Other iPhone's Scanner amazes people, even Android fanboys

[DeepIn2U]

Pretty bitter response just because it turns out this feature has been built into android cameras for years.

Bitter response? If it does seem that way it’s cause someone si calling me a liar and misquoting what I actually said.

Plain and simple.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Sorry - I meant I don't remember if it had the feature in 2019. I know for a fact I didn't download any different app for it to work; it's part of the Samsung system apps. I know it's not a 3rd party app. I just don't know if the built in apps that make it work now worked that way in 2019.

And it doesn't really matter. My 2019 Android can do the thing the ignorant person in your OP thought her newer Samsung couldn't do. Both companies need to advertise the feature they both have better. The issue is probably just that people don't know all the stuff their phones can do (as evidenced by your many coworkers saying they didn't know iOS could do what it can). My example shows that Android users are likewise probably just similarly ignorant.

iOS isn't better. Most people just don't know what their phones can do - whether iSheep or Samdung users! 🙂

Well if you cannot recall back in 2019 then it does matter to the topic at hand. It means you cannot unequivocally stand by your statement that it comes as part of your phone out the box. Funny no other android user of galaxy’s is backing you up.

Buddy: look up the ops name in the thread, you’d know the first poster. It is NOT me. Again you’re misquoting me for someone else. At least get your facts together.

You don’t even know who’s said what in this thread and there is history for you to even see but you want us to believe by what you don’t know back in 2019 if said feature you’re arguing was part of Galaxy out the box or not was there or needed an action? Lol.

 

[DeepIn2U]

My post wasn't about docuscan. 🙂

Never said it was did I?

I’m simply stating Apple did mention this functionality. Not sure what docuscan is but document scanning is part of iOS. Not an add-on function.

I originally was looking for the specific wwdc event where Apple highlighted the feature being part of iOS; yet was unable to find it.

 

[toobravetosave]

Well if you cannot recall back in 2019 then it does matter to the topic at hand. It means you cannot unequivocally stand by your statement that it comes as part of your phone out the box. Funny no other android user of galaxy’s is backing you up.

Buddy: look up the ops name in the thread, you’d know the first poster. It is NOT me. Again you’re misquoting me for someone else. At least get your facts together.

You don’t even know who’s said what in this thread and there is history for you to even see but you want us to believe by what you don’t know back in 2019 if said feature you’re arguing was part of Galaxy out the box or not was there or needed an action? Lol.

I’m backing them up because it was in fact part of the camera out of the box in 2019 and I posted an article from 2019 talking about it.

I had an s10e in 2019 and it was part of the camera out of the box. Jeez

 

[dk001]

Yes however that's a third party app that not a lot of people might know about, versus the scanner on iOS that is built right into the OS so everyone has it

To me that feels more like having your decision made for you like a lot of Android OEM’s do.
Having a number of third party options is always a good thing IMO.

 

[iStorm]

Since you mentioned Teams, guessing you guys have some sort of M365 plan. Another app is "Microsoft Lens", which is available for iOS and Android. Not only can you scan documents, you can also scan whiteboards. Don't think you can do this with Apple's scanner. Can also save directly to Word, OneNote, OneDrive, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

To me that feels more like having your decision made for you like a lot of Android OEM’s do.
Having a number of third party options is always a good thing IMO.

Yes we ain't denying that

The thing is: The majority of phone users are dumb. Really dumb. The iPhone ruined a generation of computer users, they've gotten lazy and forgotten basic common sense.

And that laziness, we can exploit 😈

 

[dk001]

Sorry - I meant I don't remember if it had the feature in 2019. I know for a fact I didn't download any different app for it to work; it's part of the Samsung system apps. I know it's not a 3rd party app. I just don't know if the built in apps that make it work now worked that way in 2019.

And it doesn't really matter. My 2019 Android can do the thing the ignorant person in your OP thought her newer Samsung couldn't do. Both companies need to advertise the feature they both have better. The issue is probably just that people don't know all the stuff their phones can do (as evidenced by your many coworkers saying they didn't know iOS could do what it can). My example shows that Android users are likewise probably just similarly ignorant.

iOS isn't better. Most people just don't know what their phones can do - whether iSheep or Samdung users! 🙂

Smartphones have pretty much turned into Super Duper Ultra Mega SAKs.
You either do not know all the available features / functions or where they are tucked away.
Using multiple phones I still am discovering / learning / rediscovering things about them all the time.

