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Google Docs mobile app performance worsened after visual update

Users report Google Docs mobile app became significantly slower after a cosmetic redesign update, with document scanning and loading times degrading to unusable levels. The regression frustrates users who rely on the app for document capture workflows. This is a vendor-specific bug with no third-party solution path.

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