Scan documents with your Pixel phone or tablet

You can use your Pixel phone or tablet to make a digital copy of a physical document.

Scan a document with your Camera app

  1. On your Pixel phone or tablet, open your Google Camera app .
  2. Point your device’s camera at a document. Wait for the "Scan document" prompt to appear.
  3. Tap Scan document.
    • Follow the on-screen instructions.
  4. To clean any part of the document, at the bottom, tap Clean and then Apply.
  5. To save the document, at the top right, tap Done and then Select a Save, Download, or Share option.

Scan a document with your Drive app

  1. On your Pixel phone or tablet, tap Drive Google Drive icon.
  2. To scan a document, at the bottom right, select an option:
    • Tap Plus and then Scan Scan.
    • Tap Camera .
  3. Point your device’s camera at a document. Wait for the "Scan document" prompt to appear.
  4. Tap Scan document.
    • Follow the on-screen instructions.
  5. To clean any part of the document, at the bottom, tap Clean and then Apply.
  6. To save the document, at the top right, tap Done and then Select a Save, Download, or Share option.

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