Scanner App: Genius Scan

- Fix issue preventing from logging in to OneDrive with two different accounts.

We're always making changes and improvements to Genius Scan. Install this new update to avoid missing new features and bug fixes.

We're always making changes and improvements to Genius Scan. Install this new update to avoid missing new features and bug fixes.

We're always making changes and improvements to Genius Scan. Install this new update to avoid missing new features and bug fixes.

Photo picker

The photo picker now directly shows all photos by default without requiring you to select an album first. 99% of the time, that's what you want! You can still navigate to albums if needed.

Clarified document export status

Until today, Genius Scan denoted the "status" of documents with a colored dot next to each document. This feature is aimed at letting you know that your document has been successfully exported.

As some of you rightfully told us, this could cause confusion as it conflated each document’s Genius Cloud sync status with its export status.

With this update, Genius Scan separates the two statuses.

Export Status

When you export a document (through Email or to Google Drive or Dropbox…), you will see a corresponding icon on each document denoting the successful export to the chosen export destination. Should an error happen, this icon will turn red, and you can open the document to see why.

Genius Cloud Sync Status

We've added a new Genius Cloud status screen (accessible by tapping the button at the top left of the document list). This screen shows you at a glance when Genius Cloud last synced and if any document is pending export.

Misc

- Tweaked the design of the document list. It's a subtle change but we love it, so if you're eagle-eyed, let us know what you think!
- Tweaked the design of all configuration screens for a more modern look.
- Improved the performance of receipts and business card recognition.
- Fixed a potential crash when exporting to SugarSync.
- Fixed a potential crash when exporting to WebDAV.
- Fixed an issue preventing the WebDAV plugin from listing directories when the WebDAV configuration included a server port number.
- When renaming a document, words that are part of the document name are now excluded from the suggestions.

Features

Improved Text Recognition

Genius Scan can now rely on Apple Vision as a text recognition engine, leading to much faster and more accurate text recognition. Genius Scan still offers support for all the languages that Apple Vision doesn't support yet. The switch will be transparent.

Curvature Correction

Genius Scan introduces curvature correction, which lets you correct the curvature of documents, especially when you scan books. The option is available by tapping the Edit button on any scanned document and then toggling the curvature correction option.

Only show documents when importing scans from your Photos

When importing images from your photos, you can now only display photos that look like documents. This AI-based feature can save you much time when importing scans from your photos.

Genius Scan adds another cleverness to this feature: it will only crop and enhance the document if it looks like an uncropped or unprocessed document.

Enhancements

- Improved the design of the informative banners displayed at the top of the document list and in various places in the app.
- Multiple performance and design enhancements to the image picker.

Bug fixes

- Fix Genius Scan widget display on iOS 17.
- Added ability to cancel setting a PIN password.
- Fix a potential crash when exporting to WebDAV.
- Fix a few crashes.
- Fix an issue which could cause a page to be stuck without text recognition.

Genius Scan now requires iOS 16 minimum.

Enhancements

Export by email

When users export a scan by email, it may get stuck in the Mail app's outbox, sometimes. So you think you sent your scan, but it didn't leave your phone. We added in-app guidance to help you solve this problem, should it happen to you.

Misc

- Sorted receipts by date in expense reports.
- Added a warning if trying to export a file too large for Microsoft OneDrive or OneNote.

Bug fixes

- Addressed a problem with multiple totals appearing when generating expense reports.
- Fixed a problem preventing listing of SugarSync folders.
- Fixed an error when selecting some OneNote destinations.
- Prevented exporting multiple documents to export plugins that don't support multiple documents (that resulted in a crash).
- Improved the handling of the Genius Scan Ultra subscription status in Airplane mode.
- Made a few small visual and layout improvements.

We're always making changes and improvements to Genius Scan. Install this new update to avoid missing new features and bug fixes.

- Fixed manual export to Files by working around issues preventing users from selecting folders in Dropbox, Google Drive etc.

New

Genius Scan, like most apps, used Google Analytics to gather some general usage data about the app: How many users are using Genius Scan every month? How often a feature is used? Do we see an abnormaly high error rate? What third-party export plugins are the most popular? This helps us focus our efforts on what's most useful to our customers.

