Microsoft said earlier that its Cortana personal assistant – something of a rival to Google Now and Apple’s Siri – would take on its competitors directly. Initially CORTANA, is only for windows 10 version. Now expands its wings to cross platform, to directly face Google now and Apple Siri.
Now according to Microsoft, Cortana will roll out in few weeks to android and ios.
It sounds like Cortana for iOS beta is only available in the U.S. and China. Then it'll be available other countries.
The companion application is one of Windows 10’s standout features, offering voice-powered searches; the ability to get answers about sports scores, movie show times, restaurants and other items; the ability to set reminders and alarms, track flights, place calls, dictate SMS messages, and more.
The Android beta build has since grown to between 50,000 and 100,000 installations, according to data from Google Play – a decent enough number given it’s a private test, but also one that indicates many Android users are happy enough using the built-in Google Now assistant instead.
On mobile devices, the Cortana app isn’t as functional as it is on Windows and Windows Phone. For example, that its “Hey Cortana” hotword functionality to start the app won’t initially be available. And if the iOS beta is like the Android release, you also won’t be able to open apps from Cortana, or toggle settings as you can on Windows PCs.
Source : Techcrunch
