Google Docs scan feature auto-crops images with no way to disable it
Users of the Google Docs mobile scan feature find that uploaded images are automatically cropped with no setting to turn this off, cutting off content unintentionally. A platform-wide UX constraint but a narrow, vendor-owned surface area.
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