The camera lens in our smartphones is a marvel. It didn’t just replace digital cameras, but these small lenses are competent enough to scan documents and photos, which have also replaced scanners in our homes at least, if not offices. But with the endeavor to capture a document carefully so that every part is scanned and the smallest text elements are visible, it will require good lighting and holding the document correctly, but it is still better than using a scanner, which can take minutes to capture just one page within a document.
Furthermore, the ability to scan with a smartphone has also unlocked the ability to scan documents anywhere, without the need of carrying it to the office or a place where a bulky scanner exists. So, today I will basically talk about how to scan a document with Android without any third-party app. If you scan documents with any third-party app, you may face difficulties finding the scan afterward, if it isn't going to the cloud.
So, without any further delay, let’s get started with how to scan docs on Android without any app, and this is going to be useful if you scan documents with your phone frequently.
How to scan a document on Android without an app? Getting started
Well, if you are using any of the modern handsets, the stock camera app should recognize a document, and you can scan the document instantly, as shown in the screenshot below. You can later find the scan in your gallery. However, it is still a hit or a miss, and thus, that isn’t the way I will discuss here.
With the method I will discuss here, all your scanned documents will instantly be uploaded to Google Drive so that you can access the scan from any of your devices logged in with the same Google account.
To get started, long tap on the empty area on your home screen to open widgets. Based on your device manufacturer, launcher, or UI, the process to get to the widgets screen might be a little different.
Once there, find ‘Drive’, tap on it, and long tap on ‘Drive scan’ to place it on your home screen.
Now, you have to choose the Google account where all the scans will be uploaded. Simply choose the account, and tap ‘OK’. However, if you have only one account added to your Android smartphone, there won’t be this step.
In the next step, you have to choose the folder within your Google Drive, where the scanned documents will be uploaded. Here, I have created a folder ‘Scans’, where I will keep all the scanned documents. You can use a different folder of your choice. Simply open the folder and tap ‘Select’.
Well, now you are ready to scan documents without any third-party app. So, let’s now find out how to scan docs on Android, after you are done with the initial steps.
How to scan docs on Android?
Unlock your Android, and tap on the Google Scan widget that you added earlier.
Capture the document in the usual way as you capture photos, and if you have captured it correctly, tap on ‘OK’. You can also retry.
Google will automatically crop the document and discard the unnecessary parts. However, you can also make changes to the color, orientation, or crop the image if you want.
Here, you can also make additional changes. For example, you can change the name of the document by tapping on the triple-dot icon, and then by tapping on ‘Rename scan’, or configure the image quality, paper size, etc. You can add extra pages too, by tapping on the ‘+’ button.
Simply follow the same steps again to capture another page and append it to the document.
After you are done, tap on the ‘Save’ button.
You can now find the scanned document within the folder that you have chosen, within Google Drive.
So, that’s how to scan a document with Android without any app. You still have to use Google Drive, but as it is a Google app, it comes pre-installed on most Android handsets these days. Thus, it is as good as not installing another separate app just to scan documents.
The best part about using this method of scanning documents is that you can get the scans on any device logged in with the same Google account. So simply scan the document with your phone, and download it from Google Drive on your PC or laptop without any hassles.
Other document scanning apps might offer additional functionalities like OCR, multiple format options, etc., which are indeed handy for professional users, but most people don’t need such features in their everyday lives. If you want to know how to scan docs on Android in the simplest way, I hope you got your answer.
So, that’s all about how to scan a document with Android without any third-party app. Do you have any questions? Feel free to comment on the same below.
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