How To Scan Documents On Samsung Phone (No Third-Party Apps Needed), by Technomentary on YouTube. 1 min 46 s.
- Video length
- 1 min 46 s
- Time to do it
- 5 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Open Samsung Notes on your phone and tap the plus icon at the bottom right to start a new note.
Tap the camera icon in the note toolbar and choose Scan document from the menu that appears.
Lay the document flat on a table in good light and hold the phone directly above it, parallel to the page.
Fill the frame with the page and tap the capture button. The phone finds the edges and crops the scan for you.
Drag the corner handles if the crop is off, then tap Next or Save to keep the corrected image.
For more pages, tap the add page button and capture the next sheet before you finish the note.
Tap Save, then use the note menu to export the pages as a PDF if the recipient needs one file.
Tap Share and pick Email, Messages or Drive to send the scan, or save it to My Files for later.
Tips and common mistakes
Use daylight or a bright lamp and stand so your shadow does not fall across the page.
Hold the phone steady for a second after tapping capture, or the text will come out blurry.
Scan black-and-white text in colour mode first and only switch to grayscale if the file is too large.
Name the note or PDF before sharing so you can find the scan again later.
Questions
Where do my scanned documents go?
Scans made in Samsung Notes stay inside that note until you export or share them. Save a copy to My Files or Drive if you need a standalone PDF.
Can I scan several pages into one file?
Yes. Add a new page in the same note for each sheet, then export the whole note as a single PDF.
Does this work on Galaxy A15 and A16 phones?
Yes, as long as Samsung Notes and the Camera app are installed, the scan option works the same on budget Galaxy models.
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