It's no longer uncommon to use your phone to scan documents, as Google Photos has supported this feature for several years. However, the necessary tools for an efficient organization of the accumulated documents were missing.
This problem is accentuated for those who use the phone for professional purposes, quickly scanning various receipts and documents, eventually becoming overwhelmed by the large number of captures that need to be reviewed one by one. If the phone breaks down and the documents are kept only locally, the risk of losing them is high. Google Photos is proving to be a great cloud backup solution, and an efficient way to manage these documents would be a big plus.
According to the latest rumors, Google Photos will add a new tab called “Documents view” in the web interface, automatically centralizing all the documents scanned with the camera.
Last year, Google introduced the “Documents view” in the Google Photos application, but without making the necessary changes in the web version of the service.
The “Documents” tab will be a dedicated page where all scanned documents will appear, already indexed and easy to find later. This functionality is especially useful for users who want to separate regular photos from documents scanned with the camera. This will include all captures that aren't regular photos, such as pages from books and magazines, restaurant menus, ID cards, recipes, and more. Moreover, the “Documents” tab will not only be a general destination for these files, but artificial intelligence algorithms will place each document in the appropriate category.
Storing documents on Google Photos offers other benefits, including automatic indexing, with the option to search for the information you want even if it wasn't originally in text form.
