diff --git a/keyserver/.well-known/apple-app-site-association b/keyserver/.well-known/apple-app-site-association
index 13b2b687f..6ed7ee5a6 100644
--- a/keyserver/.well-known/apple-app-site-association
+++ b/keyserver/.well-known/apple-app-site-association
@@ -1,22 +1,25 @@
 {
   "webcredentials": {
     "apps": [ "H98Y8MH53M.app.comm" ]
   },
   "applinks": {
     "apps": [],
     "details": [
       {
         "appIDs": [ "H98Y8MH53M.app.comm" ],
         "components": [
           {
             "/": "/invite/*"
+          },
+          {
+            "/": "/qr-code/*"
           }
         ]
       },
       {
         "appID": "H98Y8MH53M.app.comm",
-        "paths": [ "/invite/*" ]
+        "paths": [ "/invite/*", "/qr-code/*" ]
       }
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/facts/links.js b/lib/facts/links.js
index 09328d86b..9de231343 100644
--- a/lib/facts/links.js
+++ b/lib/facts/links.js
@@ -1,7 +1,22 @@
 // @flow
 
 function inviteLinkUrl(secret: string): string {
   return `https://comm.app/invite/${secret}`;
 }
 
-export { inviteLinkUrl };
+function qrCodeLinkUrl(aes256Param: string, ed25519Param: string): string {
+  const keys = {
+    aes256: aes256Param,
+    ed25519: ed25519Param,
+  };
+  const keysString = encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(keys));
+  return `comm://qr-code/${keysString}`;
+}
+
+function parseKeysFromQRCodeURL(url: string): ?string {
+  const urlRegex = /qr-code\/(\S+)$/;
+  const match = urlRegex.exec(url);
+  return match?.[1];
+}
+
+export { inviteLinkUrl, qrCodeLinkUrl, parseKeysFromQRCodeURL };
diff --git a/native/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/native/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9acb1b4ba..edbad645d 100644
--- a/native/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/native/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,99 +1,104 @@
 <manifest
   xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
   package="app.comm.android"
 >
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" tools:node="remove" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO" />
   <!-- Required to maintain app compatibility. -->
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
                      android:maxSdkVersion="32" />
 
   <!--
        permission.AD_ID is requested by play-services-measurement:21.1.0
        for accessing advertising ID. We don't access this ID so it's
        safe for us to remove as described in the Android docs:
        https://developers.google.com/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/ads/identifier/AdvertisingIdClient.Info#getId()
   -->
   <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID" tools:node="remove"/>
 
   <application
     android:name=".MainApplication"
     android:allowBackup="false"
     android:label="@string/app_name"
     android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
     android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
     android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config"
     android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
   >
     <service
         android:name=".notifications.CommNotificationsHandler"
         android:exported="false">
       <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
       </intent-filter>
     </service>
     <activity
       android:name=".MainActivity"
       android:launchMode="singleTask"
       android:label="@string/app_name"
       android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode"
       android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
       android:exported="true"
       android:screenOrientation="portrait"
     >
       <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="app.comm.android.START_MAIN_ACTIVITY" />
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
       </intent-filter>
       <intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
         <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
 
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
 
         <data
           android:scheme="https"
           android:host="comm.app"
           android:pathPrefix="/invite"
         />
+        <data
+          android:scheme="https"
+          android:host="comm.app"
+          android:pathPrefix="/qr-code"
+        />
       </intent-filter>
     </activity>
     <activity
       android:name=".SplashActivity"
       android:launchMode="singleTop"
       android:theme="@style/SplashTheme"
       android:label="@string/app_name"
       android:noHistory="true"
       android:screenOrientation="portrait"
       android:exported="true"
     >
       <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
       </intent-filter>
     </activity>
     <meta-data
       android:name="com.google.firebase.messaging.default_notification_icon"
       android:resource="@drawable/notif_icon"
     />
     <meta-data android:name="google_analytics_adid_collection_enabled" android:value="false" />
   </application>
   <queries>
     <intent>
       <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
       <data android:scheme="rainbow" />
     </intent>
   </queries>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/native/navigation/navigation-handler.react.js b/native/navigation/navigation-handler.react.js
index 46e016530..cd0a24689 100644
--- a/native/navigation/navigation-handler.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/navigation-handler.react.js
@@ -1,86 +1,88 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { cookieSelector } from 'lib/selectors/keyserver-selectors.js';
 import { isLoggedIn } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
 
