An example method of providing data to an application running on a mobile device includes receiving a request from a first application to activate a camera interface. The method also includes switching the mobile device into an application selection mode and displaying a set of applications on the display of the mobile device. The method further includes detecting a first input selection of a second application and displaying a document on the display of the mobile device. The document is associated with the second application. The method also includes detecting, while the document is displayed on the display, a second input selection of a user selectable option to activate a software camera of the mobile device. The method further includes capturing a screenshot of the document displayed on the display in response to detecting the second input selection. The method also includes providing the captured screenshot to the first application.