Microsoft is quietly winding down its Lens scanning app for iOS and Android, the corporate confirmed in a assist doc.
Previously often called Workplace Lens, the app lets customers convert photos into PDFs, PowerPoint slides, and Excel recordsdata, dealing with each handwritten and printed paperwork with ease. It was easy, dependable, and extensively used — but it surely’s now on the chopping block. Microsoft plans to formally retire the app on Sept. 15, 2025.
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Assist will finish on Nov. 15, 2025, when Lens shall be pulled from each the App Retailer and Google Play. Customers will nonetheless be capable of create scans till Dec. 15, 2025, however after that, the characteristic shall be disabled. Present scans will stay accessible so long as the app stays put in on the system.
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The transfer marks the top of an app that’s seen greater than 50 million downloads on Google Play and practically 136,000 rankings on Apple’s App Retailer.
Microsoft is pointing customers towards Microsoft 365 Copilot, which carries over most of Lens’s scanning capabilities. Nonetheless, Copilot lacks a few of Lens’s largest perks, together with direct saving to Microsoft Suite apps and accessibility options like read-aloud assist and Immersive Reader integration.
