Google Docs Forces Cloud Upload Before Saving Scanned Documents Locally
Users scanning documents in Google Docs on mobile see a false "check your internet connection" notification while actually online, and cannot save a scan directly to their phone without first uploading it to Drive. The forced cloud-upload step blocks a simple local-save workflow, which is especially frustrating for users trying to limit data usage over WiFi-only transfers.
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