Microsoft Cortana

[Sushubh]

I guess it is never too late to start collecting data for a service that would launch eventually here in India... The more data you have, the better you can personalize the suggestions and results to the user!

 

[SVK]

Microsoft's latest Windows Phone update expands Cortana to more countries

Fortunately, the expansion efforts don't stop here: Users in Canada, Australia or India will be treated to an alpha English version of the personal assistant, which means it'll be a bit rough around the edges for now. It's all opt-in, however, so there's no pressure if you'd rather wait for the finished product.

 

[SVK]

My handson with Cortana Alpha for India
First screen after setup

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Will it rain today

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Telling joke... and I cant undertstand it

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Cant sing right now

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Witty reply

 

[SVK]

Microsoft unveils Cortana voice assistant for Android and iPhone

 

[Sushubh]

so does it work in india now at least?

 

[SVK]

Yes, it does. See my sceenshots posted above. Only problem, in Language setting for Voice we have to English (US) or English (UK). If Voice language is set as English (India) Cortana does not open, and displays error at start.

 

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[SVK]

Cortana in some countries, including India, now has more interests | Windows Central

But new added interests does not works (for me too) as per comments in above article. May be they are placehoders or Cortana is collecting data right now.

 

[Sushubh]

Fully Functional Microsoft Cortana App Leaks Ahead Of Official Release [APK Download]

After installing Cortana, you'll have to run through a quick setup process that includes agreeing to the terms and telling Cortana your name. You can also sign into your Microsoft account, assuming you have one. The app has a few Google Now-ish features with weather, news, and local destination cards. The voice features are the real selling point, though.

You can have Cortana do things like place calls, look up directions, and set calendar events just by talking. The app seems to recognize words with high accuracy and it's very snappy. Cortana is also quite good at chaining together multiple commands. For example, if you do a search for a restaurant, you can then ask it for a map or directions by saying things like, "show me a map of the second one."

Cortana 20150713.release.google_play.global_release.en-us.159 APK Download - APKMirror

 

[kumararvind]

I have not been able to work it out on the PC version yet...

 

[Sushubh]

Android App Testing - Google Play

Public Beta. US only.

Cortana Now Available on Android in Public Beta | Blogging Windows