Your smartphone is full of surprises. There's an app if you want to use your phone as a magnifying glass or scanner. Tap or click here for hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them.

Did you know your iPhone or Android camera can be turned into a handheld digital scanner? It's easy, free, and super convenient. You can save scans to your phone and, even better, turn them into PDFs ...

The default way to scan a document with an iPhone lives within iOS’ native Notes app. Open it and open a new note. Tap the camera icon on the bottom menu bar, tap Scan Documents and then hold your ...

SwiftScan VIP lets you keep a scanner in your pocket, as it transforms your smartphone into a high-quality document capture & ...

As a child of the 90s, I have tons of old photos from my childhood on printed film, as well as decades of family photos all tucked away in boxes and albums. Scanning and digitizing old photos is ...

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We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Melanie Pinola Smartphones are the Swiss Army knives of the digital world, but ...

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Malware — and other forms of digital virus — is often an irritation at best, and can be devastating at worst. Whether it's through security exploits, data breaches, or plain old social engineering, ...