Microsoft has finally released more information for their long awaited port of Personal Assistant Cortana to the massive Android audience.
Cortana is a personal assistant announced by Microsoft during the release of Windows 8.1 for Windows Mobile, a Personal Assistant to compete with Apple iOS Siri and Google Android Google Now. Cortana, name taken from the Personal Assistant from popular video game Halo, can integrate with third-party apps via a new API intrdocued by Microsoft.
Cortana can set reminders, track your flights, tell you the weather, send messages, and answer easy question. Currently only supports searching the Web via Microsoft search engine Bing, and has yet to support others such as Google or DuckDuckGo.
Various sections of Cortana can also be pinned to a Users Start Screen, including Weather, Reminders, and News for quick acess. The app when launched can optionally display a 'Daily Glance' that allows a quick glance at the weather, traffic, and headlines of the day.
Although Microsoft hasn't given a definite date on their release date, they have said it will release sometime June, 2015 for both iOS and Android users. It can be integrated into their new Windows 10 OS that sports Cortana in the new OS.
Watch more here for the official Microsoft announcement.
Cortana is a personal assistant announced by Microsoft during the release of Windows 8.1 for Windows Mobile, a Personal Assistant to compete with Apple iOS Siri and Google Android Google Now. Cortana, name taken from the Personal Assistant from popular video game Halo, can integrate with third-party apps via a new API intrdocued by Microsoft.
Cortana can set reminders, track your flights, tell you the weather, send messages, and answer easy question. Currently only supports searching the Web via Microsoft search engine Bing, and has yet to support others such as Google or DuckDuckGo.
Various sections of Cortana can also be pinned to a Users Start Screen, including Weather, Reminders, and News for quick acess. The app when launched can optionally display a 'Daily Glance' that allows a quick glance at the weather, traffic, and headlines of the day.
Although Microsoft hasn't given a definite date on their release date, they have said it will release sometime June, 2015 for both iOS and Android users. It can be integrated into their new Windows 10 OS that sports Cortana in the new OS.
"The Cortana app can do most of the things Cortana does on your PC or on a Windows phone. You can have Cortana remind you to pick up milk the next time you're at the grocery store, and then your phone will wake up and buzz with the reminder. You'll be able to track a flight using Cortana on both your phone and your PC, and get the updates on the device that you're on so you don't miss anything. Everything in Cortana's Notebook will show up across all your devices and any changes you make on one device will be reflected when you use Cortana on any of your other devices. The Cortana companion app will help you complete tasks you begin on your PC wherever you are, on your phone."
Said in the Microsoft announcement that can be seen here
However Microsoft has said that they can not provide all the features for Android and iOS devices as Windows Mobile offers due to permissions and integration issues. Features such as toggling Settings or opening apps will not be available. Similarly, the ability to open Cortana with a simple, "Hey Cortana", will be unavailable.
Watch more here for the official Microsoft announcement.
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