This is a function that will certainly be very welcome by users and looks in the direction of an increasing usability of the app also for functions that apparently need separate web services: WhatsApp it is developing a functionality that allows you to scan documents with the camerawhose exit is expected in a future update.
What it is about
After iOS, here the novelty will also be available in the future for Android users and which is now only found in the test phase: thanks to the camera, directly from WhatsApp, you can adjust the edges of the documents by framing them precisely and sending the files scanned in the individual chats in real time or in groups. “It is a convenient and efficient way to acquire documents, eliminating the need for separate apps or web services “, experts write about Wabetainfo who first said of the next Meta novelty. In order to take advantage of the service there will be a special option on the documents section where the writing will appear “Document scanning“And the phone camera will then be active: at that point the preview of the camera will be displayed, which will allow the user to frame the document he wishes to acquire.
The two different ways
The functionality is designed to be flexible and adaptable to different scenarios and, in particular, WhatsApp will offer two methods of acquiring documents: one manual and another automatic: In the first case, users will be able to check exactly the moment when the photo is taken, a particularly useful function when you need to adjust the shot to obtain a more clear scan. The automatic mode, however, “intelligently detects the edges of the document and performs the acquisition without any intervention by the user, making it a faster and more practical option when a quick scan is necessary “, Experts explain.
The conversion to PDF
After the photo has been taken, or manually or automatically, whatsapp will immediately convert it to PDF format: the document can be shared in the chats in the completed and definitive way. It is important to emphasize that this process entirely on the device with an important eye also to privacy.
“The files remain safe in the local memory of the device and are forwarded via WhatsApp only after the explicit sending by users. These documents are protected by end-to-end encryption, which guarantees users that the content remains private and accessible only to chat participants “.