cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47972724
i encountered this for the first time today while attempting to read something on archive.today.
i confirmed that decoding the qrcode using a computer and following the URL it contains is insufficient; the error it gave directed me here which is what the linked screenshot is of.
the old type of captcha remains available too, for now:
First of all, Android is an operating system, and Linux is a kernel. OS ≠ Kernel.
Second of all, it’s not even the generic Linux Kernel. It is heavily modified by Google LLC.
GeeksForGeeks: Difference between Linux and Android