WhatsApp Tricks: How to Scan and Send Documents on iPhone in Seconds

WhatsApp is undoubtedly the most popular instant messaging application on planet Earth and is currently used by billions of people. Many people rely heavily on this application for daily communication. It allows you to send messages, share photos, share documents, and more. The application continuously improves user experience by adding several new features. And now, in the latest update, Meta has introduced a brand new feature that allows you to scan documents directly in the app, making it easy to share documents on the go and on the fly.

The feature has been available for a few days now, and after testing it, we can tell you how to get started with it. However, please note that it is currently only available on iPhone (you can send documents on Android but not scan them).

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Here’s how you can use it on iPhone:

1. Open a WhatsApp chat on your iPhone.
2. Tap the plus icon in the lower left corner.
3. You’ll see a document icon—tap it.
4. You will now have three options: Choose from files, choose a photo or video, and the third and final option is “Scan documents.” Tap “Scan Documents.”
5. Locate the document and depending on whether it’s in automatic or manual mode, you can scan the document quite quickly.
6. When you’re done, tap “Save”.
7. WhatsApp will now save files as PDF.
8. You can choose to add comments before sending. The file will be sent as a scanned PDF document.

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Why is this useful?

Normally, to scan a document on iPhone, you need to go to the Files app, scan the document, and then separately open WhatsApp to attach the document to your chat. This is a multi-step process. However, with WhatsApp introducing the ability to scan documents right within the app, many steps will be eliminated, making the process much faster. For those who scan and send documents every day, this is a great time-saving feature.

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