Pretty Soon You'll Be Able To Run Cortana On iOS And Android Says New Report

If y'all're a fan of Microsoft'due south Cortana for Windows or Windows Phone then you'll be glad to hear that the software giant doesn't hope for Windows to be the only platform that Cortana sees itself limited to. According to a new report published by Reuters, Redmond plans to bring Cortana to both iOS and Android and is working on further advancing the software for users all effectually.

Microsoft Planning To Bring Cortana To iOS And Android Presently Claims New Report

According to Reuter'due south 'people familiar with the project', Microsoft's looking to expand its software base of operations and make its software accessible on all devices rather than making users choose a Windows device to run Windows software. Its also working to make Cortana even more than advanced using artificial intelligence applied science from an AI project being dubbed equally Project Einstein. "This kind of applied science, which can read and sympathize electronic mail, will play a central role in the next roll out of Cortana, which we are working on now for the fall time frame," said managing manager Microsoft Research, Eric Horvitz.

Mr. Horvitz withal declined to officially comment on whatever Microsoft plans to brand Cortana bachelor for both iOS and Android devices. The company'southward already experimented successfully with Microsoft Office in this regard,and if Cortana'due south migration to other devices is successful then information technology would undoubtedly attract more users to the Windows ecosystem and help farther solidify Microsoft'south image in the software marketplace. Cortana's already made several appearances in Windows 10, and by the looks of things so far, the virtual assistant will be able to manage a diverseness of tasks, including setting events, managing you calendar, checking the weather and giving you information about web pages you lot visit via a carve up side bar. We'd be interested to see how the company makes Cortana adapt for iOS and Android. Stay tuned, we'll keep you updated.