easily. The first shortener URL I found works with mailto: links TinyURL .

So, to be really explicit, your workflow is as follows:

mailto: your@address ?subject=Hello%20there&body=You%20are%20hired 

Paste this URL into TinyURL and get a short URL.

Paste the short URL into Create QR codes and get a QR code.

Answer 2

The correct syntax is:

mailto: [e-mail] ?subject=bar&body=baz

The barcode scanner supports this and hopefully iOS readers too, but that’s really all you need and need to do on the encoding side, regardless.

Answer 3

I am also having problems with the iPhone, which wants to save the email address as a contact.

I found a site that generates the QR code that I received, checked it to see if it works (which he did), and then “reversed the design” to see the source code.

The syntax is as follows:

MATMSG: TO: [e-mail] ; SUB: subject; BODY: body ;;

Hope this helps someone :)