Meanwhile, here’s how you can scan to a PDF using Google Drive. This example was done on a Google Pixel 6 running Android 14. In your Google Drive app, tap the + New button and select Scan.

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Once activated, it uses Google’s Gemini AI to scan your device’s screenshots for place names mentioned in text. It can then map those locations and let you save them into a shareable list.

Image Credit: Ayomide Sadiq/Talk Android. So you don't need to bother; I have given Google's document scanner in Files a spin to see how good it is.

When you’re ready to save the scan, press the Save button, and Google Drive will use machine learning to suggest a relevant title for the image or set of images that will be saved as a new PDF file.

In Gmail, start to compose an email, and at the bottom are buttons to either insert files (for PDF scans) or insert images (for JPEG scans). Choose those, open the file, and your scan will appear in ...

Instead, upload the image to Google Drive. Before you do this, make sure the image is the right way up. Then, sign in to Google Drive, and click and drag the file to the relevant Google Drive folder.