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Microsoft will be shutting down the Microsoft Lens app next month, reports Neowin. The app debuted back in 2014 as Office Lens, which was later renamed as Microsoft Lens in 2021.
Microsoft Lens is a free app, available on both Android and iOS devices, that lets you do things like scan documents, convert images to PDF/Word/Excel/PowerPoint files, digitize handwritten text, save to OneNote and OneDrive, and more. It’s one of Microsoft’s most highly rated apps, with 4.8 stars and 50M+ downloads on the Play Store.
Unfortunately, Microsoft Lens will begin its phase out in mid-September. In mid-October, the app will no longer be available for install on the Play Store or the App Store. In mid-November, the app will be completely removed from both app stores. In mid-December, users won’t be able to create new scans using Microsoft Lens.
Microsoft hopes that users will switch to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, which has a scanning feature as well as many other features.
This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.
Author: Mikael Markander, Contributor, PCWorld
Mikael writes news across all our consumer tech categories. He has previously worked with Macworld, but today mainly writes for our sister sites PC för Alla and M3. Mikael has a firm grasp on which gadgets are released, and what is happening with the streaming services and the latest AI tools.