 import { logInActionType, logOutActionType } from './action-types.js';
 import ModalPruner from './modal-pruner.react.js';
 import NavFromReduxHandler from './nav-from-redux-handler.react.js';
 import { useIsAppLoggedIn } from './nav-selectors.js';
 import { NavContext, type NavAction } from './navigation-context.js';
 import PolicyAcknowledgmentHandler from './policy-acknowledgment-handler.react.js';
+import QRCodeLinkHandler from './qr-code-link-handler.react.js';
 import ThreadScreenTracker from './thread-screen-tracker.react.js';
 import DevTools from '../redux/dev-tools.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { usePersistedStateLoaded } from '../selectors/app-state-selectors.js';
 
 const NavigationHandler: React.ComponentType<{}> = React.memo<{}>(
   function NavigationHandler() {
     const navContext = React.useContext(NavContext);
     const persistedStateLoaded = usePersistedStateLoaded();
 
     const devTools = __DEV__ ? <DevTools key="devTools" /> : null;
 
     if (!navContext || !persistedStateLoaded) {
       if (__DEV__) {
         return (
           <>
             <NavFromReduxHandler />
             {devTools}
           </>
         );
       } else {
         return null;
       }
     }
 
     const { dispatch } = navContext;
     return (
       <>
         <LogInHandler dispatch={dispatch} />
         <ThreadScreenTracker />
         <ModalPruner navContext={navContext} />
         <PolicyAcknowledgmentHandler />
+        <QRCodeLinkHandler />
         {devTools}
       </>
     );
   },
 );
 NavigationHandler.displayName = 'NavigationHandler';
 
 type LogInHandlerProps = {
   +dispatch: (action: NavAction) => void,
 };
 const LogInHandler = React.memo<LogInHandlerProps>(function LogInHandler(
   props: LogInHandlerProps,
 ) {
   const { dispatch } = props;
 
   const hasCurrentUserInfo = useSelector(isLoggedIn);
 
   const cookie = useSelector(cookieSelector);
   const hasUserCookie = !!(cookie && cookie.startsWith('user='));
 
   const loggedIn = hasCurrentUserInfo && hasUserCookie;
   const navLoggedIn = useIsAppLoggedIn();
   const prevLoggedInRef = React.useRef();
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (loggedIn === prevLoggedInRef.current) {
       return;
     }
     prevLoggedInRef.current = loggedIn;
     if (loggedIn && !navLoggedIn) {
       dispatch({ type: (logInActionType: 'LOG_IN') });
     } else if (!loggedIn && navLoggedIn) {
       dispatch({ type: (logOutActionType: 'LOG_OUT') });
     }
   }, [navLoggedIn, loggedIn, dispatch]);
 
   return null;
 });
 LogInHandler.displayName = 'LogInHandler';
 
 export default NavigationHandler;
diff --git a/native/navigation/qr-code-link-handler.react.js b/native/navigation/qr-code-link-handler.react.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f9c9070d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/navigation/qr-code-link-handler.react.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// @flow
+
+import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { Linking } from 'react-native';
+
+import { parseKeysFromQRCodeURL } from 'lib/facts/links.js';
+import { isLoggedIn } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
+
+import { SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerRouteName } from './route-names.js';
+import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
+
+function QRCodeLinkHandler(): null {
+  const [currentLink, setCurrentLink] = React.useState(null);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    const subscription = Linking.addEventListener('url', ({ url }) =>
+      setCurrentLink(url),
+    );
+    (async () => {
+      const initialURL = await Linking.getInitialURL();
+      if (initialURL) {
+        setCurrentLink(initialURL);
+      }
+    })();
+
+    return () => subscription.remove();
+  }, []);
+
+  const loggedIn = useSelector(isLoggedIn);
+  const { navigate } = useNavigation();
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!loggedIn || !currentLink) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setCurrentLink(null);
+
+    const keys = parseKeysFromQRCodeURL(currentLink);
+    if (!keys) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    navigate(SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerRouteName);
+  }, [currentLink, loggedIn, navigate]);
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+export default QRCodeLinkHandler;
diff --git a/native/profile/secondary-device-qr-code-scanner.react.js b/native/profile/secondary-device-qr-code-scanner.react.js
index a630221e5..7fbbe619c 100644
--- a/native/profile/secondary-device-qr-code-scanner.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/secondary-device-qr-code-scanner.react.js
@@ -1,110 +1,125 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import { BarCodeScanner, type BarCodeEvent } from 'expo-barcode-scanner';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View } from 'react-native';
 
