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Which app should I use to scan documents on my phone?

Use the scanner already on your phone. On an iPhone, open Notes, tap the attachment icon and choose Scan Documents: it captures each page automatically when it finds the edges, and the Preview app on iPhone scans straight to a PDF. On Android, the Google Drive app scans receipts, letters and statements and saves them as searchable PDFs in your Drive. If you scan often, Adobe Scan is free on both, corrects perspective, removes glare and shadows, and runs OCR so the text is searchable. CamScanner, once everyone's default, is one of the 59 apps India blocked in June 2020, so leave it out. And for documents a government department issues, you may not need a scan at all: DigiLocker holds issued copies you can fetch and share directly. Rule: Notes or Drive for everyday scans, Adobe Scan if you scan every week and want searchable text.

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