Privacy is important to us personally, and we want to treat our users the way we want to be treated. While we had disabled all the aggressive features of Google Analytics and were not sending any personal data, we still had in mind to go a step further.

We're happy to say we've removed Google Analytics in Genius Scan 7.14. Genius Scan now uses TelemetryDeck, an analytics service that makes no compromise on privacy while still enabling us to understand what features are used and where we can improve the app.

Bug fixes

- Prevented an error causing the Genius Cloud servers to not see your recent purchases.
- Removed a memory leak when synchronizing with Genius Cloud.
- Fixed an issue where the "root" path wasn't properly taken in account in some instances when exporting to WebDAV.

Enhancements

- Stopped capitalizing usernames in username/password forms.

We're always making changes and improvements to Genius Scan. Install this new update to avoid missing new features and bug fixes.

- Fix potential crash when backgrounding app just after launch.

Genius Sign Integration

We noticed that many of you wanted a convenient way to annotate or sign documents and were not aware that we also offer another app to do just that, Genius Sign. With this release, we have tightened the integration between Genius Scan and Genius Sign, enabling you to annotate a scanned document with a single tap in the document screen.

Smart Document Renaming

Smart Document Renaming now includes data detected in receipts and business cards. For instance, if you rename a receipt, you will be able to use the merchant name or the receipt's date with a single tap.

Auto-Export to Any Folder in Files (including iCloud Drive)

We are excited about this feature as it resolves a long-standing limitation of Genius Scan. Auto-Export to iCloud Drive has been replaced by Auto-Export to Files. This is much more powerful, allowing you to export to folders in iCloud Drive and any other location exposed in the Files app. Previously, Auto-Export to iCloud Drive was limited to exporting to the Genius Scan folder in iCloud Drive. If you already have an iCloud Drive auto-export configured, it will continue working as usual.

Enhancements

- Added support for edit mode in the search view. You can select, edit, delete, and move the search results.
- Improved the performance of the document renaming screen.
- Confirmation is now shown when moving files in the document list.
- Improved the performance of thumbnail loading in the document view.
- Improved the performance of the Genius Cloud synchronization.
- Made small visual tweaks.

Bug Fixes

- Addressed an issue that limited the available export destinations when exporting a single document from the document list.
- Resolved a limitation preventing the synchronization of a Genius Cloud account containing PNG files.
- Fixed a couple of crashes related to multithreading.

We're always making changes and improvements to Genius Scan. To make sure you don't miss new features and bug fixes, install this new update.

Minor bug fixes.

A great update with plenty of fixes and improvements because we care about your user experience on various levels.

New

- Introduced a new search screen, which can be accessed just as quickly as before. Moving the search to a separate screen will allow us to make specific improvements to the search in future updates.
- Added a toggle in the Settings that allows you to disable Smart Data, which includes receipt and business card detection.

Enhancements

- Removed the banner at the bottom of the screen (which was only promoting Genius Scan Ultra) and replaced it with a better designed banner.
- Optimized the app's size. We have managed to shave off more than 25 MB! While Genius Scan was already slim compared to other apps in its category, this means being transferred over the network and less storage space occupied on your device.
- Improved consistency of the user interface in various screens, such as the export screen.
- Enhanced the Smart Data receipt date detection to prevent future dates from being selected, and improved the amount detection to avoid displaying absurd amounts.
- Improved the reliability of the Genius Cloud synchronization when dealing with multiple conflicts in a row.

Bug fixes

- Fixed an issue where the height of the search field was incorrect when it contained tags.
- Fixed an issue where the wrong document page was displayed after rotating your device.
- Fixed an issue where Genius Scan could start synchronizing with Genius Cloud too early, causing temporary errors because the server wasn't aware yet you had purchased Genius Scan Ultra.
- Fixed an issue where multiple Expensify accounts could be created.
- Enhanced the error reporting when your device refuses to write a file to disk, for instance when your storage is full.
- Prevented Genius Scan from being terminated by the system when it's running in the background and Auto-Export is active.
- Fixed multiple crashes.

