Microsoft launched the Office Lens app for Windows 10 manner again in 2014. It appears nonetheless that app is coming to the top of the highway, with Microsoft asserting that the app is being deprecated.
On the help web page for the app Microsoft writes:
Important: Certain cloud-based companies in Office Lens for Windows, similar to saving your photos 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 machine. In addition, Office Lens for Windows 10 will now not be accessible for obtain from the Microsoft Store as of January 1, 2021. To proceed to take pleasure in all Office Lens options, we suggest downloading and utilizing the most recent model of Office Lens for iOS or Office Lens for Android in your cellular machine.
It doesn’t seem Microsoft plans to discontinue this handy app, although a lot of the performance was constructed into the OneDrive app for iOS and Android.
It appears extra possible that the app was a leftover from Windows Phone growth, and now not served a suggest with no telephone platform, very like many different UWP apps.
