Google Drive Rolls Out AI Document Scanner on 8GB Android Devices

13 articles · Updated · Android Authority · May 29

Google Drive’s redesigned scanner is now rolling out with Smart Batch Scanning, letting users capture multiple pages continuously instead of snapping them one by one.
On-device AI adds Auto-Best Frame to replace blurry shots and Duplicate Detection to skip repeated pages, while local processing brings faster performance, offline use and stronger privacy.
Google also refreshed the interface with a Material 3 Expressive viewfinder, removed the older cluttered controls and added pause and file-picker options for more manual control.
The scanner runs through Google Play services and also works in apps such as Files by Google, but Google is limiting the upgrade to higher-end Android phones with at least 8GB of RAM.

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