Open Genius Scan from another app
iOS
URL schemes can let you open Genius Scan from other apps.
The URL schemes of Genius Scan are:
geniusscan://
for Genius Scangeniusscanenterprise://
for Genius Scan Enterprise
Android
It's possible to start a scan flow in Genius Scan from another app using an intent. Genius Scan supports two types of intents:
- the standard
android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE
intent which enables capturing a single page and returning this page as a JPEG image. - a custom
com.thegrizzlylabs.geniusscan.DOCUMENT_CAPTURE
intent which enables capturing multiple pages and returning these pages as a PDF file.
Starting in Android 11, only pre-installed system camera apps can respond to the android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE
intent