I scanned a few chapters of a textbook for class and the PDF came out with a bunch of blank and duplicate pages. I only have my Android phone, no laptop, so is there any way to remove those pages directly on mobile?
That is annoying, especially when you only have your phone with you. Honestly, the built-in tools on Android will not remove PDF pages directly. A simple workaround is to put the file in Google Drive, open it with Google Slides, delete the slides you do not want, then download it as a PDF again. It is not perfect with scans, but it usually keeps the images intact.
Xodo works well for this on Android and it’s free. Open your PDF, tap the page thumbnails icon, select the blank or duplicate pages, hit delete, then save as a new file. If you don’t want another app, print the PDF from your viewer, pick only the pages you want, and save as PDF instead.
On Android, I’d use PDFgear or Xodo, open the thumbnail view, select the blank or duplicate pages, then tap Delete and save a new copy. Avoid editing the original file until you’ve checked the page numbers, as scanned PDFs can renumber oddly.
On Android, I would open the PDF in Google Drive, choose Print, then select only the page numbers you want and use “Save as PDF” as the printer. I have used this for school forms when blank pages slipped in. Keep the original until you confirm every needed page is present.
@guitar_mouse that print trick is exactly what I do when clients send me messy event schedules! It is a lifesaver and doesnt mess up the page margins. What device are you normally using for this?
@Rando72836 I only have an Android phone too, and the print trick works well there. I keep the original scan untouched until I have checked the new file page by page, since blank pages can slip back in.
I just use Google Drive’s app, open the PDF, there’s usually a basic page delete option now, or try Adobe’s free mobile app which lets you delete pages without signing up for anything extra.
PDFcap works on a phone browser. upload the scan, choose organize/delete pages, tap the blank or duplicate page thumbnails, then export the cleaned PDF. Keep the original scan until you check the new file, did it open okay on your Android?
Honestly the free Adobe Acrobat app does this fine on Android. Open the PDF, tap the three dots, choose Organize Pages, then select the blank and duplicate pages and hit delete. It saves a copy back to your phone. Did that clear them out for you?