Out of Google’s Area 120, which is an incubator for ideas, apps, and services, there’s a new app called Stack available to those with an Android device in the US. With it, you can scan any sort of document with your phone’s camera, then the app can automatically sort and organize (or Stack) said document for you.
Now, as what’s essentially an alpha/beta type of app, you can expect some errors. As Google details, “It’s early days — our algorithms still get things wrong, but we’re improving them every day.” However, should everything be working smoothly, you can scan a receipt, with the app automatically recognizing that it is indeed a receipt and filing it away as such for access later on. This is great for those professionals who travel for work and need to keep track of receipts. Easy!
Once things are stacked, copies are filed away to your attached Google Drive account for access later on. Additionally, Stack will identify important information in documents, such as “due date” or “total amount due,” and pull it out to make it easier to find and access. On top of that, you can search through the full text of documents — not just the title — to quickly find what you need.
If you’d like to give Stack a try, follow the link below.
if you do not like it, can it be removed? I installed other google apps. once on phone I could not delete. I could only remove updates
The problem now is that they’ve created a culture where even if this is good, and I start using it. I’m afraid to because it will be randomly killed off.
10 years ago anything google put out I would start using right away. Beta or not. Now I don’t bother.
Stack Messaging? /s
How long before it gets abandoned?
Seriously, I’m at the point I don’t invest in any new app/service from Google.
Consumer: Hey google we love this app don’t get rid of it!
Google: Hold my beer….
After they get enough of that delicious data
But how ever will I chat with friends and family about my scanned documents? This app needs built-in chat!
But how ever will I chat with friends and family about my scanned documents? This app needs built-in chat!
App not that good
Not compatible with my S20 5g unlocked. I miss pixel phones for most things, with the exception that they block wifi hotspot on verzion.
It’s incompatible with my Pixel 3, on the latest Android 11 security patch.
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Presumably region-locked and that often results in a “device incompatible” error. Get it from apk-mirror instead
Stack also has a biometric security option for those sensitive documents. I found it easy to use but the cropping tool is bad because it’s that wonky corner dragging. Microsoft Lens has a better cropping tool where in addition to the corners you can grab the sides to move. Love that the stacks can be renamed but I wish we could drag them to reorder.