If Microsoft Lens were a coin, I’d likely find it lurking between the couch cushions. It’s one of those apps that I forgot was installed on my device, but I was always glad to see it whenever I needed ...

Microsoft is quietly winding down its Lens scanning app for iOS and Android, the company confirmed in a support document. Formerly known as Office Lens, the app lets users convert images into PDFs, ...

There comes a time when all great apps must die, especially if Microsoft owns them. Redmond has taken many tools away from me, from Sunrise Calendar to Wunderlist, and now it’s hooking Microsoft Lens ...

RIP Microsoft Lens: Mobile Scanner to Wind Down From Mid-September Microsoft is telling users to head to Microsoft 365 Copilot for their mobile scanning needs, though it lacks many of Microsoft Lens’s ...

Bad news if you rely on Microsoft’s Lens: PDF Scanner app for your PDF scanning needs. The company has announced that the app will be discontinued in the coming months, and is recommending users ...

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Microsoft's document-scanning Lens app is no longer available for download. For basic scanning, try Apple Notes, Google Drive, or PhotoScan. For more advanced features, look at Adobe Scan or iScanner.