Photos from the past, meet scanner from the future.
4.06·204,058 reviews·50,000,000+ downloads
About PhotoScan by Google Photos
PhotoScan by Google Photos is a photography app developed by Google LLC.
Download Statistics
PhotoScan by Google Photos has been downloaded 70 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 160 thousand times. It is ranked #147 in photography.
User Ratings
PhotoScan by Google Photos is rated 4.06 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 200 thousand ratings.
App Information
PhotoScan by Google Photos is FREE to download. The APK download size is 32.30 MB. The latest version available is 1.7.1.539739820. The last update was on July 24, 2023.
Technical Requirements
PhotoScan by Google Photos requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play November 2016.
Description
PhotoScan is a scanner app from Google Photos that lets you scan and save your favorite printed photos using your phone’s camera.
Picture perfect and glare free
Don’t just take a picture of a picture. Create enhanced digital scans, wherever your photos are.
– Get glare-free scans with an easy step-by-step capture flow
– Automatic cropping based on edge detection
– Straight, rectangular scans with perspective correction
– Smart rotation, so your photos stay right-side-up no matter which way you scan them
Scan in seconds
Capture your favorite printed photos quickly and easily, so you can spend less time editing and more time looking at your bad childhood haircut.
Safe and searchable with Google Photos
Back up your scans with the Google Photos app to keep them safe, searchable, and organized. Bring your scans to life with movies, filters, and advanced editing controls. And share them with anyone, just by sending a link.
Recent changes: Easier capture and save
Scanned photos are saved to your device on capture.
Improved corner editor
In addition to the corners, you can now drag the edges to adjust the automatic cropping of your scanned photo.
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Comments on PhotoScan by Google Photos for Android
★★★★☆Marcus· Jun 19, 2026
I've been quite happy with this for a few years. Good for a quick scan on the fly. It's not meant to archive masterpieces. I use it mostly for miscellaneous docs for work, household paperwork, etc. With a little care, I've been able to get a good enough scan to edit a rough document-which is fine for my work. We ain't fancy.
★★★★★Theresa Llamas· Jun 25, 2026
All my Old Baby Photos was Scan in here & Develops so Fast very Quick too Saved Easily from my Accounts the Result was Good my Throwback Photos
★★★★★John Sansevere· Jul 27, 2026
I like this app because it's better than using your phone's camera to scan old paper photos.
★☆☆☆☆Y Laskowski· Apr 4, 2026
2.\nNights ago I was able to find photos from November 11th 2016. The next day, I am not able to find them. And today, I still cannot find them
★☆☆☆☆William “Bill” Tinklepaugh· Mar 13, 2026
UPDATE: 03-13-26 I think, it depends on the Name Brand+Model of the phone used. Never got this app to work! It starts by telling you to move the Circle, but doesn't + will not follow your finger as you try to slide the "Circle" to 1 of 4 solid dots in the corners of your phone screen, using the order shown in "Here's How To Scan" but doesn't move, with your finger. End result of each attempt causes white pop-up window to display "Scan NOT Completed" < with NO INDICATION OF WHY.
★☆☆☆☆Michael Amygdalidis· Mar 13, 2026
The addition of mandatory framing watermarks ruins a previously good application.
★★☆☆☆MK Kadavath· May 29, 2026
Outdated app for the AI era. Manually clicking 4 corners to scan a single photo is frustrating and time-consuming. Google should either update it with automatic AI scanning or remove it from the Play Store.
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