Microsoft Retires Office Lens App for iOS and Android
▼ Summary
– Microsoft is discontinuing its Lens scanner app for iOS and Android, with support ending on February 9th and the app becoming non-functional after March 9th.
– The core scanning features are now integrated into OneDrive, making the standalone app redundant.
– Users can still capture images of documents, whiteboards, and receipts and save or edit them digitally within OneDrive.
– These captured images can be converted into Word or PDF files and adjusted with cropping and rotation.
– The app, originally called Office Lens, launched in 2015 and was part of Microsoft’s earlier “mobile-first” strategy for iOS and Android.
Microsoft is phasing out its dedicated Office Lens scanning application for both iOS and Android devices. The company has announced that support for the app will officially end on February 9th, with the application becoming non-functional after March 9th. This move consolidates the scanner’s core features directly into the OneDrive platform, rendering a standalone app unnecessary.
The functionality that users have relied on will remain accessible. You can still use your smartphone to capture images of whiteboards, important documents, or paper receipts. These images can be saved, edited, and organized digitally within OneDrive. The platform continues to offer the ability to convert these pictures into editable Word documents or polished PDFs, complete with tools for cropping and rotating the content.
Originally introduced for iOS and Android in 2015, the app first debuted on Windows Phone. It stood out for its deep integration with Microsoft Office and was part of a broader strategy from that era, where the company developed a suite of “mobile-first” applications for competing platforms.
(Source: The Verge)
