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Google Drive for iPhone Gains Document Scanner Feature

Google Drive for iPhone and iPad has been updated to finally include the document scanning feature that has featured in the Android version of the app for almost a decade.

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Rolling out over the next three days, the scanning feature can be accessed via the app's camera icon. The scanner detects the edges of a document in the viewfinder, aligns things properly, and removes all glare and tilt to achieve a clean scan ready for uploading.

Multiple pages can be scanned in a session, users can crop scans if needed, and users residing in the U.S. can receive relevant title suggestions based on machine learning, according to Google. Apple has included a similar scanning feature in its stock Notes app since 2017.

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On Tuesday, Google Drive users were warned not to disconnect their account within the Google Drive for desktop app, after a spate of reports of files going missing from the cloud service. Google is still investigating the issue.

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Top Rated Comments

phill85 Avatar
34 months ago
what about the feature where it actually retains your files? 😂😅

…too soon?
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
34 months ago
Didn’t Google already scan all our documents?
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
antiprotest Avatar
34 months ago
But then you open Google Drive on the desktop and...IT'S GONE!



https://www.macrumors.com/2023/11/28/google-drive-files-going-missing/

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Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
34 months ago

Well that's handy! I've been using Scanner Pro for years, when I'm not near an actual document scanner.
The iOS Notes app has had a scanner built in for years.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
antiprotest Avatar
34 months ago

Didn’t Google already scan all our documents?
But now you will also get access to some of it.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
prime17569 Avatar
34 months ago
Anyone can add this scanner interface to their app because it's built-in to iOS. It's called VNDocumentCameraViewController.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionkit/vndocumentcameraviewcontroller
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)