WhatsApp is introducing direct scanning of documents to its Android version. This built-in tool will give people an opportunity to scan physical documents by means of their phone cameras in the WhatsApp application without using additional scanning applications. The scanned documents are immediately converted into PDFs that can be shared.

Highlights:

• Android users gain a native document scanning function within WhatsApp.
• The feature captures documents using the phone's camera without leaving the app.
• Scanned documents are automatically converted into clear PDF files.
• It removes the requirement to download or switch to external scanning apps.
• This update streamlines the process of sharing physical documents digitally.

The feature is incorporated in the attachment menu of WhatsApp. By tapping on the document scanning button, the camera is switched on. WhatsApp scans the image and crops edges, boosts clarity, and produces a clean PDF which is captured by the users. This approach is simpler because it offers an accelerated, holistic procedure.

This inbuilt document scanning feature satisfies one of the major user demands. Before the current update on WhatsApp, it could not be shared so easily over WhatsApp sharing of a physical document involved scanning it in the external machine, storing it, and uploading the document. The new in-app scanning of docs makes the process of scanning and sharing a document in WhatsApp effortless and occurs in one go, which is really good in terms of efficiency.

The feature is under development. The fact that it is to be released in the near future shows that the core functionality of WhatsApp is also to be improved. This combination document scanning application has direct utility to Android users.