Another Windows Phone-era favorite is heading to the graveyard as Microsoft pushes users toward OneDrive.

Microsoft Lens is shutting down on iOS and Android with two deadlines. It leaves app stores February 9, 2026, and stops making new scans March 9, 2026. Here’s how to prepare. The post Microsoft Lens ...

Microsoft has started retiring the Microsoft Lens PDF scanner app for Android and iOS devices on Friday, January 9th, with plans to remove it from app stores next month. Microsoft Lens (previously ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

For years, Microsoft Lens has been my go-to for scanning documents, business cards, and other physical items like photos onto my phone. It's been a mainstay in my phone library and has remained one of ...

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 Lens will now be removed from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store on February 9, 2026, with all support ending the same day. Users can continue to create new scans until March 9, 2026; ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Microsoft's document scanning Lens app is being retired. For basic scanning, try Apple Notes, Google Drive, or PhotoScan. For more advanced features, look at Adobe Scan or iScanner. I scan a fair ...