Google Drive Scanning Update Degraded Quality and Removed Controls
A Google Drive app update replaced functional scanning controls with an AI enhancement mode that produces results unsuitable for professional document work. Users who depended on manual scanning settings lost access to that functionality without opt-out. This affects anyone using Drive for document digitization workflows.
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