Scan with Siri

For iOS Version 12 or later, you can use Siri features to perform scan actions. You can record Siri shortcuts directly from the Scan app as well as leverage Siri’s capabilities from lock screen notifications, Spotlight search, and any other place on your device where Siri is available.

Siri settings

Siri is enabled by default. However, you can verify it from your device and app settings:

  • Change or check Siri settings by going to Settings > Siri & Search.

  • Change or check Adobe Scan’s Siri settings by Settings > Adobe Scan. Verify Siri & Suggestions.

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Note

If the Siri setting is not visible, go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Allowed Apps, and enable Siri & Dictation.

Siri records common actions, your location, calendar events, and more to make useful suggestions about when to invoke the Scan app, open a specific PDF, and so on. Suggestions may appear on the lock screen, Spotlight search, reminders, your calendar, and other locations.

When enabled, Siri can help you:

  • Create a scan: Launch the app in capture mode in specific situations.

  • Detect documents: Launch the Scan app with automatic document detection enabled. The app tries to identify and only show documents rather than photos.

  • Share a recent scan: Launch the most recent scan in Preview mode and opens the Share menu.

  • Open a specific scan: Provide a shortcut to open a particular scan preview.

Default shortcuts

When you perform the following tasks at least once, a corresponding shortcut appears in Siri’s default shortcut list:

  • Share your latest scan

  • Open a scan (preview it)

  • Create a scan

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Record a new shortcut

To record a new shortcut from the app:

  1. Tap any file overflowicon

  2. Tap siriicon

  3. Record a phrase.

  4. Tap Done. Your shortcut is ready to use immediately.

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To record a new shortcut from settings:

  1. Go to Settings > Siri & Search.

  2. Tap scanicon.

  3. Tap one of the shortcut menus and tap the plus icon.

  4. Select a shortcut.

  5. Tap the record button. Enable Siri if asked to do so.

  6. Speak your shortcut and stop recording.

Your shortcut appears automatically in the Suggestions and Notifications screen when Siri deems them relevant.

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Invoke your shortcut

Once you manually create a shortcut, simply invoke Siri and say your shortcut phrase.

Search your shortcuts

You can easily search your shortcuts:

  1. Go to the notification or home screen.

  2. Swipe right from the left-hand side of the screen.

  3. In the search bar, enter a phrase.

Matching shortcuts appear in the search list.

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Advanced topics

Power users can create, script, and share shortcuts actions to leverage the full power of Siri and the Scan app. Read more about: