Microsoft Lens Gets the Boot: Time to Say Goodbye to Your Favorite PDF Scanner!
Microsoft is giving Microsoft Lens the boot from app stores starting this September. The once-beloved app known for turning photos into PDFs, Word, and more will bid adieu. But don’t worry, Microsoft 365 Copilot is here to save the day, or at least some of the features. Goodbye, Microsoft Lens, we hardly scanned ye!
Hot Take:
So long, Microsoft Lens! As you phase out to make way for the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, we bid adieu to yet another piece of tech that had more downloads than sense. But fear not, dear users! You can still capture your memories using other apps—just make sure to remember your password autofill because that feature’s gone too. Microsoft’s spring cleaning is in full swing, but who knows? Maybe we’ll see Lens rise again, like a Phoenix from the digital ashes.
Key Points:
- Microsoft Lens PDF scanner app will phase out starting mid-September 2023 for iOS and Android.
- Users can switch to Microsoft 365 Copilot for similar features, minus a few bells and whistles.
- Lens app won’t allow new scans after December 15, 2025.
- Microsoft Lens joins a list of recently discontinued Microsoft services.
- Microsoft continues its trend of retiring apps, like Windows Paint 3D and Microsoft Publisher.