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Google Drive has a built-in scanner tool that can help you digitise important bills and documents on mobile for future use.
The new features will be coming to Android users in early 2025
Google Drive users on mobile are getting a useful update in the next few weeks that will automatically clean up their scans for clearer images or documents. The Drive has its built-in scanner that lets you capture a digital version of important documents but editing that requires you to manually click on the filter tab and then control the levels.
But a new update for Google Drive in early January will have an auto-filter option that will quickly clear up the details in documents like bills or ID papers. The good news about the new feature is that Google will offer it for all the Drive users, which includes the free Google personal accounts as well.
Google Drive Scanner Auto-Edit: How it Works
The scanner is available in the Google Drive app for mobile users and can be activated by clicking on the + New tab on the bottom-right of the screen. Now, click on Scan (with camera icon) to start the scanner using the phone’s camera. If you are using the scanner for the first time, give the app access to your phone’s camera.
With the new edit update next month, you will see a sparkle icon in front of the scanned document in the preview mode.
When you do that, the auto-enhancer tool will scan through the bill/paper and give you a cleaner and brighter version of the same file that you can save for future purposes. “Depending on the document, auto enhancement will perform actions like white balance correction, shadow removal, contrast enrichment, auto sharpening, light improvement, and more,” Google explains in this post.
The company informs that the Google Drive update for the new feature will be rolling out around January 6, 2025 for all the Drive users on Android devices.