As you in all probability already know, Microsoft is ending assist for Home windows 10 very quickly, this October. The OS turned 10 final month, however it isn’t the one decade-old Microsoft function that’s going out of assist quickly.

The corporate has introduced that it is usually retiring the Microsoft Lens , which is in truth, a yr older than Home windows 10 as this scanner app (for paperwork and extra) debuted again in March 2014 on the Home windows Telephone. On the time, it was generally known as the “Workplace Lens” app, and Microsoft launched it for Android and iOS too, a few yr later.

Later in 2021, the app was renamed to Microsoft Lens, and over on each the Google Play Retailer and Apple App Retailer, the software program could be very extremely rated with it being one of many best-rated free Microsoft apps on each fronts.

Sadly, for people who use it, the tech large notes that it’s going to retire the Microsoft Lens cell app for iOS and Android in phases starting September 15 2025, and it will keep on until the top of the yr.

After December 15, 2025, Microsoft says that customers will be unable to create new scans, although their present recordsdata will keep accessible within the MyScans folder with out additional assist.

The complete phase-out timeline is given under:

• Mid-September 2025: Retirement course of begins.

• Mid-October 2025: New installs of Microsoft Lens might be disabled within the Apple App Retailer and Google Play Retailer.

• Mid-November 2025: Microsoft Lens might be faraway from app shops.

• Mid-December 2025: Customers will now not be capable to create new scans within the Microsoft Lens app.

If you’re questioning a few alternative, you’d be completely appropriate for those who had guessed it will be some Copilot app, as in any case, that’s what appears to take the entrance seat lately.

As such, for doc scanning going ahead, Microsoft recommends the Scan function within the Microsoft 365 Copilot app because it “will proceed to spend money on new options and enhancements” there. The Scan function on the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Android now helps scanning textual content in Phrase, tables in Excel, and extra. The corporate notes that new scans saved to OneDrive may be accessed below MyCreations within the Copilot app.

For individuals who have entry to the Microsoft 365 Admin Middle portal, they will discover the message below ID MC1131064.