Enhancements

- Make Text Recognition more accessible by adding a floating button when viewing a document.

We're always making changes and improvements to Genius Scan. To make sure you don't miss
new features and bug fixes, install this new update.

We're always making changes and improvements to Genius Scan. To make sure you don't miss
new features and bug fixes, install this new update.

Enhancements

- Tweak design of the export screen to make the export plugins more discoverable.

Nothing fancy in Genius Scan 7.11, but we've tackled a lot of small annoyances that together enhance the overall app experience. Thanks to everyone who reported issues.

Bug fixes

- Fixed an issue where Genius Cloud synchronization would not start immediately after logging in or signing up, ensuring seamless syncing of your documents.
- Fixed some incorrect translations.
- Ensured that the "Receipt detected" or "Business card detected" hints are properly hidden when the respective feature is disabled in the settings.
- Fixed potential crash that occured when reordering pages within a document.

Enhancements

- Improved the design of our paywall so that it better presents our Genius Scan Ultra offer.
- Improved the layout of the "Flash" and "Batch" buttons in the camera view.
- Improved reactivity of buttons in the app's settings.
- Improved to the document name template list with a more natural way to edit the list.

In Genius Scan 7.10, we have addressed several long-standing feature requests that will significantly enhance your user experience, particularly for those with more advanced business needs.

New Document Name Template Editor

Document name templates are a powerful feature of Genius Scan, allowing you to customize how your documents are named and create distinct naming patterns.

With document name templates, you can modify the date format used in your document titles, include a client's name in all your document names, or even specify a location.

We have completely overhauled the new document name template editor, making it easier to create templates through drag-and-drop functionality, resulting in a more streamlined user experience.

You can access the new editor in the Settings menu under General > Document Name Templates.

Auto-Crop Imported Documents

When importing scans from your Photos, Genius Scan will now automatically crop any detected document. This means that if you snap a document with your device's camera and then import it in Genius Scan, it will be cropped automatically, saving you quite a few taps. Auto-crop on import is on by default, but you can toggle it off if desired.

Support for Dropbox Team Folders

Genius Scan now offers support for Dropbox Team Folders, a feature that enables business teams to easily share documents with a group of people. You can now export documents directly to Dropbox Team Folders.

Bug fixes

- Fixed issue preventing user to connect a second OneDrive account when already logged in to a business account.

Other Enhancements

- Improved the appearance of the flash and batch buttons on the camera screen.
- Streamlined the Genius Cloud signup and login screens for a cleaner look.
- Implemented some cosmetic refinements to the settings screens.

Enhancements

- Minor UI improvements.
- Users can now disable the detection of business cards and receipts.
- Optimized the time taken to preview the textual content of a document with many pages.

Bug fixes

- Fixed a bug where Evernote accounts were duplicated in the settings and in the Export screen.
- If an error occurs while generating a file for export, the progress indicator is now properly hidden.
- Auto-Export conditions now ignore spaces that might be added unintentionally while typing.
- Fixed a bug where manually entered receipt information would sometimes not be properly saved.

Enhancement

- Enable selecting text in the OCR view.

Bug

- Fix an issue preventing to rename a document with Dictation on iOS 16.2.
- Fix page dimension selection in app settings.
- Fix layout issues related to tags.
- Fix crashes in the page organizer.

New

- PDF created with Genius Scan are now PDF/A-1b (PDF 1.4) which makes them more suitable for long-term archival.

Enhanced

- Merged the OneDrive and OneDrive for Business plugins. If you need to export to OneDrive, you don't have to think twice anymore if you have a regular or business account.
- Add a button to enable the Text Recognition directly in the document panel.
- Improved the performance and the accuracy of the receipt detection.
- Improve the error message when the Genius Cloud synchronization fails because of a specific document.

Bug

- Properly refresh the plugin list when you purchase in the export screen.
- Many improvements to the Swedish translations.
- Fix an issue where very long documents were not searchable.
- Fix a freeze on iOS 15 when opening a document.
- Fix problem where the receipt details didn't save properly when scrolling between pages.
- Fix an issue where changes to a document page's format weren't properly saved.