PhotoScan by Google Photos
Photos from the past, meet scanner from the future.
- Total installs
- 69,817,027
- Installs / day
- +9.1K
- Rating
- 4.1★
- Released
- 15 Nov 2016
- Last update
- 24 Jul 2023
- Countries
- —
Installs per day
gain of the exact counterLifetime avg ≈ 19.3K/day (all installs ÷ days since release)
Daily tracking since 11 Oct 2026 · history grows every day
Install history
exact counter from Google PlayDashed: estimate from the release date (no daily data before 11 Oct 2026) · time axis compressed before that day
Daily tracking since 11 Oct 2026 · history grows every day
Change timeline
Full historyNo changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.
Country availability
Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.
Top countries
estimate · charts of 13 OctMost downloads likely come from 🇲🇽 Mexico (~17%), out of 15 countries where it is charted.
Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.
Top chart positions
as of 13 Oct| Chart | Country | Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top free · Photography | JP | #128 | ▲ 13 |
| Top free · Photography | TW | #140 | ▼ 4 |
| Top free · Photography | YE | #146 | ▲ 2 |
| Top free · Photography | KH | #152 | ▼ 5 |
| Top free · Photography | EG | #159 | = |
| Top free · Photography | TR | #174 | ▼ 3 |
| Top free · Photography | MA · 11 Oct | #180 | — |
| Top free · Photography | NL · 12 Oct | #183 | ▲ 9 |
| Top free · Photography | MM | #191 | ▼ 14 |
| Top free · Photography | AR · 11 Oct | #193 | — |
| Top free · Photography | MX · 12 Oct | #193 | — |
| Top free · Photography | PL | #195 | ▼ 23 |
| Top free · Photography | IQ | #196 | ▲ 3 |
| Top free · Photography | FR · 12 Oct | #200 | ▼ 15 |
| Top free · Photography | GH | #200 | — |
Show all 15 chart positions
App manifest
Read this app's manifest from Google Play: permissions, declared SDKs, components and AdMob app ID. Saved analysis appears here automatically.
Data safety
declared by the developer on Google Play- No data shared with third parties
- Collects data Location, Personal info and 3 others
- Data is encrypted in transit
- No way to ask for data deletion
This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.
Permissions
9 in 4 groupsWhat this app can do with your phone
- Use your camera to take photos and record videos
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
- Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2
Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2
Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
CameraSensitive1
Access to your camera to take photos and record video
- Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos ·
CAMERA
OtherNotable4
Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories
- Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup ·
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping ·
WAKE_LOCK - Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration ·
VIBRATE - Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration ·
com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.
Store listing
Full description
What's new
Easier capture and save Scanned photos are saved to your device on capture. Improved corner editor In addition to the corners, you can now drag the edges to adjust the automatic cropping of your scanned photo.
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