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News18
5 days ago
- News18
Microsoft Is Shutting Down Its Document Scanner App: What Happens Now?
Last Updated: Microsoft Lens app has allowed people to scan documents for many years but now you have a new option to install Microsoft is pulling the curtains on its own document scanner app that some of you might not even know about. The company has confirmed the news about the app that will stop working for Android and iOS users in a phased manner, starting from September 15. We have quite a few apps that can scan documents, including WhatsApp these days but it seems Microsoft has decided to go in another direction with its own platform for these features. Microsoft Lens app is giving way to one more Copilot addition, which means more people will be compelled to make the upgrade, unless they are happy with the other free options. Microsoft has planned a detailed timeline to end support for the Lens app. The company says from mid-Sept the shutting down process starts. One month later, the app installs will be blocked on both Play Store and App Store. In November, the company will remove the apps from the app stores. And finally, by December, you will not be able to take new scans, while the older files will be kept in the MyScan folder. Microsoft confirmed that the app will not get new updates or support after December 15, 2025. The only issue with this change is that people might need to sign up for a Microsoft 365 account and you can download it for free from App Store and Play Store, where the app already has over 100 crore downloads and a 4.5 rating. The company is also ending support for Windows 10 platform from October this year, which will make millions of PCs unsafe and prone to security attacks. The company is not offering a free Windows 11 upgrade to the devices that don't meet its latest security requirements, forcing them to either use their current machine or invest big for a new one. view comments First Published: August 12, 2025, 07:25 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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Business Standard
6 days ago
- Business Standard
Microsoft Lens app is being retired on both Android and iOS: What changes
Microsoft is discontinuing its document scanning app "Lens" in late 2025, while urging users to switch to AI-powered Microsoft 365 Copilot New Delhi Microsoft is retiring its mobile document scanning app, Microsoft Lens, by the end of 2025. According to the Microsoft support page, the app will be retired from iOS and Android devices starting September 15. Microsoft Lens will be removed from the App Store and Google Play Store on November 15, 2025. Meanwhile, scanning functionality will be available until December 15 for existing users. First launched in 2015 as Office Lens, the app has been widely used for scanning documents, receipts, business cards, and whiteboard notes into digital files like PDFs, Word documents, and images. Microsoft Lens retirement timeline Microsoft Lens will be phased out on mobile devices in late 2025. The app will gradually lose support and functionality over a few months, giving users time to transition. Here's the timeline to keep in mind: September 15, 2025: Microsoft Lens will start to be retired from iOS and Android devices. November 15, 2025: Microsoft Lens will be removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store and will no longer be supported. December 15, 2025: Scanning functionality will be disabled. Users will no longer be able to create new scans in the app. After December 15, 2025, users will still be able to access their previously saved scans as long as the app remains installed on their device. How to access your existing data You can continue accessing your previous scans from the MyScans section of the Microsoft Lens app while the app remains installed on your device. Meanwhile, you can also access it from the Microsoft 365 Copilot app using the following method: iOS users Cloud files: Open the Create tab and select the folder icon in the top right corner to open My Creations. You can access past scans here. Local files: Scans from Microsoft Lens saved locally are not available on the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. Android users Cloud files: Open the Create tab and select the folder icon in the top right corner to open My Creations. You can access past scans here. Local files: To access locally saved scans, grant All Files Access permission to Microsoft 365 Copilot. Then, open the Create tab and select the folder icon in the top right corner to open My Creations. You can access past scans here. Recommended alternative: Microsoft 365 Copilot app To continue using scanning capabilities, Microsoft has recommended transitioning to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, which offers a built-in scanning feature. While Copilot includes scanning capabilities, it currently lacks several key features of Lens, such as saving scans directly into apps like OneNote or PowerPoint, handling business card scans effectively, and accessibility options like Immersive Reader integration.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Time of India
Microsoft Lens app to be retired from iOS and Android
