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   Arno Welzel to All   
   Re: Missing this app   
   06 Jan 26 00:09:41   
   
   From: usenet@arnowelzel.de   
      
   Qihe, 2026-01-05 17:29:   
      
   > Arno Welzel  ha scritto:   
   >>   
   >> I doubt that any app exists for this   
   > .   
   > So do I. Maybe on 2012 (some old sources wrote about that accusoft   
   >  app) but not nowadays anymore.   
   >   
   > |   
   >>  There is no "generic" USB scanner protocol - so maintaining an app like   
   this would mean a lot of work and   
   >> money to spend for it to support existing scanners on the market   
   > .   
   > On Linux there is "Sane" (xsane, simple scan...) that works fine   
   >  with several scanners. So maybe it's not impossible to get it on   
   >  android. I mean theoretically.   
      
   SANE (at least the scanner backend) is developed in C not Java or Kotlin:   
      
      
      
   So porting this to Android would require at least building packages for   
   several device types. Yes, in theory this may be possible, but still a   
   lot of work.   
      
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