Microsoft Lens was that type of app: a mobile document scanner that turned paper documents, business cards, receipts, and anything else into easily readable digital files. Now that app is being discontinued, Microsoft says, as it directs its users to its Copilot AI chat app instead.

The Microsoft Lens app for Android and iPhone began life as Office Lens for Windows Phone, but whatever the name, it's finally heading off to retirement.

Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue its Microsoft Lens application in the coming weeks, directing its users to its Copilot artificial intelligence application. The Lens application serves as a mobile scanner for all sorts of documents.