In October last year, we reported that Microsoft was discontinuing Office Lens for Windows 10, with the app being removed from the Microsoft Store on January 1, 2021.
That day has arrived and the application is no longer available for download from the store.
On the support page for the Microsoft application writes:
Important: Some cloud-based services in Office Lens for Windows, such as saving your pictures to OneDrive, OneNote, Word, PowerPoint, or PDF, will no longer be available after December 31, 2020. You can continue to use other features of the application as installed on your device. Additionally, Office Lens for Windows 10 will no longer be available for download from the Microsoft Store starting January 1, 2021. To continue enjoying all the features of Office Lens, we recommend that you download and use the latest version. of Office Lens for iOS or Desktop Lens for Android on your mobile device.
Current app users will also find that the app can no longer save to OneDrive, OneNote, Word, PowerPoint, or PDF.
Microsoft released the Office Lens app for Windows Phone in 2014 and later ported it to Android and iOS.
The desktop app was a holdover from the development of Windows Phone and no longer served as a phone-platformless proposition, much like many other UWP apps. It will remain available on iOS and Android.
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