Scan files as PDFs with your phone

Android devices only Need a PDF of a physical document, but can’t find a scanner? Just scan it with your Google Drive app and your smartphone’s camera. Examples Scan receipts, customer files, and other important documents on the go. Create instant PDFs of your paper documents. Keep virtual records of all your paperwork that you can access from any device.

Scan documents as PDFs

1. Install and open the Drive app on your Android.
2. Tap Camera to take a picture of your document.

Your scanned document is stored in Drive as a PDF, and you can find it with Google’s powerful text and image search.