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TL;DR Google Drive finally gets a major scanner upgrade with smarter on-device AI features and a refreshed Material 3 Expressive design.
New Smart Batch Scanning lets you scan multiple pages continuously without manually capturing each page.
Auto-Best Frame automatically swaps blurry scans with clearer shots, while Duplicate Detection prevents repeated pages.
Google Drive’s built-in scanner has been one of its underrated features hiding in plain sight. It lets users scan receipts, contracts, forms, and handwritten notes directly from their phones and store them as searchable PDFs in Drive. Over time, Google has gradually improved the tool with auto-capture, JPEG export support, and image enhancements such as shadow removal and white balance correction. Now it looks like Google is pushing things much further.
A recent screen recording shared on X by Sameer Samat, president of Android Ecosystem, reveals that Google Drive is rolling out a redesigned document scanner with some powerful on-device upgrades.
It brings a Material 3 Expressive viewfinder and a set of new tools to speed up your workflow. The big new feature here is Smart Batch Scanning. You don’t need to take pictures one at a time; you just hover over multiple pages with your phone. It feels much more like recording a seamless video, with previews of pages popping up instantly at the bottom of your screen.
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You also get Auto-Best Frame, which automatically replaces any blurry captures with the best shot possible, along with Duplicate Detection to skip pages you accidentally hovered over twice.
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