In October final yr, we reported that Microsoft was discontinuing Office Lens for Windows 10, with the app being faraway from the Microsoft Store on the first January 2021.
That day has come to go now and the app is not out there to obtain from the Store.
On the help web page for the app Microsoft writes:
Important: Certain cloud-based companies in Office Lens for Windows, akin to saving your footage to OneDrive, OneNote, Word, PowerPoint, or PDF, will turn into unavailable after December 31, 2020. You can proceed to make use of different options of the app as put in in your gadget. In addition, Office Lens for Windows 10 will not be out there for obtain from the Microsoft Store as of January 1, 2021. To proceed to get pleasure from all Office Lens options, we advocate downloading and utilizing the most recent model of Office Lens for iOS or Office Lens for Android in your cell gadget.
Current customers of the app will now additionally discover the app can not save to OneDrive, OneNote, Word, PowerPoint, or PDF.
Microsoft launched the Office Lens app for Windows Phone approach again in 2014 and later ported it to Android and iOS.
The desktop app was a leftover from Windows Phone improvement, and not served a suggest with out a telephone platform, very similar to many different UWP apps. It will stay out there on iOS and Android.