 

[dk001]

I think it would be pretty cool if when you go to an App Store and search for “scanner” or other function there is also a “did you know your device has this built in? Here is where …”

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

I think it would be pretty cool if when you go to an App Store and search for “scanner” or other function there is also a “did you know your device has this built in? Here is where …”

Now see, that would mean putting in effort to make the Apple App Store good, which why do that when it's the only game in town?

This is why I cannot wait for alternative app stores and sideloading in iOS 17 since now Apple will actually have competition, so if they wanna maintain App Store dominance they'll actually have to improve or get left behind like the Mac App Store did.

 

[shenfrey]

Going by your post no one knew the scanner function was built in to the notes app so what's the difference?

They don't need to download a third party app?

 

[jlc1978]

I think it would be pretty cool if when you go to an App Store and search for “scanner” or other function there is also a “did you know your device has this built in? Here is where …”

Which of course, would result in much screaming how greedy Apple is being so unfair ...

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Which of course, would result in much screaming how greedy Apple is being so unfair ...

I mean Windows has popups trying to get you to use Edge if you try to download Firefox.

When people know what they want they don't like constantly having roadblocks telling them "no don't use that, use this instead please?"

 

[AlixSPQR]

It's a nice and quick feature, but I'm not amazed by the large file sizes.

 

[iMarkypad]

And they say Apple doesn’t innovate

These android fanboys wont understand. Tell them again

 

[izzy0242mr]

These android fanboys wont understand. Tell them again

Tell us again that Apple has a feature our Samsung phones have had for many years? I'm confused.

No one besides Xiaomi, Samsung, Motorola, and a few other companies have innovated in the smartphone world for years beyond making folding phones. Apple hasn't innovated for a while in the smartphone field. The most notable innovation from Apple in the last half decade is adding emergency satellite functionality to the newer iPhone Pro, but that's still fairly minor. The bigger impact will be that it'll push other phones to have the same tech. But it's not something that changes most people's daily lives.

 

[Motionblurrr]

Tell us again that Apple has a feature our Samsung phones have had for many years? I'm confused.

No one besides Xiaomi, Samsung, Motorola, and a few other companies have innovated in the smartphone world for years beyond making folding phones. Apple hasn't innovated for a while in the smartphone field. The most notable innovation from Apple in the last half decade is adding emergency satellite functionality to the newer iPhone Pro, but that's still fairly minor. The bigger impact will be that it'll push other phones to have the same tech. But it's not something that changes most people's daily lives.

Gimmicky Android features that are rarely used and will probably get dumped in the next generation Android phone =/= innovation lol

 

[izzy0242mr]

Gimmicky Android features that are rarely used and will probably get dumped in the next generation Android phone =/= innovation lol

I don't think folding features are great, but they're not being dumped in the next generation of Android phone. More manufacturers are catching on and it may be a niche section, but it's still the most innovation we've seen in the smartphone space. That was the only innovation I mentioned Androids have had, and it's neither gimmicky nor has it been dumped and we're on like 4 or 5 generations of foldables, so you're just empirically wrong.

You may disagree, but that doesn't make Apple an innovator here.

And at the OP's point, as others have pointed out, many Androids have had the OP's scan docs feature for a long time (and still have that feature), so not sure what you're on about.

 

[mpavilion]

One feature I feel is pretty hidden is the ability to instantly transform hand drawn scribbles into perfect shapes while drawing on screenshots.

Wait – how do you do this??

(I loathe the markup functionality in iOS Photos, btw… it’s so hard to use. Sometimes I use the Google Photos app instead, just for that purpose.)

 

[Paddle1]

Wait – how do you do this??

(I loathe the markup functionality in iOS Photos, btw… it’s so hard to use. Sometimes I use the Google Photos app instead, just for that purpose.)

If you keep holding down for a second when you finish drawing something (such as an arrow, square or circle etc.) it will change.

 

[iMarkypad]

Tell us again that Apple has a feature our Samsung phones have had for many years? I'm confused.

No one besides Xiaomi, Samsung, Motorola, and a few other companies have innovated in the smartphone world for years beyond making folding phones. Apple hasn't innovated for a while in the smartphone field. The most notable innovation from Apple in the last half decade is adding emergency satellite functionality to the newer iPhone Pro, but that's still fairly minor. The bigger impact will be that it'll push other phones to have the same tech. But it's not something that changes most people's daily lives.

You mad because your android overheated when typing that paragraph?

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