Microsoft To Discontinue PDF Reader App From July On Windows 10 Mobile Devices

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Microsoft today updated their official PDF Reader app for Windows 10 Mobile devices. After the update, when you open the app, Microsoft is notifying the users that this PDF Reader app will not available from July 1st on Windows 10 Mobile. Instead, Microsoft is recommending users to use Edge browser as a PDF reader.

PDF Reader app provided following features:

• Quickly open PDF files.

• Bookmark pages and jump back to the bookmark from anywhere in the document.

• Easily zoom in for a closer view. • Search text to find specific information.

• View documents one page at a time or by scrolling continuously.

• Resume reading the document from the place you left it last time

Do you think Edge can replace PDF Reader? Also, there some 3rd party alternatives to PDF Reader available in Windows Store.

Find the updated PDF Reader in Windows Phone Store here.

Pradeep Viswav

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Pradeep is a Computer Science and Engineering Graduate. He was also a Microsoft Student Partner. He is currently working in a leading IT company.

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