+import { parseKeysFromQRCodeURL } from 'lib/facts/links.js';
+
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 const barCodeTypes = [BarCodeScanner.Constants.BarCodeType.qr];
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 function SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScanner(props: { ... }): React.Node {
   const [hasPermission, setHasPermission] = React.useState(null);
   const [scanned, setScanned] = React.useState(false);
 
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   const navigation = useNavigation();
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
       const { status } = await BarCodeScanner.requestPermissionsAsync();
       setHasPermission(status === 'granted');
 
       if (status !== 'granted') {
         Alert.alert(
           'No access to camera',
           'Please allow Comm to access your camera in order to scan the QR code.',
           [{ text: 'OK' }],
         );
 
         navigation.goBack();
       }
     })();
   }, [navigation]);
 
   const onConnect = React.useCallback((barCodeEvent: BarCodeEvent) => {
-    const { type, data } = barCodeEvent;
+    const { data } = barCodeEvent;
+    const keysMatch = parseKeysFromQRCodeURL(data);
+
+    if (!keysMatch) {
+      Alert.alert(
+        'Scan failed',
+        'QR code does not contain a valid pair of keys.',
+        [{ text: 'OK' }],
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const keys = JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(keysMatch));
+
     Alert.alert(
       'Scan successful',
-      `Bar code with type ${type} and data ${data} has been scanned!`,
+      `QR code contains the following keys: ${JSON.stringify(keys)}`,
       [{ text: 'OK' }],
     );
   }, []);
 
   const onCancelScan = React.useCallback(() => setScanned(false), []);
 
   const handleBarCodeScanned = React.useCallback(
     (barCodeEvent: BarCodeEvent) => {
       setScanned(true);
       Alert.alert(
         'Connect with this device?',
         'Are you sure you want to allow this device to log in to your account?',
         [
           {
             text: 'Cancel',
             style: 'cancel',
             onPress: onCancelScan,
           },
           {
             text: 'Connect',
             onPress: () => onConnect(barCodeEvent),
           },
         ],
         { cancelable: false },
       );
     },
     [onCancelScan, onConnect],
   );
 
   if (hasPermission === null) {
     return <View />;
   }
 
   // Note: According to the BarCodeScanner Expo docs, we should adhere to two
   // guidances when using the BarCodeScanner:
   // 1. We should specify the potential barCodeTypes we want to scan for to
   //    minimize battery usage.
   // 2. We should set the onBarCodeScanned callback to undefined if it scanned
   //    in order to 'pause' the scanner from continuing to scan while we
   //    process the data from the scan.
   // See: https://docs.expo.io/versions/latest/sdk/bar-code-scanner
   return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
       <BarCodeScanner
         onBarCodeScanned={scanned ? undefined : handleBarCodeScanned}
         barCodeTypes={barCodeTypes}
         style={styles.scanner}
       />
     </View>
   );
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   container: {
     flex: 1,
     flexDirection: 'column',
     justifyContent: 'center',
   },
   scanner: {
     position: 'absolute',
     top: 0,
     left: 0,
     right: 0,
     bottom: 0,
   },
 };
 
 export default SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScanner;
diff --git a/native/qr-code/qr-code-screen.react.js b/native/qr-code/qr-code-screen.react.js
index 23f1e18f6..f0edbf9de 100644
--- a/native/qr-code/qr-code-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/qr-code/qr-code-screen.react.js
@@ -1,86 +1,90 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View, Text } from 'react-native';
 import QRCode from 'react-native-qrcode-svg';
 
