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Cortana for Android now available as a public beta

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...it becomes a lot easier for Android users to get access, as Microsoft opens public beta testing of Cortana for Android.

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Today, we’re pleased to make the beta of the Cortana app available to all Android phone users.

 

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It's about time they make it available as a public beta.  I've been using the unfinished app since it was leaked out and have been depending on APKMirror for the updates, which was a bit of a hassle.  I hope Microsoft will improve Cortana's app launch speed.

 

Since we launched the closed beta, we’ve also made several improvements to the experience including the ability to set Cortana as the destination for the home button press. Now access to your personal digital assistant is just a button-press away.

Totally looking forward to that one.

 

Link to Cortana for Android beta program

 

And I just found out that it's not available here in Canada.
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Bummer.  :(  :angry:

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Please no!

 

And surely if they're trying to get people to try it they should let people actually use it in countries outside of the mainlands of Western civilization!

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I don't care how good this is but if I'm forced to use bing... 

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I don't care how good this is but if I'm forced to use bing... 

I'm a Bing user so I got no complaints LOL  :D  :P

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Oh my God.... yeah, its totaly gonna DESTROY Google Now! :o

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Yes... because enough of my data wasn't already been collected! Score!

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NOOOO as if Microsoft isnt collecting enough data of fucking PCs, now android? no way.

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Please no!

 

And surely if they're trying to get people to try it they should let people actually use it in countries outside of the mainlands of Western civilization!

 

More options are a bad thing? Only on this site. 

 

And MS has such restrictions in place because they update Cortana not only for written language but spoken language too, and all the accents that different languages can have. So if they're gonna take their sweet time to roll it out but ensure its functional in whatever region its in, by all means they should. 

 

 

NOOOO as if Microsoft isnt collecting enough data of fucking PCs, now android? no way.

 

Implying that Google and Google Now don't ravage anything you have on your phone and store it already. 

 

Top kek. Baffling how its okay for one company to have carte blanche on your information but another is a big no no, all in the face of the Government (barring anything with encryption) has access to everything of yours always. 

 

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Compatible with my Galaxy SIII, but not my Moto X 2013. Microsoft Logic at it's best right there.... Also not compatible with my Samsung Tab 2 7".

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Compatible with my Galaxy SIII, but not my Moto X 2013. Microsoft Logic at it's best right there.... Also not compatible with my Samsung Tab 2 7".

It's compatible with my Droid Turbo. Try getting the standalone apk?

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One of the newest things about Windows and Microsoft is Cortana and it's not available in Canada >.>

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It's compatible with my Droid Turbo. Try getting the standalone apk?

If you wouldn't mind downloading APK Extractor and uploading the APK to something like Google Drive, that'd be great, I can edit my original post with the link and say courtesy of @Daring

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If you wouldn't mind downloading APK Extractor and uploading the APK to something like Google Drive, that'd be great, I can edit my original post with the link and say courtesy of @Daring

Someone on Android Central already uploaded the APK to Box, it's in the comments here.

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Someone on Android Central already uploaded the APK to Box, it's in the comments here.

Ahh, thanks. Didn't realize it.

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it doesnt seem to be as accurate as google now but then again it is in beta 

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Oh my God.... yeah, its totaly gonna DESTROY Google Now! :o

with bing?

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I'm a Bing user so I got no complaints LOL  :D  :P

Did you lose a big bet?

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As much as I love Cortana, I can't be like "Hey Cortana yadayadayada" and have it pull up what I want without having to open the app. I can easily do this with Google Now. All they have to do is implement this feature and I'm sold...

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NOOOO as if Microsoft isnt collecting enough data of fucking PCs, now android? no way.

Because Google definitely won't collect any of your data! They definitely value your privacy!!

 

Please, they're all mining your data.

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Because Google definitely won't collect any of your data! They definitely value your privacy!!

 

Please, they're all mining your data.

Mined harder than Bitcoin.

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Oh my God.... yeah, its totaly gonna DESTROY Google Now! :o

It's a combination with Google now and Siri tho.

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Compatible with my Galaxy SIII, but not my Moto X 2013. Microsoft Logic at it's best right there.... Also not compatible with my Samsung Tab 2 7".

Not compatible with my Galaxy SIII 4G, because fuck everything that isn't USA!! 

 

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Not compatible with my Galaxy SIII 4G, because fuck everything that isn't USA!! 

Isn't that just how everything works? My GSIII is an SGH-I747 btw.

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