To scan documents on your iPhone, you can use the built-in Notes app or the Files app. Here's how to do it using the Notes app, which is the most common method:
- Open the Notes app on your iPhone.
- Create a new note by tapping the + icon or open an existing note.
- Tap the camera icon (or paperclip icon in newer iOS versions) above the keyboard.
- Select Scan Documents from the menu.
- Position your document in view of the camera. Your iPhone will automatically detect the document edges and scan it. If it doesn’t scan automatically, tap the shutter button or press a volume button to capture manually.
- Adjust the corners of the scan if needed by dragging the edges to fit the page perfectly.
- Tap Keep Scan to save the scan.
- You can add additional pages by repeating the scanning process.
- When finished, tap Save to store the scanned document in your note.
You can then share, mark up, or save the scanned document as a PDF from the Notes app
. Alternatively, you can scan documents using the Files app:
- Open the Files app.
- Tap the ellipsis (...) or the three-dot menu.
- Select Scan Documents.
- Follow the same scanning steps as in the Notes app.
This method also allows you to save scanned documents directly to your Files for easy access and organization
. For more advanced features like OCR or editing scanned documents, third- party apps such as Adobe Scan or Microsoft Office Lens are available
. In summary, the easiest way is using the Notes app’s Scan Documents feature, which automatically detects documents, allows cropping, and saves scans within notes for quick access and sharing
