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Microsoft will discontinue its PDF Scanner app for iOS and Android starting September 15, 2025, encouraging users to switch to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, which offers similar but not identical features, with full removal of the old app expected by December 2025.
Microsoft Lens, a popular mobile app for scanning documents and converting them into digital files, is being discontinued in favor of the Microsoft 365 Copilot AI app, which lacks many of Lens's features. The app will be available until December 2025, after which no new scans can be made, though existing scans will remain accessible. Despite its age, Lens has been widely used, with over 92 million downloads since 2017.
Microsoft announced it will discontinue the Lens PDF scanner app for iOS and Android starting September, with the app being removed from stores by November and support ending in December 2025. Users are encouraged to switch to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, which offers similar features but with some limitations. This is part of a broader trend of Microsoft phasing out certain apps and services.