Google Pixel devices can open the camera and point it to any real documents you have. When the camera detects what you are seeing, a small pop-up will propose that you use Google Lens to scan the document. This is a fun party trick, but it doesn’t always work as intended. Also, if you frequently scan paper, this approach will not work for you. It may seem clunky and inconsistent. ..

  1. Open Google Drive on your smartphone.
  2. Tap on the three lines in the top left corner of the main screen and select “Scan documents.”
  3. A window will open that looks like this:
  4. In this window, you can choose to scan only text or images.
  5. To start scanning, just tap on the first image in the window and drag it to the bottom of the document scanner window.
  6. The document scanner will start scanning automatically and will take a few minutes to finish scanning all of your documents.
  7. When it’s done, tap on “End” in the top right corner of the document scanner window to finish scanning your documents.

Steps to Use Google Drive Document Scanner

To add a new contact, click on the “+” icon at the bottom of the home screen. ..

To view the document images, you will need to install the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you can download it from Adobe’s website. ..

Touch the left side of the screen to adjust the scan area.

Rescan the current page to see if there is anything new.

Scanning through a document, you may find that some pages are missing or have been changed. To add a page to your collection, tap the Add button.

Once you have finished editing the document, tap “Done.” ..

Final Words

If you need to quickly scan a document, you can do so using your Android device without any extra equipment. ..