A software engineer has stunned the internet with a hidden iPhone feature not everyone knew existed.
Abi Bouhmaida, from the UK, described the Apple’s Notes as the “most powerful app in the world” - but most people don’t know about the little-known hacks, including the scanning feature.
“Notes might just be the best free note-taking app you can use, provided you have an iPhone or a Mac (ideally both),” he said in an Instagram video.
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“The app is packed full of features that many note-taking apps charge money for, so if you’re not yet using it you might want to give it a shot.
“Here’s a hack you might not know about.”
The tech expert says iPhone users can use the app to scan documents and save them as PDFs to their Notes.
The feature is great for iPhone users to scan documents on the go - and the documents can be sent as an attachment via email.
Some third-party scanning apps may be free, but documents tend to show watermarks.
Many were amazed with his “mind-blowing” method.
“This is so helpful. I’ve had an iPhone for almost 10 years and I never knew any of these things,” one said.
Another suggested: “This is blowing my mind right now. I don’t know if it’s me but this post is so good. I never thought I’d say this but I’m so excited to use the Notes app now.”
While one added: “WOW! Mind blown - saving for reference.”
How to scan documents
- Open Notes and select a note or create a new one.
- Tap the Camera button, then tap Scan Documents.
- Place your document in view of the camera.
- If your device is in Auto mode, your document will automatically scan. If you need to manually capture a scan, tap the Shutter button or press one of the Volume buttons. Then drag the corners to adjust the scan to fit the page, then tap Keep Scan.
- Tap Save or add additional scans to the document.
How to sign documents
- Open Notes, then tap the document in the note.
- Tap the Share button, then tap Markup.
- Tap the Add button, then tap Signature and add a saved signature or create a new signature. Then you can adjust the size of the signature box and place it wherever you want on the document.
- Tap Done.
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