+import { qrCodeLinkUrl } from 'lib/facts/links.js';
+
 import type { QRCodeSignInNavigationProp } from './qr-code-sign-in-navigator.react.js';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type QRCodeScreenProps = {
   +navigation: QRCodeSignInNavigationProp<'QRCodeScreen'>,
   +route: NavigationRoute<'QRCodeScreen'>,
 };
 
+const qrCodeValue = qrCodeLinkUrl('random_aes256_key', 'device_ed25519_key');
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 function QRCodeScreen(props: QRCodeScreenProps): React.Node {
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
       <Text style={styles.heading}>Log in to Comm</Text>
       <Text style={styles.headingSubtext}>
         Open the Comm app on your phone and scan the QR code below
       </Text>
-      <QRCode value="https://www.google.com" size={200} />
+      <QRCode value={qrCodeValue} size={200} />
       <View style={styles.instructionsBox}>
         <Text style={styles.instructionsTitle}>How to find the scanner:</Text>
         <Text style={styles.instructionsStep}>
           <Text>Go to </Text>
           <Text style={styles.instructionsBold}>Profile</Text>
         </Text>
         <Text style={styles.instructionsStep}>
           <Text>Select </Text>
           <Text style={styles.instructionsBold}>Linked devices </Text>
         </Text>
         <Text style={styles.instructionsStep}>
           <Text>Click </Text>
           <Text style={styles.instructionsBold}>Add </Text>
           <Text>on the top right</Text>
         </Text>
       </View>
     </View>
   );
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   container: {
     flex: 1,
     alignItems: 'center',
     marginTop: 125,
   },
   heading: {
     fontSize: 24,
     color: 'panelForegroundLabel',
     paddingBottom: 12,
   },
   headingSubtext: {
     fontSize: 12,
     color: 'panelForegroundLabel',
     paddingBottom: 30,
   },
   instructionsBox: {
     alignItems: 'center',
     width: 300,
     marginTop: 40,
     padding: 15,
     borderColor: 'panelForegroundLabel',
     borderWidth: 2,
     borderRadius: 8,
   },
   instructionsTitle: {
     fontSize: 12,
     color: 'panelForegroundLabel',
     paddingBottom: 15,
   },
   instructionsStep: {
     fontSize: 12,
     padding: 1,
     color: 'panelForegroundLabel',
   },
   instructionsBold: {
     fontWeight: 'bold',
   },
 };
 
 export default QRCodeScreen;
diff --git a/web/account/qr-code-login.react.js b/web/account/qr-code-login.react.js
index df75c1f4a..12110f9bd 100644
--- a/web/account/qr-code-login.react.js
+++ b/web/account/qr-code-login.react.js
@@ -1,37 +1,36 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { QRCodeSVG } from 'qrcode.react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
+import { qrCodeLinkUrl } from 'lib/facts/links.js';
+
 import css from './qr-code-login.css';
 
+const qrCodeValue = qrCodeLinkUrl('random_aes256_key', 'device_ed25519_key');
+
 function QrCodeLogin(): React.Node {
   return (
     <div className={css.qrContainer}>
       <div className={css.title}>Log in to Comm</div>
       <div className={css.scanInstructions}>
         Open the Comm app on your phone and scan the QR code below
       </div>
-      <QRCodeSVG
-        value="https://comm.app/"
-        size={300}
-        marginSize={4}
-        level="L"
-      />
+      <QRCodeSVG value={qrCodeValue} size={300} marginSize={4} level="L" />
       <div className={css.instructionsContainer}>
         <div className={css.instructionsTitle}>How to find the scanner:</div>
         <div className={css.instructionsStep}>
           Go to <strong>Profile</strong>
         </div>
         <div className={css.instructionsStep}>
           Select <strong>Linked devices</strong>
         </div>
         <div className={css.instructionsStep}>
           Click <strong>Add</strong> on the top right
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
 
 export default QrCodeLogin;