Microsoft officially confirms Cortana for Android and iPhone
Despite the fact that it was an open secret that those responsible for Microsoft have been in charge of confirming, it has not been until now when the well-known Cortana, a most intelligent and efficient voice assistant for tasks on Windows Phone, has been released on operating system Android and also on aiPhone Something that confirms these well-known suspicions even though it wasn't an actual announcement.
And the images have come through a Microsoft promotional video, in which they list the main news of its new operating system Windows 10 Among them is the expected Cortana, which on computers and smartphones will be completely integrated, and it will also reach on other mobile platforms through a application individual. A tool companion not so integrated and powerful in Android and iOS, but with many possibilities as assistant , putting up an uphill battle on their home turf for Google Now and Siri
The idea of Cortana on other platforms becomes a reality thanks to the companion app.And it is that this tool that can be installed on Android and iOS will work directly Interlinked with a computer running Windows 10. In this way it will continue to offer a large amount of features already seen Questions such as voice searches with on-screen and sound responses, simple actions such as recording reminders, notifications of football matches or relevant information for the user, and many other well-known features of this assistant. Also, by working together with the computer, Cortana will be able to finish tasks started on this platform , but through the mobile, in addition to other interactions proposed by this link such as using Microsoft applications and services, searches, etc
Of course, being on a different operating system, the integration with Microsoft services and other possibilities Windows Phone will be reduced, although it seems that Cortana will remain true to its style in Android and iPhoneAn attendee who is pleased to have hit different results thanks to her algorithm, such as the last contest for the song of Eurovision But in reality she surprises and likes it for combining the best of Google Now and Siri in the same assistant: on the one hand, having a program capable of answering the user with some ingenuity and a personality of their own, as well as performing simple search and operation tasks in the terminal (like Siri). And, on the other hand, having the intelligence and possibilities of what is seen on Google Now, where he is in charge of getting to know the learn their tastes and interests and proactively inform them of everything they want to know even before asking.
Issues that can hit the competition's platforms hard, if users end up giving rise to the use of this type of assistants, another issue that remains to be seen.At the moment Cortana is scheduled to arrive on the platform Android from the month ofJune, while for iOS it will do it later, a end of the year All this through the use of independent applications and always related to Windows 10
