Microsoft’s decision to retire the standalone Microsoft Lens mobile scanner marks a decisive step in its product consolidation around Copilot — a move that preserves core capture and OCR capabilities but abandons several of Lens’s most convenient and accessibility-driven workflows, forcing...
Microsoft is retiring the standalone Microsoft Lens mobile app and folding its scanning and capture capabilities into the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app in a phased shutdown that begins on September 15, 2025 and culminates with the ability to create new scans being disabled on December 15...
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Microsoft is retiring the standalone Microsoft Lens mobile app and moving its scanning and capture capabilities into the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app in a phased shutdown that begins in mid‑September and completes by mid‑December, a shift that will reshape how millions of users scan...
Microsoft is retiring the standalone Microsoft Lens mobile app and consolidating its scanning and capture capabilities into the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, in a phased shutdown that begins in mid‑September and culminates with the blocking of new scans in mid‑December 2025.
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Microsoft is winding down Microsoft Lens — the compact, no-frills mobile document scanner that began life as Office Lens — and consolidating its scanning capabilities into the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app as part of a broader product rationalization around AI-first experiences. The change is...
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Microsoft’s decision to retire the popular Microsoft Lens (formerly Office Lens) mobile scanning app marks a significant change for millions of casual and enterprise users who rely on its fast, reliable capture and OCR workflows — the retirement begins on September 15, 2025, the app will be...
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Microsoft has announced it will retire the standalone Microsoft Lens mobile app and fold its scanning capabilities into the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app, beginning a phased retirement that starts on September 15, 2025, leads to the removal of Lens from app stores by mid‑November, and stops...
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Microsoft has recently enhanced Windows 11's Snipping Tool by integrating Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities, allowing users to extract text directly from screenshots. This update streamlines the process of capturing and utilizing on-screen text, eliminating the need for...
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Microsoft's Snipping Tool has long been a staple for Windows users seeking a straightforward method to capture and annotate screenshots. With the advent of Windows 11, this utility has undergone a significant transformation, introducing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities that allow...
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