Linxy Marks, Linxy IQ codes, NFC tags and short links (Dynamic Links) are four ways into the same content. Scan or tap, and what the owner shared opens inside the Linxy App, usually in under two seconds. No browser, no address bar, no detours.
Each door suits a different place. Behind every one is the same platform, the same content and the same controls.
No visible code at all. An identity is woven across the whole image, too faint for the eye and clear to the Linxy App.
Any phone camera reads the visible code. The Linxy App also reads the invisible Mark underneath and confirms the code is a genuine Linxy IQ.
A Linxy tag carries a one-off code, not a web address. A tap opens the Linxy App directly, and a phone without it is offered the free app.
Short links (Dynamic Links) open straight into the Linxy App on iPhone and Android when it’s installed: in texts, email, posts and on websites.
A printed code takes you wherever it was pointed the day it was printed. A Linxy touchpoint asks the platform what it should open right now, which is why the same picture can open something new tomorrow.
The app samples what the camera sees. Nothing leaves your phone yet.
Your phone recovers the pattern itself and ends up with just an identity number.
Is it on? Is it protected? Where are you, what time is it, and which device and language? The owner’s rules answer.
Video and audio in the app’s own player, pages in its own screen, or a short note explaining why not.
Everything opens inside the app.
Nothing is handed to the browser.
No address bar, no pop-ups and no detours to pages nobody chose.
A simple habit for Linxy IQ: if it doesn’t open inside the Linxy App, the code may not be the one you think it is.
The Linxy App opens straight into the scanner, for everyone. You don’t need an account or a sign-in to scan.
A scan doesn’t share your name, phone number or email. The owner sees that a scan happened, when, the rough region and the kind of device.
If a touchpoint offers a Connection, the app asks first. Saying no still lets you see the content.
When Face ID or a fingerprint is asked for, your phone checks it and answers only yes or no.
Owners decide. You’ll only ever see one or two of these, and each one tells you why it’s there. How owners set them →
The owner gave it to the people meant to open it.
It opens only at the place: a venue, a store, a campus. The app checks once when you open it and nothing runs in the background.
The owner offers an ongoing, private channel. Nothing is created until you accept.
It was shared with you by name, and your phone confirms you’re the one holding it.
A framed print can hold a Linxy Mark in the artwork, an NFC tag on the frame and a short link for the people who will never see it in person.
Digital signage, a store display, a slide or a website sign-in page: point the Linxy App at the picture and it opens, just like a print.
The pattern covers the whole picture. Get closer rather than aiming at a spot.
Tilt a glossy print or a shiny package so the light isn’t bouncing straight back.
A fingerprint, a fold or a scan that catches two-thirds of the image usually still reads.
For NFC, hold the top back of the phone flat to the tag until it buzzes.
No. The Linxy App opens straight into the scanner for everyone, signed in or not. An account is needed to create touchpoints, write Linxy NFC tags and join Connections.
No. A Linxy Mark is read by the Linxy App, and no other software resolves it. The visible code on a Linxy IQ works in any camera; the Mark underneath it is read by the Linxy App.
That a scan happened and when, the rough region, the kind of device, and whether it was a first or repeat scan. Not your name, number, email, contacts or photos, unless you choose to share them through a Connection.
Protected content opens through a short-lived view that belongs to the browser that opened it. That’s the protection working. Scan the Mark or open the short link again for a fresh view.
Some content opens only at a particular place. Either you’re outside the area or your phone’s position is off. Step outside for a moment or turn on precise location, then tap Try again.
The owner may have switched it off or ended it on purpose, or it may not be set up yet, in which case you’ll see “Nothing here yet.” Owners can bring a switched-off touchpoint back at any time.
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