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TL;DR
- 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; after this date, the app will only allow access to existing local files.
- Microsoft recommends switching to the OneDrive app, but the app lacks the simplicity of the original standalone Lens app.
Microsoft placed one of its best apps, Microsoft Lens PDF Scanner, on the chopping block last year. The app was supposed to be removed from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store in mid-November, and users were supposed to lose the ability to create new scans entirely after mid-December. Both of these timelines have passed, but Microsoft Lens is still around — not for long, though, so you should already be thinking of switching to alternatives.
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