There is no shortage of document scanning applications on Android, and Microsoft released its own scanner in 2015. The app has since continued to receive updates, turning it into our favorite document scanner, and now Microsoft is giving the app a trading range with: some new features.
Microsoft Office Lens is now losing its Office name and will now simply be called Microsoft Lens. Despite the name change, there is also a new logo that matches the design of Microsoft’s Office icons, such as Word and Excel.
As for the new features, the update adds Image to Text, Image to Table, Image to Contact, Immersive Reader (read / translate text aloud) and QR code scanning. The changes bring Lens more in line with competitors like Adobe Scan, though Microsoft’s app still has the advantage of not requiring any online accounts.
You can join the Play Store beta to try out the update now, or download the beta APK from APKMirror.
