There's no need to use scanner apps before you upload an important document to Drive. Google's app can do that for you on both Android and iPhone.

While scanning documents on Android devices is quick and easy, many users still go through the extra steps of manually converting these images into PDFs and uploading them to Google Drive.

Google is adding a new built-in tool to Gboard for Android that lets you “Scan Text” using optical character recognition (OCR).

As more institutions embrace digital paperwork, using your smartphone as a scanner will be a standard practice for both personal and professional use.