That is incorrect.  VD Scan keeps everything on the phone.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Barbara 
Stahl
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2025 2:57 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: OCR App Recommendations

Yes, well unless you have a physical scanner in your home, I'll bet all the 
apps do that on some level I really don't think there's much of a way to avoid 
that kind of thing

> On Apr 19, 2025, at 2:47 PM, Dennis Long <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Beings Be My Eyes puts things on a server I absolutely would never use it to 
> scan anything sensitive.
> 
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> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of 
> Barbara Stahl
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2025 11:33 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: OCR App Recommendations
> 
> The Be My Eyes app also does a pretty good job of this. You just take a 
> picture of the card or document and Be My Eyes will describe it to you.
> 
>> On Apr 19, 2025, at 11:20 AM, Marda <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> There's also the envision app.  It works sometimes when seeing AI doesn't 
>> and vice versa.
>> 
>> Marda
>> 
>>>> On 4/19/2025 9:46 AM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone wrote:
>>> I love VDScan.
>>> NO, it isn't the fastest, though you don't have to wait for it to do the 
>>> auto scan, but the key is positioning the phone properly.
>>> I get better results with VDScan than using a flatbed scanner with Openbook 
>>> on my computer.
>>> Maybe a stand to hold the camera would help.
>>> 
>>> You might also try Prizmo Go, which is free, and if that works well, and it 
>>> doesn't have all what you need, they do have a paid version that is just 
>>> called Prizmo.
>>> Note, the z in the word.
>>> BTW, I once did 230 pages in one sitting with VDScan and it worked wlel.  
>>> But I also was using a stand.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Richard, USA,
>>> "When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step 
>>> off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things 
>>> will happen: there will be something solid to stand on or you will be 
>>> taught how to fly."
>>> -- Barbara J. Winter.
>>> 
>>> My web site: https://www.turner42.com/
>>> 
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>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe 
>>> Orozco
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2025 7:37 AM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: OCR App Recommendations
>>> 
>>> Can you recommend a good OCR app that can be used to read documents, 
>>> business cards, and similar printed material? I have never found Seeing AI 
>>> to be particularly helpful. VD Scanner is similarly off putting, but if 
>>> others are using these apps and experiencing wonderful results, please 
>>> share your wisdom. Otherwise, any alternative suggestions for clearer 
>>> reading and faster recognition would be immensely appreciated. Thank you 
>>> kindly in advance.—Joe
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from Joe's iPhone
>>> 
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