How to scan documents using Samsung phones

Scanning document has become the integral part of the digitalization of documents. If you have a Samsung phone at your hands, there are multiple ways of scanning the documents at your hand using your Samsung. You can easily scan a document using the native Camera app on your Samsung phone.

Way 1 – Using your Camera

[Only for the Samsung A and S series phones]

If you are a Samsung premium user, you can use the native Camera app to directly scan the documents.

Step 1 – Open the Camera app.

Step 2 – Click the ⚙️ to open the Camera Settings.

 



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Step 3 – In the Intelligent features prompt, tap the “Scene optimizer” to open that up.

Step 4 – On the next page, turn the “Scan documents” to “On” mode.

Come back to the Camera app.

Step 5 – Now use the Camera app to scan a test document. The phone camera will automatically scan the document.

Step 6 – You will notice a boundary has appeared covering the sides of the document. Click “Tap to scan” to scan the document.

Step 7 – Additionally, you can tap the image on the left-hand side to adjust the border manually. Finally, when you are satisfied with the scanned image, tap “Save“.

This way, without using any third-party app, you can easily scan anything.

 

Way 2 – Using the Google Drive

Google Drive has an inbuilt function that you may use to scan the documents.

Step 1 – Open the Google folder on your Home screen. Launch the “Google Drive” app.

 

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Step 2 – Next, tap the “+” button to start a file scan.

 

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Step 3 – Click “Scan” on the prompt.

 

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Step 4 – Scan the document or anything you want. On the results page, tap “OK” to save the scanned image. Or, you can use the “Retry” image to retake the scan.

 

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This way, you can easily scan the images using the Drive app, which comes preinstalled.

 

Way 3 – Using Adobe Scan

The final option is a third-party application that you can use to scan your files. Using Adobe Scan can easily scan your files.

Step 1 – Install the Adobe Scan from the Play Store.

 

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Step 2 – Open the app after installing.

 

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Step 3 – Sign in to it using any of the preferred way. When the camera opens up in Adobe Scan, put it on the document you want to scan.

Step 4 – Tap the document once to star the scanning process.



A rectangle shape will develop over scanned-to-be image. You don’t have to do anything. Adobe Scan will automatically recognize the edges of the document and scan it.

Step 5 – Now, on the results scanned image page, you can manually adjust the image using the four corners of the rectangle.

 

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Apart from this, there are other tons of option so that you can tweak the scanned image any way you prefer.

Step 6 – Tap “Save PDF” to save the scanned image on your phone as PDF.

 

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That’s it! You can very easily scan the document using the Adobe Scan on your phone.