[Bug]: The QR codes for external sharing are a blurry
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Since Dec 12, 2025.
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feature: sharing
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Description
⚠️ This issue respects the following points: ⚠️
- This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
- This issue is not already reported on Github OR Nextcloud Community Forum (I've searched it).
- Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
- I agree to follow Nextcloud's Code of Conduct.
Bug description
The QR codes for external sharing are a bit blurry.
The image generated is small and is forced to display larger.
Steps to reproduce
- Web UI : create an external share
- Display QR code
- See that QR code is blurry
Expected behavior
QR code must be sharp but it's not.
Nextcloud Server version
32
Operating system
Debian/Ubuntu
PHP engine version
PHP 8.2
Web server
Nginx
Database engine version
MariaDB
Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?
Updated from a MINOR version (ex. 32.0.1 to 32.0.2)
Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?
Encryption is Disabled
What user-backends are you using?
- Default user-backend (database)
- LDAP/ Active Directory
- SSO - SAML
- Other
Configuration report
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List of activated Apps
Enabled:
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- announcementbanner: 1.0.1
- announcementcenter: 7.2.2
- app_api: 32.0.0
- assistant: 2.11.0
- bbb: 2.8.0
- bruteforcesettings: 5.0.0-dev.0
- calendar: 6.1.1
- call_summary_bot: 3.1.0
- circles: 32.0.0
- collectives: 3.4.0
- comments: 1.22.0
- contacts: 8.1.0
- contactsinteraction: 1.13.1
- context_chat: 5.1.0
- dashboard: 7.12.0
- deck: 1.16.2
- federation: 1.22.0
- files_archive: 1.2.8
- files_downloadlimit: 5.0.0-dev.0
- files_external: 1.24.0
- files_pdfviewer: 5.0.0-dev.0
- files_reminders: 1.5.0
- files_sharing: 1.24.1
- files_trashbin: 1.22.0
- files_versions: 1.25.0
- firstrunwizard: 5.0.0-dev.0
- forms: 5.2.3
- groupfolders: 20.1.4
- guests: 4.6.0
- impersonate: 3.0.0
- integration_deepl: 2.1.0
- integration_giphy: 2.2.0
- integration_github: 3.2.2
- integration_gitlab: 4.0.0
- integration_mastodon: 4.0.0
- integration_openai: 3.9.1
- integration_openstreetmap: 3.0.0
- integration_peertube: 2.1.0
- integration_replicate: 4.2.0
- integration_tmdb: 3.0.1
- integration_youtube: 0.6.1
- introvox: 1.1.3
- logreader: 5.0.0-dev.0
- mail: 5.5.11
- memegen: 1.1.3
- nextcloud_announcements: 4.0.0-dev.0
- notes: 4.12.4
- notifications: 5.0.0-dev.0
- notify_push: 1.2.1
- ocs_api_viewer: 1.0.11
- onlyoffice: 9.11.0
- password_policy: 4.0.0-dev.0
- photos: 5.0.0-dev.1
- privacy: 4.0.0-dev.0
- recommendations: 5.0.0-dev.0
- related_resources: 3.0.0-dev.0
- richdocuments: 9.0.2
- serverinfo: 4.0.0-dev.0
- sharebymail: 1.22.0
- sharereview: 2.1.0
- sketch_picker: 2.3.0
- spreed: 22.0.4
- support: 4.0.0-dev.0
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- tables: 1.0.1
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- twofactor_gateway: 2.0.0
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- user_ldap: 1.23.0
- user_status: 1.12.0
- users_picker: 1.2.2
- weather_status: 1.12.0
- webhook_listeners: 1.3.0
- whiteboard: 1.5.0-beta.1
- workspace: 4.2.0-rc1
Disabled:
- encryption
- files_lock: 32.0.1
- survey_client: 4.0.0-dev.0
- suspicious_login
Nextcloud Signing status
No errors have been found.
Nextcloud Logs
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Additional info
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