Google Drive can now batch-scan your documents and spare you a few other frustrations, too
Google Drive has introduced a new document scanning feature for Android users that aims to enhance the scanning experience. The Smart Batch Scanning allows users to capture multiple pages at once by simply hovering their phone over them. This update addresses common frustrations such as blurry images and the need to scan pages individually.
- ▪Google Drive's new feature is called Smart Batch Scanning.
- ▪Users can now scan multiple documents at once by hovering their phone over them.
- ▪The update is currently being rolled out to Android users.
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Scanning documents from a phone has always been a frustrating experience, especially on Android smartphones. You’ve to scan one page at a time, blurry captures you don’t notice until after, or accidentally hovering over the same page twice; all these issues bother users on a day-to-day basis. Well, Google Drive’s new document scanner redesign fixes all three problems at once. Announced by Sameer Samat, the President of Android Ecosystem at Google, the feature is now rolling out for Android users. Shikhar Mehrotra / Digital Trends What’s actually new in the Google Drive scanner? The biggest change, in my opinion, is Smart Batch Scanning.
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