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Huawei: Share a Contact via QR Code or vCard

Typing out a phone number or email address by hand almost always leads to a typo somewhere, especially when copying it into a text message. Huawei phones let you send an entire contact card directly as a QR code, vCard or plain text instead of retyping every digit. Which format works best depends on the app you want to use and whether the recipient is standing next to you or on the other side of the country.

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Manually retyping a phone number, email address or company name is the most common source of contact errors on a phone. Huawei devices avoid this by letting you export a saved contact directly from the Contacts app instead of dictating it out loud.

To send a contact, open Open ContactsChoose a contactTap on MoreTap on Share contact. From here you pick the format: Choose QR Code, vCard or Text.

A QR code is the fastest option when both people are in the same room, since the other phone camera can scan it without any app installed. A vCard bundles every saved field, including photo and multiple numbers, and is best when the contact has several entries worth keeping intact. Plain text is the safest choice when the recipient uses a different phone brand, since it drops into any messaging app as readable content.

After picking the format, the last step is Choose an app to share the contact with, for example a messenger, email client or Bluetooth transfer.

If a contact stores data from a linked account, such as a work directory, some fields may not transfer with vCard sharing. In that case, plain text sharing is more reliable since it only sends what is visibly stored on the device.

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A QR code is scanned directly by the other phone camera and works without any app, which makes it fastest in person. A vCard file carries every stored field, including a saved photo, and is meant to be imported into the recipient contacts app. Plain text just pastes the details into a chat or email and is the safest option across different phone brands.