Gone are the days when an external scanner was required to turn your paper documents into digital, shareable formats. Today, it's easy to scan documents directly from your Samsung Galaxy A phone.

Want a Microsoft Lens alternative? 5 scanning apps you can try today ...

Scanning documents on Android phones typically requires specific apps. However, if you use the Files by Google app on your device, you can now scan documents right within the app. In addition, you can ...

QUESTION: What’s the best scanner app to use on my smartphone? ANSWER: Our smartphone cameras have become so sophisticated, they’re capable of capturing high enough detail to perform the same tasks ...

Microsoft Lens is shutting down. If you’re looking for a similar alternative, you can now use OneDrive app to scan documents ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. TJ McCue is Seattle-based and covers tech & productivity tools. Apr 24, 2020, 05:46am EDT Apr 28, 2020, 01:43pm EDT This article ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Melanie Pinola Smartphones are the Swiss Army knives of the digital world, but ...

With OCR (optical character recognition) technology, all your scanned text is searchable, making it easy to find your ...

My wife and I have started a project to scan some of our paper documents so we can get rid of some of the file boxes taking up space in our office. As we were scanning some old greeting cards, we ran ...

TL;DR: Hate having to go into the office just to scan something? Bring a scanner anywhere by adding SwiftScan to your phone, now $41.99 (reg. $199) with code TAKE30. You're probably on the go more ...

Smartphones put the whole world in the palms of our hands. From giving step-by-step directions to unknown locations to video calls with friends and family worldwide, these microcomputers help and ...

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