Academy Empower your mind, elevate your skills Cloud scans: Open the Create tab and tap the folder icon at the top right. Then go to My Creations to view saved scans. Open the Create tab and tap the folder icon at the top right. Then go to My Creations to view saved scans. Local scans: Files saved only on the user device with Microsoft Lens won't appear in the Copilot app. Cloud scans: Just as with iOS, open the Create tab, tap the folder icon, and go to My Creations to view your saved scans. Just as with iOS, open the Create tab, tap the folder icon, and go to My Creations to view your saved scans. Local scans: First enable 'All Files Access' for the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in your device settings. Then, follow the same steps described above to view your saved files. Microsoft has announced that its Lens app will be retired from iOS and Android devices starting September 15, 2025. It will then be removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play on November 15, will still be able to use its scanning features until December 15, 2025, if the app is already on their device. Thereafter, they won't be able to scan anything new, but their existing scans will remain on the device, as long as they keep the app Microsoft Lens, users could scan handwritten notes, documents, receipts, or business cards, and turn them into various formats such as PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, or also included filters to enhance the scans, make text clearer, or turn them into black-and-white copies. Once scanned, users could save their files directly to Microsoft apps, other cloud services, or just to their phone's photo in 2015 (it was originally called Office Lens), the app began as an application on Windows Phone devices. Unlike many scanning apps, it didn't charge extra for features or push users into paid Lens on its way out, Microsoft is now directing its users towards the Copilot AI chat app as an while Copilot does offer scanning, it doesn't currently let you save scans directly into Word, OneNote, or PowerPoint. It also doesn't support business card scans to OneNote or include accessibility tools such as read-aloud or Immersive Reader, which Lens can still view their old scans in the MyScans section of the Microsoft Lens app , as long as the app is still installed on their can also access them from the Microsoft 365 Copilot App.
United News of India
6 days ago
- Business
- United News of India
Microsoft set to shut down its ‘Lens App' amid AI taking centre stage
New Delhi, Aug 11 (UNI) Microsoft announced that the tech giant will remove its 'Lens app' from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store starting from September 15. 'Microsoft Lens', formerly known as 'Microsoft Office Lens', was a mobile app allowing users to capture and enhance the quality of images of documents, whiteboards, and other text-based materials. This sophisticated app also comes up with advanced features, including text recognition and integrative capabilities with other products, including OneDrive and OneNote. Regarding the app's departure, an official statement from Microsoft said, 'The Microsoft Lens app will be retired from iOS and Android devices starting September 15, 2025. After November 15, Microsoft Lens will no longer be supported. Users can continue to use the scanning capability in the app until December 15, 2025. 'After that date, creating new scans in the Lens app will no longer be possible. However, users can continue to access their previous scans as long as the app remains installed on their device," the official statement added. Microsoft hasn't yet stated the reason behind the lens app shutdown, but experts are pointing towards the integration of AI in the operational processes of the company. As the organization has also taken some steps in recent months, which have shown that Microsoft is heavily leveraging AI. UNI SAS PRS
Indian Express
09-08-2025
- Indian Express
Microsoft Lens, the popular document scanning app is shutting down on September 15: Here's what you should know
Microsoft has announced that it will soon shut down Microsoft Lens – PDF Scanner, a popular app used by millions of Android and iOS users worldwide for scanning images and converting them into PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files. Previously known as Office Lens, Microsoft Lens has garnered more than 50 million downloads on the Google Play Store, boasting an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 and 136,000 ratings on the Apple App Store, making it one of the top-rated apps by the tech giant. According to the tech giant, the Microsoft Lens app will be retired on September 15 and removed from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store on November 15. As for the scanning feature, the tech giant says users will be able to continue using it till December 15, after which 'creating new scans in the Lens app will no longer be possible.' However, previously saved scans will still be available as long as the app is installed on your device. To give you a quick recap, Microsoft Lens, then called Office Lens, was actually designed for devices powered by Windows Phones, with the core functionality being similar to other mobile scanning apps. The app quickly gained popularity amongst users as it allowed users to quickly scan an image or a handwritten note and convert it into various file types. It also came with several filters that can help enhance the resulting image, lighten a document or turn it into a black and white copy. After the app is discontinued, the tech giant says users can transition to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, which also comes with a built-in scanning feature. While the Copilot AI-powered app can easily scan images, it misses out on most of the functionalities offered by the Lens app, like read-out-loud and Immersive Reader. Moreover, it does not allow users to quickly save their scans directly to other Microsoft apps like OneNote, Word and PowerPoint. Alternatively, you can try out other document scanning apps like Document Scanner – PDF Creator, Adobe Scan AI PDF Scanner, OCR and Tiny Scanner – PDF Scanner App, to name a few.
